American Journalism on the Brink
Category: In the News
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We pay tribute to the life and work of Robert McChesney, who passed away on Tuesday, March 25.
McChesney wrote and fought tirelessly for a more democratic news media system in America, and influenced many of the most prominent media activists today.
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SFGate — Pass The Remote: ‘The Class,’ Sf Greek Film Festival, Two Inspiring Docs
Do check out documentary maker Rick Goldsmith’s “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink.” While film is indeed disheartening, describing how a hedge fund company gobbles up ailing newspapers and then pumps them dry, Goldsmith finds hope…
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Suki Dardarian wins National Press Club Award as Editor of the Year
Kudos are due to Suki Dardarian, Editor and Senior Vice President of the Minnesota Star Tribune, for her recent National Press Club Award as Editor of the Year.
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A Message for our Times
This editorial was just published by the Barre Montpelier Times Argus, a local 5-days-a-week print and online newspaper based in Barre, Vermont. Consider it a message for our times.
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A rare newspaper war was brewing in Baltimore. Then a billionaire owner began meddling.
Picking up where Stripped for Parts left off, this compelling Poynter story takes a deep dive into Baltimore’s turbulent local news scene.
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Unions secure contracts with Alden Global Capital
Two unions recently secured contracts with Alden Global Capital — “The Chicago Tribune Guild won its first contract after six years of bargaining” (NewsGuild-CWA).
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All the President’s Vengeance: Why the Senate Must Pass the PRESS Act
The “PRESS” Act, “would shield journalists and whistleblowers from government surveillance.
STRIPPED FOR PARTS 