The death of the Saudi columnist shows the hazards faced by journalists – especially if the US doesn’t like what they do.
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Researchers set out across four cities to ask the public, what it would it take to rebuild your trust in the media? Here’s what they said.
Forged documents were used by the US government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government’s propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.
Violence against journalists is on the rise. Many people don’t realize that such acts have a long tradition in the US, where partisan rancor was once a hallmark of American journalism.
Bob Woodward’s supposedly explosive findings about Trump are not what we need.
Spotlight’s Walter V. Robinson and the Newcastle Herald’s Chad Watson on covering clergy abuse - and the threats that followed
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In this episode, we hear from Walter V. Robinson on how the Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into clergy abuse began, and from the Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson on how his paper covered abuse.
The Trump administration’s hostility toward journalists is raising new questions about what rights journalists have to access government officials and events.
Are Americans ready for a new media model? A new survey indicates that, surprisingly, those who are more willing to pay for news include women and the young.
A journalism scholar and biographer of Tom Wolfe looks back at a literary great’s life of challenging cultural standards.
The first amendment protecting press freedom is under unprecedented threat in the Trump era.
A new study explores the state of an industry that’s tapping creative revenue streams and incorporating new tools to engage with readers.
U.S. journalism has long championed an allegiance to cold objectivity. But one researcher analyzed Pulitzer Prize-winning stories from the past 20 years and found that they’re suffused with emotion.
After the death of legendary New York Daily News columnist Jimmy Breslin, some have lamented the end of blue-collar journalism. But in today’s media environment, Breslin’s approach might not be enough.
From the treatment of black World War II veterans to Emmett Till’s murder, the black press helped lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement. What role can it play today?
Facebook’s role is under scrutiny, a shift from earlier in the campaign, when the press was often blamed for Trump’s ascendancy. Both played a part.
How can journalists resist a master media manipulator, reach local communities and sift through fake news and propaganda? Media experts explore the challenges of covering the next administration.
The former Fox News CEO crossed the line between unbiased coverage and political activism with ease.
Social networking, smartphones, ad blockers, oh my. A global survey of 50,000 news consumers assessed the ways we get our news in 2016.
Researching how news has changed from the 17th century to the present makes two scholars sanguine about its future.
Trump’s campaign challenges the conventions of politics and liberal democracy. So maybe the time has come to question how journalists practice objectivity.
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Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Communications, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Utah
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University
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Senior Lecturer in Critical Digital Media Practice, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor of History and Public Policy, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Journalism, Boston University
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Associate Professor, Washington State University
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Professor of Journalism, Boston University
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Knight Professor of Journalism Ethics, Washington and Lee University
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Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Public Relations, Drake University
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Professor of Journalism, University of Florida
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Professor of Journalism Innovation, City, University of London
