Tag: News analysis

News Analysis: Rural journalism needs more study, broader understanding

By Media News, Midwest, , , ,

The state of rural journalism in the United States is parlous. Just how parlous is hard to tell. Journalism in rural America comprises mainly newspapers. Few rural radio stations cover local news in the way that newspapers do, and the few TV stations that can be classified as rural cover vast areas and are not…

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Press, candidates flub discussion of abortion, privacy and the courts

By News and Opinion, Opinion, ,

This month’s Democratic presidential debate descended into confusion when candidates discussed the Supreme Court and abortion. The candidates threw around jargon that probably confused many Americans and seemed to confuse each other. None of the candidates had a cogent answer and the press didn’t begin to untangle the mess. There was mention of the Ninth…

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