by jpitney | Dec 27, 2024 | Journalism, Newspapers, Public Opinion
AP-NORC: Many are feeling the need to limit their news consumption, especially political news. Sixty-five percent of adults have felt the need to limit their media consumption about the government and politics due to information overload, fatigue, or similar reasons...
by jpitney | Dec 26, 2024 | California Politics, Crime
Karen Garcia at The Los Angeles Times: The In-N-Out in Oakland earlier this year became the first location in the restaurant chain to be permanently closed, a decision the owner of the fast-food company recently doubled down on by blaming rampant crime, slow police...
by jpitney | Dec 25, 2024 | Reagan
As the opening shot shows, some things have changed since 1984, but the Christmas message endures.
by jpitney | Dec 24, 2024 | California Politics, Housing, Insurance
David Siders at Politico: Today, home values in California are more than double the national average, with high rents and low homeownership rates — and the number of homeless people is growing. In part because of devastating wildfires, insurance companies keep...
by jpitney | Dec 23, 2024 | Dreier, Journalism, Journalists
April Quevedo and Shaun Chornobroff at Capital News Service: At least 3,100 journalists have been killed around the world since 1837 according to a Capital News Service analysis of databases of fallen journalists maintained by the Committee to Protect Journalists...