by jpitney | Feb 17, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists
From Forbidden Stories: As states increasingly rely on disinformation-for-hire services and mercenaries proliferate, journalists face deadly consequences. One in four journalists killed in non-conflict zones between 2017 and 2022, was the target of disinformation...
by jpitney | Feb 16, 2023 | Biden, Economic Policy
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Sandra Smith on “America Reports” to discuss the devastating lack of leadership from the White House that has resulted in economic decline and threats from our adversaries. The Senator also encouraged the American...
by jpitney | Feb 15, 2023 | Claremont McKenna College, Journalism, Journalists
William Bornhoft at Patch: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove is leaving his position to become CEO and publisher of the Star Tribune. Gov. Tim Walz appointed Grove, 45, to his cabinet in January 2019....
by jpitney | Feb 14, 2023 | Congress, Presidency
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Washington Post columnist David Von Drehle wrote on Feb. 5 that the time has come to pull the plug on the president’s live State of the Union addresses (SOTU) before joint sessions of Congress. And that was two days before the latest...
by jpitney | Feb 13, 2023 | Civility, Congress
Clay S. Jenkinson at Governing: It now seems that no State of the Union address is immune to some sort of breach of decorum and civility. The cameras in the chamber often focus on adversaries of the administration. The whole circus feels more and more like something...
