by jpitney | Nov 25, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Terry Parris Jr. on the Library Newsroom Project: To me, the library is the needle that threads conversation, connection, storytelling and journalism through community life. That is the spirit of the Library Newsroom Project, which I founded in December 2023. The...
by jpitney | Nov 21, 2025 | Elections, Newspapers, Social Media
Ben Jacobs at Politico: We now live in a world where people are increasingly tied to each other virtually instead of through face-to-face interaction, and where voters are more likely to get their news from an influencer than a broadcaster. The effects will not only...
by jpitney | Nov 16, 2025 | Civility, Local Government, Newspapers
At The Atlantic, Clark Hoyt writes that “one thing that my long career as a journalist tells me is that restoring civility and community will require rebuilding a trusted news system.” Local media should be a particular focus. National media may have their...
by jpitney | Aug 5, 2025 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Los Angeles, Mass Media, Newspapers
Sara Fischer at Axios: New York Post Media Group, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., will launch a new, daily Los Angeles-based newspaper called “The California Post” in early 2026, the New York Post’s editor-in-chief Keith Poole told...
by jpitney | Jul 25, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Justin Baragona at The Independent: The flood of high-profile editorial talent fleeing the Washington Post as the storied newspaper revamps its opinion section to focus exclusively on “personal liberties and free markets” continued to grow this week as Pulitzer...
by jpitney | Jul 11, 2025 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Newspapers
From Muck Rack: In 2000, many Americans lived in a community with journalists — people whose job it was to cover school board decisions, announce small business openings and closures, root out corruption at city hall, warn commuters about road work and trumpet the...
