by jpitney | Oct 15, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Public Opinion
Megan Brenan at Gallup: Americans continue to register record-low trust in the mass media, with 31% expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly,” similar to last year’s 32%. Americans’ trust in...
by jpitney | Oct 13, 2024 | Elections, Journalism, Journalists, Public Opinion
From Pew: About a third of U.S. adults say television is the most common way they get political and election news (35%), while roughly one-in-five each most commonly get it from news websites or apps (21%) or social media (20%). Smaller shares turn primarily to...
by jpitney | Oct 7, 2024 | Democracy, Journalism, Journalists
Steven Overly and Annie Rees at Politico: Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa wants to scare some sense into American voters. The U.S. election is just a month away, and she considers the outcome to be a “tipping point” in the fight for democracy over...
by jpitney | Oct 4, 2024 | Dreier, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Uncategorized
Aami Sejpal at The Student Life: On Friday, Sept. 27, students and community members gathered at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) to hear from veteran journalists about the importance of local news and the struggles currently plaguing the industry. The panel...
by jpitney | Oct 1, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists
From NPS: Join the National Park Service (NPS) in shaping the design process for the Fallen Journalists Memorial, symbolizing the pursuit of truth, courage, and sacrifice in journalism. The NPS, in cooperation with the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation...
by jpitney | Sep 30, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Public Opinion, Uncategorized
From Pew Research: Americans’ relationship with local news is changing. More are getting news online, and fewer are turning to sources like daily newspapers, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted earlier this year. The survey is part of the Pew-Knight...
