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Media News, Midwest, News

‘It’s not as bad as I thought’: An examination of how the pandemic impacted news organizations in eight Midwestern states

  • By Christopher Heimerman
  • May 4, 2021

It could have been worse. Much worse. In fact, the executive director of the Missouri Press Association expected the.

Media News, Midwest, News

Covering COVID-19: A health check for science journalism

  • By Jenny Spinner
  • July 7, 2020

What pulls Gary Schwitzer from sleep at 3 a.m. these days is a mixture of personal and professional worries..

Media News, Midwest, News

Small alternative publications fight for survival in the midst of global pandemic

  • By Kamrin Baker
  • April 21, 2020

In early March, Salvador Robles, associate publisher of Omaha’s The Reader, was planning for just the kind of story.

News, Opinion

Reporting the coronavirus story feels familiar to a war reporter

  • By Jackie Spinner
  • April 7, 2020

My physical world, like many of ours, has become smaller in recent weeks even as my digital world has.

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