by jpitney | Oct 24, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
From the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University: The number of local news deserts expanded in the U.S. this year, with 127 newspapers shuttering, leaving nearly 55 million Americans with limited to no access to local news, according to the Medill State...
by jpitney | Oct 16, 2024 | Iraq, Journalism, Journalists
Clark Bentson at ABC News: A memorial to fallen journalists killed during the war to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq was inaugurated in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah. The Garden of Truth, as the memorial is called, was opened last month by Qubad...
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...
