Tag: nonprofit journalism

Journalist and author Margaret Sullivan talks local journalism with Chicago-area nonprofit newsroom

Democracy is under threat, and that’s where news reporting must be focused at the moment, said Margaret Sullivan, former media columnist for The Washington Post and public editor at The New York Times. “People recognize that there are election deniers out there. Of course, a bunch of them just got elected,” Sullivan said. “But this…

Nonprofit news outlets bolster statehouse coverage across the country, including in Illinois

Full time statehouse reporters are now a luxury for many news organizations.  Brenden Moore, who reports on state politics and government for Lee Enterprises, said It’s impossible to talk about the decline of full time statehouse reporters without talking about the decline of the newspaper industry as a whole.   “If you’re struggling to cover city…