When Josh Mandel called on the Ohio governor to curb COVID-19 restrictions and end the statewide mask mandate, journalists at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland ignored the Republican Senate candidate. Rather than reporting on Mandel’s statement, posted on Twitter, the newspaper decided the former … Read More... about Ohio newspaper opts not to cover misstatements of US Senate candidate, joining growing list of newsrooms favoring ‘truth sandwiches’
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Film festivals adapt to pandemic with new formats that could stick around
Like every other major event of the past year, film festivals were forced to adapt to the pandemic. Many were forced to shut down or go online for a year. As festivals evolved in 2021 to meet the challenges of remote events, they ushered in several remote ways to engage with audiences. These remote events, […]
Illinois lawmakers want to strip newspapers of lucrative job of publishing public notices
Newspapers would have a more limited role in publishing public notices in print or online under a proposal moving through the Illinois legislature. The House bill would give local governments and agencies the option of publishing notices about public hearings, abandoned properties and youth jobs on their own websites. Illinois currently requires that newspapers publish […]
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Newsrooms owe it to their Asian-American readers to get sourced, break stereotypes
Here we are yet again. We just can’t seem to get it right when reporting on race. On March 18, a 21-year-old white man was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly going on a shooting rampage at three Atlanta-area businesss that left eight people dead, six of whom were Asian women. Although the suspect […]