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Can We Fix the Local News Crisis, Margaret Sullivan Asks

In her new book “Ghosting the News,” Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan outlines how local newspapers are being devastated and how we can stop the bleeding.

Pushing Back Against Attacks on Freedom of the Press at Home

Less than two weeks into protests over the death of George Floyd and police brutality against African Americans, there have been more than 300 attacks on press freedom during coverage of the nationwide demonstrations.

After Trump Suggests Disinfectant Remedy, Renewed Calls for Networks to Stop Carrying Briefings Live

A group of journalism and media professors circulated an open letter to the heads of the major news networks imploring them to stop airing President Trump’s press briefings live.

In the Coronavirus Pandemic, We Need Ethical Journalists

With the coronavirus spreading and increasing cases of misinformation about the disease, journalists have an ethical responsibility to present the most accurate information to the public.

After String of Controversial Remarks, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Resigns

After more than 20 years on the air at MSNBC, Chris Matthews resigned on March 2. His abrupt retirement comes after a string of controversial remarks and a renewed focus on his extensive history of inappropriate comments about women’s appearances.

Bloomberg News Criticized For Ruling Out Adversarial Coverage Of Its Owner

Reporters at Bloomberg News have long objected to an editorial policy that precludes coverage of its parent company, Bloomberg L.P., or its billionaire founder and owner, Michael Bloomberg. Those concerns resurfaced on Sunday when Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait announced that in light of Bloomberg’s formal entrance