Why media critics tend to be middle-aged, white men:
“I think the biggest reason why there isn’t more diversity in media critic circles is because the industry hasn’t made it happen. …Â People have to be developed so they’re ready for a big job when it opens up. And anyone with any experience in media will tell you the worst thing many news organization do is develop their own staff and talent.”
Bryan VanCampen of The Ithaca Times was an institution in the central New York college town of 32,000. He might have been the last of his kind.
Uri Berliner, an NPR business editor who wrote a scathing essay about his organization in another publication, no longer works at NPR.
The adult film actor denied she had an affair with Trump in a 2018 statement. She has since recanted that statement.
The firestorm caused by Uri Berliner’s critical essay in The Free Press continues to rage
As of mid-April 2024, Swift has not issued a public endorsement for the 2024 presidential election, despite social posts claiming otherwise
