by jpitney | May 3, 2024 | Free Speech, Journalism, Journalists
Kirsten Eddy at Pew: A large majority of Americans see the freedom of the press as highly important to the well-being of society. But many express concerns about potential restrictions on press freedoms in the United States – and say that political and financial...
by jpitney | Apr 26, 2024 | Dreier, Freedom of Press, Journalism, Journalists, Presidency
From the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation today announced the formation of a White House Press Secretaries Committee in support of the Fallen Journalists Memorial. The committee, which is co-chaired by former White...
by jpitney | Apr 16, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists
David Folkenflik at NPR: NPR has formally punished Uri Berliner, the senior editor who publicly argued a week ago that the network had “lost America’s trust” by approaching news stories with a rigidly progressive mindset. Berliner’s five-day...
by jpitney | Apr 3, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists
Many posts have described the decline of local news. Howard Husock at City Journal: The recent emergence of nonprofit local news holds promise for at least arresting the negative trend. Reliant on philanthropy and reader support, these digital enterprises avoid the...
by jpitney | Mar 31, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Newspapers, Social Media, Technology
Claremont McKenna College alum Helena Bottemiller Evich has an important article at her Food Fix newsletter: here are many factors at play here. One biggie is that the business model for a large-scale national digital publication has essentially crumbled. There was a...
