by jpitney | Nov 25, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Terry Parris Jr. on the Library Newsroom Project: To me, the library is the needle that threads conversation, connection, storytelling and journalism through community life. That is the spirit of the Library Newsroom Project, which I founded in December 2023. The...
by jpitney | Nov 24, 2025 | Congress, Presidency, Uncategorized
Don Wolfensberger asked why shutdowns are more dominant now than in the middle of the 20th century? The short answer… is that Congress was more bipartisan and amenable to compromise in those days. But there was structural change going on as well. With enactment...
by jpitney | Nov 22, 2025 | Russia, Ukraine
David J. Kramer, Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute and Vice President, George W. Bush Presidential Center: U.S. and Russian officials reportedly have drafted a 28-point peace plan meant to end the war Russia started in Ukraine. Based on media accounts, the...
by jpitney | Nov 21, 2025 | Claremont McKenna College, Journalism, Journalists
Nate Weisberg `24 at The Washington Monthly: What I’ve learned at the Washington Monthly is simple: look where others aren’t. Ask the complex question. Build the case. And then write the hell out of it. Start over and do it again. That approach has taken me...
by jpitney | Nov 21, 2025 | Elections, Newspapers, Social Media
Ben Jacobs at Politico: We now live in a world where people are increasingly tied to each other virtually instead of through face-to-face interaction, and where voters are more likely to get their news from an influencer than a broadcaster. The effects will not only...
