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November 28, 2024
Heather Souvaine Horn
How to Do Good in a World Gone Bad
Tired of doomscrolling? Tempted to tune out? Here’s a more fruitful way to respond to the gloomy news of late.
June 19, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Vermont Republican Sorry for Dumping Water in Dem’s Bag for Months
Vermont and New Jersey Republicans are not alright.
June 17, 2024
Ben Metzner
Sinclair Infiltrates Local News With Lara Trump’s RNC Playbook
Local news sites across the country are being injected with RNC talking points.
June 11, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Watch: Local Sinclair Anchors Read Same Shady Script on Biden’s Age
Local news anchors across the country are reading from the exact same script on Joe Biden.
February 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missouri GOP Candidate: It’s OK, I’m Only an “Honorary” KKK Member
Darrell McClanahan III thinks his ties to the hate group aren’t that bad because he wasn’t an official member.
April 8, 2021
Osita Nwanevu
Infrastructure Spending Can Save Local Journalism
The Democrats’ next big spending plan should include money to rebuild America’s ever-widening news deserts.
April 6, 2021
Alex Shephard
One of the Biggest Villains in the Local News Crisis Might Finally Lose
An eleventh-hour bid might keep Tribune Publishing out of a hedge fund’s hands.
March 25, 2021
Nick Martin
The Fracking Shill Local Newspapers Love to Publish
Greg Kozera’s weekly column glorifies natural gas and can reach hundreds of thousands of readers throughout shale country. The industry also helps pay his salary.
December 14, 2020
Rachel M. Cohen
The Desperate Last Days of Local News
From billionaire dilettantes to pension funds, profit-seeking just isn’t compatible with the media’s core democratic functions.
October 22, 2020
Alex Shephard
Can Podcasts Save Local News?
Launching this winter, City Cast hopes podcasts can be the economic lifeline local news has been looking for.
October 21, 2020
Alex Pareene
Liberals Are Losing the Journalism Wars
As major media outlets erect paywalls, conservative publishers are flooding the country with free right-wing propaganda paid for by Republicans.
June 10, 2020
R.E. Hawley
Don’t Support
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New York Times
Why you should unsubscribe from the paper of record—and put that money where it’s needed most.
May 25, 2020
Alex Shephard
Is Email the Future of Journalism?
With the industry in free fall, new models are emerging.
February 11, 2020
Walter Shapiro
What New Hampshire Voters Are Watching
With a quarter of them still undecided, this primary could come down to a powerful TV ad or news clip.
April 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
Finance Is Killing the News
The saga at "The Denver Post" reveals that the internet isn't the only culprit in the decimation of the journalism business
April 3, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Local News Crisis Is Bigger Than Sinclair
What a viral video reveals about the sad state of journalism today
May 22, 2013
Laura Bennett
The Oklahoma Tornado Is Proof That Local TV News Can Still Be Powerful
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