by jpitney | Mar 22, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Ukraine
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Discharge petitions are seldom successful. According to data compiled by Brookings Institution senior fellow Sarah Binder, of the over 639 discharge petitions introduced from 1935 to 2022, roughly 4 percent have been successful. Binder...
by jpitney | Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
From CMC to the Headlines: Success in Data, Cultural, and Investigative Journalism Mon, March 25, 2024 Dinner Program Ellis Simani ’17, Caroline Mimbs Nyce ’13, and Elise Viebeck ’10 CMC alumni work at some of the most innovative and consequential...
by jpitney | Mar 21, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists
Tom Jones at Poynter: This is a stunning development in American news media. Gannett, the publisher of USA Today and the largest newspaper chain in the country with more than 200 outlets, announced it will stop using content provided by The Associated Press starting...
by jpitney | Mar 20, 2024 | Dreier
Are you interested in public service and open, civil discourse at the 5Cs? If so, applications are open now to be a Dreier Roundtable Student Fellow! All current CMC freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are encouraged to apply. This is a paid position. Applications close...
by jpitney | Mar 19, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Journalism, Journalists
Utah Governor Spencer Cox was a hit at the Gridiron. He closed with more serious remarks: In all sincerity, so much of what is truly great about America flows from a free press, embracing its sacred obligation to bring facts to light and to tell the truth no matter...
by jpitney | Mar 18, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Polarization, Senate
Li Zhou at Vox: Thus far, 43 House members and eight senators have announced that they won’t be seeking another term but they’ll finish out this one. Additionally, eight House members and two Senators have left their seats early due to factors including retirement,...
by jpitney | Mar 17, 2024 | Civility, Judiciary, Supreme Court
Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst at AP: With the Supreme Court’s approval hovering near record lows, two justices have teamed up to promote the art of disagreeing without being nasty about it. In joint appearances less than three weeks apart, Justices Amy Coney...
by jpitney | Mar 16, 2024 | California Politics, Housing
As of the morning of March 16, Prop 1 leads by fewer than 20,000 votes statewide, with about 287,000 left to count. George Skelton at LAT: Gov. Gavin Newsom should have learned this four years ago: You don’t try to sell voters on more government spending in a primary...
by jpitney | Mar 15, 2024 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Uncategorized
Jeremy B. White at Politico CA Playbook: Lawmakers agree the news industry is in a dire situation, but they appear to be less certain how to help it. Sen. Steve Glazer convened a hearing today [3/13] that he described as an effort to diagnose and treat the crisis....
by jpitney | Mar 14, 2024 | Dreier, Journalism, Journalists
A March 13 release from the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation today announced the selection of John Ronan Architects to design the foundation’s namesake memorial, the first national memorial dedicated to press...
