The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol raised a host of questions about free expression where the law of the First Amendment is widely misunderstood. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who went to Stanford, graduated from Yale Law School and clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts, claimed Simon & Schuster assaulted the First Amendment by canceling his book contract because … [Read more...] about Jan. 6 insurrection raised misunderstood 1A issues about censorship and incitement
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A look back at 50 years of gateway journalism: Volume of information explodes while accuracy diminishes
The growth of the internet and the economic decline of mainstream local media have combined to give news consumers a very mixed bag. The paradox is that the volume of information available on many important subjects has exploded while the accuracy of much of it has diminished, as many of the traditional “news gatekeepers” have lost influence or disappeared. Before I helped … [Read more...] about A look back at 50 years of gateway journalism: Volume of information explodes while accuracy diminishes
The Vidette, a standard-bearer of student journalism, stops presses
NORMAL, Illinois – Each week, John Plevka sits down with his blue gel pen and critiques the weekly edition of The Vidette. It used to be daily. He felt like it found its sweet spot in 2015, when financial realities forced the paper to go down to twice weekly, before the screws tightened in August 2019 and it became a weekly. On April 27, the last physical edition of the … [Read more...] about The Vidette, a standard-bearer of student journalism, stops presses
Interim editor and publisher named for The Chicago Reporter
After a 3-month “hiatus,” the parent organization of The Chicago Reporter, an award-winning journal focusing on race and poverty, announced an interim editor and publisher on Monday [Dec. 14]. He is Glenn Reedus, who has worked in Chicago journalism for years. The Rev. Dr. Waldrina Middleton, Executive Director of the Community Renewal Society, who abruptly fired the last … [Read more...] about Interim editor and publisher named for The Chicago Reporter
Unique KC Star, Post-Dispatch, News-Leader project on epidemic of Missouri gun deaths
It started with a maddening statistic. Missouri has ranked first or second for 11 years as the state with the nation’s highest rate of African Americans who die in homicides. The Washington, D.C.-based Violence Policy Center says that 57 Missouri Blacks per 100,000 people were killed in 2017, nearly triple the national average. Typically, news organizations mention this … [Read more...] about Unique KC Star, Post-Dispatch, News-Leader project on epidemic of Missouri gun deaths