A recent study by the nonprofit media and culture group Define American and the MIT Center for Civic Media found that major newspapers have adopted President Trump’s rhetoric for immigration, using language and labels like “illegal immigrant” to describe people working or residing in the United States without a visa or permit. The New York Times and The Washington Post both … [Read more...] about Opinion: Community news outlets should use inclusive language when covering immigration
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Ohio newsletter seeks to amplify Midwestern voices in ‘one-stop-shop’ approach
The Midwest is often referred to as “flyover country” by coastal elites who travel across the nation. It’s meant as a derogatory term to dismiss the states between New York and California. But a new digital newsletter from cleveland.com in Ohio is embracing the term ahead of the 2020 presidential election, naming itself “The Flyover” as it delivers news on important issues … [Read more...] about Ohio newsletter seeks to amplify Midwestern voices in ‘one-stop-shop’ approach
Missouri Photo Workshop shows passion, compassion required to capture humanity
It was the end of a week that rocked the nation with reports of President Donald Trump’s alleged shakedown of a foreign leader, prompting the president to label the journalists who filed those reports “animals” and “scum.” But in the small (pop. 8,388) Missouri town of Boonville, residents were mingling amicably with journalists who had spent the previous few days … [Read more...] about Missouri Photo Workshop shows passion, compassion required to capture humanity
As community papers struggle, one island news outlet thrives by sticking to shoe-leather tactics
It’s almost hard to imagine. An island community of 13,000 in the Canadian waters of Lake Huron still supports two newspapers at a time when bigger American cities like Oakland and even comparable sized ones like Biddeford, Maine, have lost theirs. A recent front page of the The Manitoulin Expositor had stories about a drinking water crisis in the native community; a plan by … [Read more...] about As community papers struggle, one island news outlet thrives by sticking to shoe-leather tactics
Opinion: Chicago Sun-Times endorsement of Lori Lightfoot for mayor shows why they still matter
To all who have written the obituary for the value of newspaper endorsements, Chicago offers powerful evidence that it’s time to throw that false eulogy out the window. A record-setting 14 candidates crowded the ballot for mayor of Chicago earlier this year. Some had been running for months with little to show for it. On Feb. 7, less than three weeks before Election Day, … [Read more...] about Opinion: Chicago Sun-Times endorsement of Lori Lightfoot for mayor shows why they still matter
