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The Kicker: Taking back Saturday.
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (165+ words) We're sports people. We like to score." I have a galaxy-brained theory that the most effective fundraisers in the country aren't politicians or the heads of major foundations, but a pair of Atlanta-based college football bloggers. I talked to Hall…...
What Charlotte can teach us about local news.
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (230+ words) A new report identifies dozens of local news sources, from journalism outlets to church newsletters, to understand what really powers an information ecosystem. The results show a bustling landscape of local news and civic information'a city of Instagram creators, Substack…...
The Eyewitness
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (128+ words) How a prison fire and a charismatic inmate revealed a waiting audience for compelling radio news on CBS. At some point, Gardner shared the air with an editor from the Columbus Dispatch, but Deacon left a deeper impression on listeners'especially…...
Chatting with the New York Times" trust editor.
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (328+ words) The New York Times was promoting a Q&A with two technology reporters, Mike Isaac and Sheera Frankel, and their editor, Pui-Wing Tam. The headline, in 2014 Buzz Feed style, was "Reporters Seek Comment. I must confess that initially I was…...
Arab and Middle Eastern journalists notice a troubling change.
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) In a new survey from the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association, 85 percent of respondents say their reporting has been held to a "higher standard of neutrality." Estefany Rodr'guez was reporting on an ICE raid in Nashville. The next day,…...
Inside Africa Uncensored, the East African outlet that has defied a decade of pressure.
4+ week, 2+ day ago (450+ words) Africa Uncensored has survived legal threats, intimidation, and politically motivated attacks on its funders to become a prominent force in Kenya's investigative journalism landscape. What stood out about Africa Uncensored was not the editing suites or the cameras, but the…...
Laurels and Darts: Tony Gonzales and the patient work of local news.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (246+ words) Impactful reporting from the San Antonio Express-News; Fargo columnists fed to the wood chipper; profiling the Big Beautiful Bill's ugliness. In February, the San Antonio Express-News broke a story that quickly became national news: Tony Gonzales, a Republican congressman from…...
Eric Gustafson on fighting for journalistic integrity at every level.
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (253+ words) In this episode, I talk to Gustafson about The Lowell's steady stream of major stories, his decision to sue, the backlash from his colleagues, and why student journalism matters. Listen below'or wherever you get your podcasts. Obtainable and addictive. Isadore…...
Dave Zirin's bar method.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (307+ words) To Dave Zirin, a journalist who writes about sports and politics, "the newsroom just isn't the newsroom anymore." So he bought a bar for drinks, tacos, and gathering. The magazine's Chilo's party "felt like being among family and community rooting…...
VOA's legal fight for independence.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (227+ words) Journalists at Voice of America have been to court in the hope of getting back to their jobs. Now they are suing to protect against censorship. For the embattled journalists of Voice of America (VOA), first came the fight to…...