How will the news and journalism industries handle generative artificial intelligence? That’s the kind of broad and long-ranging question that it’s too soon to answer, mostly because […]
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Chris Licht and the decline of journalism
Before the recently fired CNN President Chris Licht fades into a Google search, it is important to reflect on what he tried to do and why it […]
The difference between news and opinion
Someone recently said to a member of the Editorial Board that all news is opinion because it’s someone’s perspective. While not exactly wrong, such a sentiment is […]
The loss of local news outlets means no more‘first rough draft of history’ for many communities
by Dan Shortridge Recently, I spent an hour sorting through newspaper stories from the mid-2000s about the sale of a regional drugstore chain. The week before, I […]
Keep up the fight against misinfo
The good news about news consumption during the 2020 election is that fewer Americans were exposed to “untrustworthy websites” — misinformation — compared with the 2016 election, […]
4 ways to fight information exhaustion
by Jessi Hollis McCarthy Each April Fools’ Day, you might brace yourself for tricks from friends and family and on social media. With all the swirling in […]
Sunshine Week is over but our work isn’t
Sunshine Week — a celebration of access to public, particularly government, information — ended yesterday. Most years, we would have highlighted Sunshine Week either before it started […]
Congress should leave cameras on
The absence of regular House rules during the drawn out floor fight for House speaker produced an unexpected benefit: C-SPAN and other news organizations were able to […]
Newspapers more relevant than ever
by Brett Wesner Newspaper reporting and content have never been more relevant. We all have stories of readers desperately seeking reliable information about COVID-19 during the pandemic […]
Newspapers: Forget the ‘paper,’ embrace the ‘news’
by Ken Paulson There was a period in the late 60s when the Beach Boys, desperate for a hipper identity, reportedly considered shortening their name to “Beach.” […]
