by jpitney | Nov 12, 2024 | Mass Media, Public Opinion
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by jpitney | May 8, 2024 | Internet, Journalism, Journalists, Mass Media, Newspapers
Joshua Benton at NIeman: Some day in the distant future, scholars looking back on the evolution (devolution?) of the American news business will consider May 6, 2024 a date worthy of note. They’ll see it as the day the most prestigious prizes in journalism reflected...
by jpitney | Dec 4, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Mass Media
Serge Schmemann at NYT writes about local media It was a school, too, for readers. The candidates in local elections or speakers at school board meetings dealt with matters that made a tangible and immediate difference to readers. Official corruption was not some...
by jpitney | Jul 13, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Mass Media, Newspapers
Could News Bloom in News Deserts? By Howard Husock American Enterprise Institute Key Points Due to the steady decline of print news in America, many Americans now live in news deserts, where there is no newspaper covering local issues. The absence of information on...
by jpitney | Jul 5, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives, Mass Media
At Semafor, Kadia Goba reports on C-SPAN: Viewers now get a broader glimpse of Congress in action. There’s an expanded view of lawmakers roaming the floor during votes, where you may see footage of Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., running into the chamber minutes before a...