by jpitney | May 9, 2025 | Claremont McKenna College, Journalism, Journalists, Uncategorized
A list in progress (updated May 10, 2025) Nate Weisberg `24 — editor, Washington Monthly Chandler Presson `21— Interiors Market Editor, Modern Luxury Lery Hiciano `20 — staff writer, Taipei Times Blaise Malley `20 — freelance Torrey Hart `19 — newsletters...
by jpitney | May 7, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists
Brandon Cantwell at The Tribune Chronicle: The drizzle and overcast skies over the Mahoning Valley set the mood as members of the Youngstown Press Club gathered Saturday afternoon to honor fallen journalists. Fifteen members of the club stood before fellow...
by jpitney | May 6, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government
The 2025 Pulitzer Prize for a distinguished example of coverage of significant issues of local or statewide concern, demonstrating originality and community connection, using any available journalistic tool, Awarded to Alissa Zhu, Nick Thieme and Jessica Gallagher...
by jpitney | Apr 17, 2025 | Higher Education, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Uncategorized
Mark Caro at Poynter: The old formula went like this: Journalism undergrads would learn in classes and maybe work on the school paper and then get professional experience via internships or summer jobs at news outlets. But with the local news industry reeling,...
by jpitney | Apr 12, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists
Carol Admire at Florida Weekly: Don’t shoot the messenger. For 32 minutes, Tom Marquardt’s colleagues at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, experienced that grim reality in its most harrowing form. Newspapers are accustomed to facing shots of criticism...
by jpitney | Apr 7, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Violence
Previous posts have discussed threats and actual violence against journalists. Megan Lebowitz at NBC: Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., suggested on X this weekend that journalists would write “less false stories” if violence were still used to handle...
