Nov 28, 2017
By Pete Vernon, November 20, 2017, for Columbia Journalism Review ACROSS THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE, as consolidation and technological advancements drive rapid change, a mainstay of 20th century labor battles is having its moment. Staffers from numerous outlets, both legacy...
Nov 21, 2017
By LAURA HAZARD OWEN, November 16, 2017, for Nieman Lab “The hope is that, if news organizations are more clear and transparent about what they’re doing, then users can make their own decisions.” Will readers trust the news more if they have more information about...
Nov 17, 2017
By KEN DOCTOR, November 16, 2017, for NeimanLab First Sinclair and now the Kochs are back. In an age of media free-for-all and massive deregulation, will fact-based journalism become an endangered species? Quibble, if you will, about the level of degeneracy now...
Sep 16, 2017
Local journalism is doing great work across the country while fighting cutbacks and tight budgets. But we need people to stop expecting news to be free By: Kathleen McLaughlin, September 11, 2017, for The Guardian More than a year before Hurricane Harvey crashed into...
Aug 1, 2014
“We all have to demand an improvement in our news diet. A balanced diet that’s less self-centric, that includes more local perspectives, will really help us be better informed, and therefore, more effective citizens.” On April 13, Michael Sheridan, an...