News We must stop destroying our institutions 3 Jan 20214 Jan 2021 America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…
News A few questions for the U.S. news media 17 Jun 202016 Jun 2020 Public Domain image Do tell me, U.S. news media (and below I am sometimes referring to you as local entities and other times as national organizations), why do you... Go…
News Pittsburgh Post-Gazette publisher completes newspaper’s descent into hell 7 Jun 2020 The decline of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette appears complete. Getting rid of a popular cartoonist who criticized Donald Trump, posting editorials equating racism with “reason” and refusing to raise union salaries…
News The death of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer 15 May 202015 Apr 2021 CJR takes a look at how and why the Cleveland Plain-Dealer is dead. On Tuesday, the Cleveland guild announced a decision by Advance to lay off the four reporters who…
News The slow death of the local British newspaper 4 May 202015 Apr 2021 As the New York Times reports, coronavirus is killing the British people and the country’s local newspaper industry. It’s surreal. I’m the only one here,” said Mr. Purton,the editor of…
News BREAKING: WaPo: McClatchy newspaper chain in bankruptcy; papers to remain active, for now 13 Feb 2020 The Washington Post story is the latest in horrible news for the newspaper industry. The Chapter 11 filing will allow the Sacramento-based company to keep its 30 newspapers afloat while…
