Billionaire newspaper owners prompt deluge of unsubscribers
The decision to not endorse at the LA Times and Washington Post reflects the perilous situation at virtually every major mainstream newsroom: billionaire owners decide without worker input.
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News’ artificial intelligence fixation deserves more scrutiny
Journalists shouldn't passively accept the encroaching presence of generative AI into the news industry.
Context, citation when reporting on Palestine solidarity actions is crucial
Uplifting the student journalists covering the Barnard/Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
Who wins in journalism?
Poking holes in the journalism awards complex.
Media layoffs are a recurring pattern. How can we stop them?
Journalists should not be wondering when they’re going to be laid off next.
U.S. reporting on Palestine fails to live up to basic journalism standards — again
U.S. outlets are complicit in normalizing Palestinian genocide.
Looking back at one of news’ longest strikes in recent history
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike — and striking workers' publication, the Pittsburgh Union Progress — are almost one year old.
Bad-faith coverage of trans issues — who does it serve?
A New York Times reporter shows how not to cover trans families and trans issues, again.
The dam has finally broken for nonprofit news outlet unionization
Nonprofit outlets have been slow to unionize, despite their widely-held “savior” status within journalism.
Where is journalism going? Ask media workers, not elites
If anything, what’s useful to learn from the New York Magazine piece is what many reporters have already experienced — that some editors and leaders don’t care whether they’re entirely out of touch with their employees.
News’ artificial intelligence fixation deserves more scrutiny
Journalists shouldn't passively accept the encroaching presence of generative AI into the news industry.
Context, citation when reporting on Palestine solidarity actions is crucial
Uplifting the student journalists covering the Barnard/Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
Who wins in journalism?
Poking holes in the journalism awards complex.
Media layoffs are a recurring pattern. How can we stop them?
Journalists should not be wondering when they’re going to be laid off next.
U.S. reporting on Palestine fails to live up to basic journalism standards — again
U.S. outlets are complicit in normalizing Palestinian genocide.
Looking back at one of news’ longest strikes in recent history
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike — and striking workers' publication, the Pittsburgh Union Progress — are almost one year old.
Bad-faith coverage of trans issues — who does it serve?
A New York Times reporter shows how not to cover trans families and trans issues, again.
The dam has finally broken for nonprofit news outlet unionization
Nonprofit outlets have been slow to unionize, despite their widely-held “savior” status within journalism.