Democrats hoping to break the Republican lock on Missouri statewide races are likely to face a daunting media landscape of news silos, “news deserts” and a decline in newspaper endorsements in the years ahead. In November, every statewide Democratic candidate lost by a substantial margin to his or her Republican opponent – even though the…
On Jan. 19 and Jan. 20, 2025, thousands upon thousands of people from all over the world gathered in Washington, D.C. for President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Some were there in celebration and others in opposition, but they had one thing in common: expression through symbols. Worries of inclement weather moved Trump’s inaugural celebrations indoors,…
“Facts can’t fix this.” That was the headline that emerged from a post-election discussion recently at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard Law School about how the press fell short covering the presidential election. The point: The press constantly repeating facts and pointing out lies won’t stop a man like Donald Trump from building a…
Updated Dec. 22: A state judge ruled Dec. 20 that Missouri’s strict law redacting the names of witnesses and victims from court records violated both the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Open Courts provision of the Missouri Constitution. Judge Aaron J. Martin, ruling out of Cole County Circuit Court, said a “plain…
The majority of journalists who were laid off or took buyouts since 2022 were early in their career or in their positions for three years or less, a new report found. The majority were women (68%) and journalists of color (42%), according to the results of a survey from the Institute for Independent Journalists that…