Killing innovation with kindness: The Newspaper Revitalization Act
The title of a bill introduced by my U.S. Senator tells me most of what I need to know about how its focus is misguided: The Newspaper Revitalization Act Proposed tagline: “Newspapers: Let’s breathe a...
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Downie and Schudson’s 6 steps toward “reconstructing” journalism
We are not lacking deep lamentations and grand plans for the future of journalism (clever commentary is abundant as well). New additions to this canon appear weekly, and many have a reactionary bent...
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The FTC should give nonprofit news a closer look
You know the old saying about how we’re from the government and we’re here to help you? That’s what came to mind as I read the Federal Trade Commission’s notice for its workshop on journalism in the...
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Public notices, those tiny-type blurbs announcing zoning issues, licensing applications and public meetings, seem anachronistic in our database-driven world. Does anyone use them? Can anyone use them,...
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What makes a nonprofit news org legit? Three other questions to separate...
Last week, Jim Barnett raised a question about nonprofit journalism: What makes it legit? How do we know if a nonprofit news outlet shares the ideals and culture of traditional journalism, and how can...
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Main Justice founder on the rise of niche news, when to turn down cash, and...
For aspiring political journalists, the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call has long been the place to cut your teeth covering Congress, make your mark, and then jump to a mainstream newspaper. But now...
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FCC report recommends targeting government ads toward local news
So the long-awaited FCC report on “the information needs of communities” is out. And it’s big, in every sense: Not only does it weigh in, all told, at 465 pages of meaty pdf, but it’s also perhaps the...
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Citizen news: A democratic addition to political journalism
Editor’s note: Herbert Gans is one of America’s preeminent sociologists, and some of his most notable work has come in examining the American news industry. His seminal 1979 book Deciding What’s News:...
View ArticleFacing government pressure, this Polish news organization is zipping through...
COPENHAGEN — In a land fraught with tension over an increasingly authoritarian government that’s attacking press freedom — not to mention Russia next door — this news organization is zeroing in on...
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