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 2, 2024 | Bureaucracy, Business, Regulation, Uncategorized
Phil Gramm at WSJ: Jimmy Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1, doesn’t get enough credit for the quarter-century economic boom from 1983 to 2008 and the underlying resilience of the economy since. Without Mr. Carter’s deregulation of airlines, trucking, railroads, energy...
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...
by jpitney | Sep 26, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Uncategorized
PEN America interviews Andrew DeVigal. Before joining the University of Oregon, DeVigal was an award-winning multimedia editor at The New York Times What role can local journalists play in the fight against disinformation, specifically as it relates to local...
by jpitney | Sep 21, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Uncategorized
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Will the fate of the money bill this month again trigger a renewed effort by some Republicans to oust Johnson as Speaker if he proposes a compromise they oppose? Such a putsch would make little sense with time running out on the 118th...
by jpitney | Sep 5, 2024 | Foreign Policy, Russia, Social Media, Uncategorized
Influence Operation Relied on Influencers, AI-Generated Content, Paid Social Media Advertisements, and Social Media Accounts to Drive Internet Traffic to Cybersquatted and Other Domains Note: View the affidavit here. The Justice Department today announced the ongoing...
