by jpitney | Jan 3, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists
A December 31 release from the International Federation of Journalists: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today published its annual list of journalists and media professionals which reports 45 killings during 2021 in 20 countries, a drop from 65...
by jpitney | Dec 22, 2021 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia
From Radio Free Asia: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa took aim at American social media companies for allowing the “toxic sludge” of disinformation to spread online and impede the work of reporters worldwide, as she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Friday....
by jpitney | Dec 16, 2021 | China, Freedom of Press, Journalism, Journalists, Mass Media
From Reporters Without Borders: According to Reporter Without Borders’ (RSF) annual round-up published today, a record number of journalists – 488, including 60 women – are currently detained worldwide, while another 65 are being held hostage. Meanwhile, the number of...
by jpitney | Dec 15, 2021 | civic virtue, Civility, Journalism, Journalists
Brian Williams’s MSNBC farewell: “The truth is I’m not a liberal or a conservative. I’m an institutionalist. I believe in this place and my love of country I yield to no one. But the darkness on the edge of town has spread to the main roads and highways and...
by jpitney | Dec 1, 2021 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Margaret Sullivan at WP: Already in a sharp downward spiral, the local news industry was hit hard by the covid-19 pandemic. The worst blows were taken by newspapers — businesses that, as a group, had never recovered from the digital revolution and the 2008 recession....
by jpitney | Nov 23, 2021 | Journalism, Journalists
Sara Fischer at Axios: Lawmakers, local reporters and journalism advocates are sounding the alarm over a takeover attempt of local newspaper group Lee Enterprises by Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for cutting journalists at local papers to maximize profits....
