Covid-19 morphed from a concern to a global problem to a local one, spreading from handful of states to more than 30 in a week. As the virus and the story spreads, getting the news to people is a difficult job, one made worse by the day as the story becomes more political, which can be tricky for local news outlets. “Every story is political now,” said television … [Read more...] about One Central Illinois TV station shows how local media should cover coronavirus story
Limbaugh destroyed media’s credibility
Rush Limbaugh was never a journalist. But he did more to harm journalism than any other human being in the last 50 years. Limbaugh was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom Feb. 4 during the State of the Union. Democrats sat flabbergasted while Republicans cheered. It was the perfect moment for a State of the Union address that highlighted the great American political … [Read more...] about Limbaugh destroyed media’s credibility
A whistleblower from Missouri looks back at the painful consequences
On the Senate floor as the impeachment trial rushed to an end, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,handed a message to Chief Justice John Roberts asking him to expose the whistleblower who objected to President Trump’s phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Roberts refused to name the whistleblower. The next day, Paul read the name aloud for himself. A simple Google … [Read more...] about A whistleblower from Missouri looks back at the painful consequences