As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well. It’s an even better time to think about what …
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Ken Paulson
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6/24/22
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The San Antonio Express-News on Thursday published a timeline detailing the series of mistakes and deviations from original reports that officials made following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary …
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Amaris Castillo | Poynter
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6/14/22
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In journalism, confirmation bias can influence a reporter’s assessment of whether a story is worth pitching and an editor’s decision to greenlight a story pitch. If the pitch is accepted, …
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Carey Morewedge | The Journalist's Resource
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6/14/22
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Last fall, Daniel Delgado was bothered by something in a comic published in Jewish Currents, a magazine with a loyal following on the Jewish left. “When Settler Becomes …
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Marina Bolotnikova | Poynter
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6/14/22
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My wife, who is a therapist, and I have spoken to so many journalists in the last month who are hurting, usually quietly and often privately, as they cover mass shootings, one after another. When the …
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Al Tompkins and Sidney Tompkins | Poynter
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5/27/22
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Texas’ largest newspapers demanded more than thoughts and prayers on Tuesday, just hours after a gunman massacred 21 people at an elementary school, including 19 children.
The Houston …
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Jonathan Edwards | The Washington Post
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5/27/22
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The transition to digital news consumption has hit the newspaper industry hard in recent years. Some national publications have managed to weather the storm in …
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Pew Research Center
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5/27/22
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From the impact of coronavirus to monetizing and growing digital to the challenges of digital ad fraud, news media publishers are constantly innovating to stay ahead of ever-changing …
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Kevin Rehberg | Alliance For Audited Media
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4/29/22
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As in other industries, local media companies are making key adjustments to retain employees, but are not typically going so far as to add certain benefits, often associated with tech companies, like …
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LMA Staff
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3/25/22
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The NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame recognizes diverse individuals with ties to the state who have had a significant impact on the professions and the communities they serve. The honor is …
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3/15/22
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Most print-based media — newspapers and magazines — have been struggling for at least a decade to pick up the pace of digital transformation. Just as momentum was building, two years of …
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Rick Edmonds | Poynter
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3/11/22
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Carolina newsfolk are invited to attend the Region 2 conference of the Society of Professional Journalists on April 8 and 9 at Roanoke, Va.
J-students and professionals from four states and the …
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3/10/22
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The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, HR 3076, cleared the U.S. Senate today, sending legislation to President Biden that would give the U.S. Postal Service relief from a 16-year-old requirement to …
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Lynne Lance, lynne@nna.org
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3/9/22
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The Associated Press announced today it will significantly expand its climate coverage, creating a standalone desk that will enhance the global understanding of climate change and its impact across …
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Staff | Associated Press
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2/28/22
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The messages, videos and photos flying across Twitter, Facebook and Telegram far outnumber the airstrikes raining down on Ukraine.
They claim to show Russian fighter jets being shot down or …
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AMANDA SEITZ AND DAVID KLEPPER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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2/25/22
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In a column published in the Cape Gazette of Lewes, Delaware, Allison Taylor Levine, president and founder of the Local Journalism Initiative, and vice president for marketing and communications at …
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Allison Levine | Delaware Community Foundation | Cape Gazette
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2/9/22
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A new paper examines decades of research on receptiveness to opposing views, offering insights into how to evaluate other people’s opinions and why some discussions — even when the goal …
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Denise-Marie Ordway | The Journalist's Resource
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1/22/22
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New York, NY – January 12, 2022
Parade Media Senior Vice President of Newspaper Relations Kevin Craig announced today the retirement of the company’s Vice President of Newspaper …
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1/13/22
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For decades, we have invested so much time, money, and hope in the idea that a small group of individuals who are experts in their field can solve the enormous, complex challenge of building and …
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Darryl Holliday| Columbia Journalism Review
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12/20/21
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Huge issues face the United States and the rest of the world — issues that require rigorous local journalism to help people understand the problems and identify solutions. Yet widespread …
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Local News Initiative
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12/20/21
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