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‘Evil Geniuses’ traces the 50-year march of the American right
Kurt Andersen’s newest book, “Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History,” tells the story of our political culture’s long march to the right, from Barry Goldwater’s 1964 presidential...
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Margaret Sullivan has written a useful guide to the horrifying decline of...
What’s happened to local news in our medium-size city north of Boston is a story that could be told in hundreds of communities across the country. Read the rest at Nieman Lab. And talk about this post...
View ArticleA beautifully told story that offers nostalgia about local news but not much...
The New York Times has published an article about Evan Brandt, the last reporter covering Pottstown, Pennsylvania. His paper, The Mercury, has been decimated by its owner, the notorious hedge fund...
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Together, we can do something about local news coverage in Medford
Last fall I asked the lone full-time reporter for the Medford Transcript if he would take part in the mayoral debate I was helping to organize for the Medford Chamber of Commerce. He told me that he...
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Want more local news? Contact your legislators to support a proposed study.
Photo via Pixabay. As the Legislature heads into its final days, a proposal to study the decline of local news in Massachusetts has been revived. A bill filed by state Rep. Lori Ehrlich, D-Marblehead,...
View ArticleIowa reporter is acquitted
USA Today reports: Andrea Sahouri, the Iowa journalist who was arrested as she reported on racial justice protests last summer, was found not guilty in a case that drew widespread condemnation from...
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‘Beat the Press’ takes on Putin’s U.S. media enablers
Putin admirer Tucker Carlson. Photo (cc) 2018 by Gage Skidmore On the latest “Beat the Press” podcast, we talk about Putin’s media pals in the U.S.; TikTok influencers getting the White House...
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Ethan Zuckerman on truth, trust and what it means for journalism
Ethan Zuckerman On the latest “What Works” podcast, Ellen Clegg and I talk with Ethan Zuckerman, associate professor of public policy, communication and information at UMass-Amherst. He’s also founder...
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A conversation about the local news crisis in a time of polarization
I’d like to let you know about a special program coming up on the crisis in community journalism. Titled “The Decline of Local News and the Rise of Polarization,” the event is part of the Masterman...
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Two celebrated hyperlocals in N.J. will merge; plus, a 2009 visit with...
Rooster mural in Montclair, N.J. Photo (cc) 2016 by Rob DiCaterino. If you felt some distant rumblings coming from the general direction of New Jersey a few days ago, I’m here to tell you why. A...
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