News about U.S. Journalism and the First Amendment
Into the void. Partisan-backed outlets intentionally masquerading as local news sites are now outpacing real local daily newspapers, Axios reported.
■ News/Media Alliance is the latest press-rights organization to join the push for PRESS Act passage.
■ The chair of the House Oversight Committee announced he is launching a probe into the validity of the news-rating system NewsGuard.
■ The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post reportedly used fraudulently obtained records in news articles published in London.
■ The chair of the House Oversight Committee announced he is launching a probe into the validity of the news-rating system NewsGuard.
■ The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post reportedly used fraudulently obtained records in news articles published in London.
MS stakes. The playbook for dismantling a free press in America is wide open in Mississippi, declared editor Adam Ganucheau in a New York Times opinion piece.
■ As many newspapers struggle for survival, journalism behind bars has continued to grow, with one paper publishing continuously since 1887.
■ After spending a year in jail, U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial in Russia, accused of doing CIA work.
■ The future of The Epoch Times is uncertain following the arrest of an executive in a money-laundering investigation.
■ Howard Fineman, who lost his battle with cancer at 75, is remembered as a witty, encyclopedic political reporter.
■ After spending a year in jail, U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial in Russia, accused of doing CIA work.
■ The future of The Epoch Times is uncertain following the arrest of an executive in a money-laundering investigation.
■ Howard Fineman, who lost his battle with cancer at 75, is remembered as a witty, encyclopedic political reporter.
A free suppress? In a ‘‘catch and kill’’ scenario, there may be First Amendment implications in forbidding the purchase of a news story only to suppress it.
■ Environmental journalists are increasingly under attack and facing obstacles to newsgathering, a UNESCO report has revealed.
■ OpenAI has secured a multiyear deal to use news content from News Corp.’s major publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and the New York Post.
■ Gannett fired an editor for talking to me, wrote Rick Edmonds, a media analyst for the Poynter Institute, in a recent opinion piece.
■ Gannett fired an editor for talking to me, wrote Rick Edmonds, a media analyst for the Poynter Institute, in a recent opinion piece.
Distrusted. Americans have serious trust issues with national news outlets heading into the 2024 election season, a new poll from the American Press Institute and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed.
■ A large majority of American adults specify press freedom as important to society, results of a Pew Research Center survey showed.
■ Journalists who are publicly critical of their companies have caused headaches for news organizations, according to The Associated Press.
■ Journalists who are publicly critical of their companies have caused headaches for news organizations, according to The Associated Press.
