Top news of the week: 04.09.2022.
The pathetic semantic squabble in coverage of Biden’s democracy speech
<p>Last night, after President Biden gave a prime-time address in Philadelphia warning that America’s democracy is under threat from extremist Republicans in thrall to Donald Trump, the ...
“The Only Question Isn’t Who Gets More Votes”: Behind The New York Times’ New Politics Podcast
Host Astead Herndon wants his forthcoming podcast, ‘The Run-Up,’ to cover the midterms for more than the political-insider set. “It can’t just be wonks only,” he says.
Medium’s new CEO on the company’s journalism mistakes, bundle economics, and life after Ev Williams
"For me, fundamentally, the mistake was thinking that journalism was where Medium was going to shine."
Inside the crisis at 'Reveal' and the Center for Investigative Reporting after a turbulent summer of executive departures, layoffs, and staff revolt
When the "Reveal" host Al Letson learned that cuts were coming, he called a contact at ProPublica to gauge its interest in taking on "Reveal."
Newsrooms Inside Refugee Camps: Reporting by Migrants, for Migrants
As more people are displaced from their home countries, newsrooms inside of refugee camps are popping up to give voice to these marginalized communities
UK police asking officers to disclose any personal ties with news reporters
Freedom of speech groups raise over clampdown, which only came to light by accident
Competition, preservation, and the news-platform dynamic
<p>Last week, a bipartisan group of legislators led by Amy Klobuchar, the Democratic senator from Minnesota, introduced a revised version of a bill they say will allow news outlets to ...
ONA announces 165 finalists in the 2022 Online Journalism Awards
Honors for excellence in topical reporting, social media engagement and 21 more categories; comedian Dana Goldberg announced as ceremony host