Gov. Jim Justice is notoriously thin skinned. His world view is divided between those who he perceives as 100% on board with him, while on the other […]
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Pressuring the press is legal
But don’t use gov’t power to compel On grounds that the states bringing the case lacked standing, the U.S. Supreme Court tossed the claim that the Biden […]
Pass a federal shield law
by Steven Roberts Sen. Mike Lee, a strong conservative from Utah, and Sen. Ron Wyden, an ardent progressive from Oregon, agree on very little. But they are […]
Start of something big for local news
The state of New York, led by a powerful coalition of local publishers, has just approved game-changing legislation in the fight to preserve local news outlets and […]
‘Civil War’ and its place in civil discourse
by Kristina Becvar In an election year where the air crackles with political tension, the arrival of Alex Garland’s film “Civil War” has sparked a broad spectrum […]
Democracy demands well-funded investigative journalism
by Kevin Frazier Investigative journalism, which is critical to a healthy democracy, comes at a high cost. The return on investment, though, is substantial. Ida Tarbell’s willingness […]
The jinx may have finally caught up with Sports Illustrated
by Leonard Greene It was my favorite magazine, and this was back when the mailman dropped off a stack of subscriptions in our mailbox every week. Growing […]
PRESS Act: What it means for journalists & America
There must have been a strange and rare alignment of stars on Jan. 18, because on that day, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protect Reporters […]
NYT’s edge in suit against OpenAI
by Noah Feldman The lawsuit filed by the New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement pits one of the great establishment media institutions against […]
We’re losing an important voice in our communities
The pace at which community newspapers are going out of business is increasing. Axios reports, “The decline of local newspapers accelerated so rapidly in 2023 that analysts […]