Politico’s Supreme Court leak leaves some lingering ethics questions Politico's editors would help skeptical readers if they explained how they made their decision to publish an unprecedented draft court opinion. May 2, 2022 Kelly McBride
Houston gets an ambitious $20 million nonprofit news startup — details to follow It’s part of a thriving nonprofit journalism movement. But reaction from within Houston’s existing media ecosystem ranges from skeptical to icy. April 21, 2022 Rick Edmonds
How Bloomberg Media beat the pandemic blues with explosive growth Attribute its success to fighting the digital wars on many fronts at once and building a sound guiding strategy and patiently sticking to it. March 9, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Russia outlaws spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian military with fines and prison Some Russian media suspended operations because of the new restrictions, including Dozhd, The Village and Znak.com. March 7, 2022 Al Tompkins
Spotify tries to navigate the storm created by star Joe Rogan Spotify spends up to $100 million to exclusively air Rogan’s podcast. If Rogan isn’t going to stop spreading misinformation on it, shouldn’t Spotify? February 1, 2022 Tom Jones
Alden’s attempted takeover of Lee Enterprises heats up Four recent developments in the hedge fund's attempt to take over the owner of St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Omaha World-Herald, The Buffalo News and more. February 1, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Fox News’ predictable pick to extend its prime-time agenda It’s Jesse Watters. And it’s now abundantly clear: The 7 to 11 pm window on Fox News has nothing to do with ‘news.’ It’s opinion with an agenda. January 11, 2022 Tom Jones
A new NYC salary transparency law could help address journalism pay gaps, advocates say The law will require employers in NYC, the media capital of the world, to disclose a minimum and maximum salary in job postings January 10, 2022 Angela Fu
Chris Cuomo helped his brother more than we knew. What will CNN do about it? The CNN anchor cannot possibly keep his job, can he? Then again, CNN allowed him to appear on his show as normal Monday night. November 30, 2021 Tom Jones
As Alden seeks seats on Lee Enterprises’ board, Lee unions urge the board to reject Alden’s takeover Alden previously gained seats on the board of Tribune Publishing as part of its strategy for acquiring control of that company. November 30, 2021 Rick Edmonds
The government may release details about the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employers this week Plus, 16 states to sue over federal vaccine mandates, Canada starts its new vaccine passport this week, Natural immunity is less effective, and more. November 1, 2021 Al Tompkins
In two weeks, vaccinated international visitors are welcome back to the US Plus, the confusing story of the NIH and a Wuhan lab, poll workers aren't returning due to rudeness, and more. October 26, 2021 Al Tompkins
When reporting on disability, advice about language is simple: just ask The National Center on Disability and Journalism has updated its style guide to move away from a ‘default’ and focus on identify-first language. October 25, 2021 John Loeppky
How a community-focused weekly is punching holes in an Illinois town’s political discourse The Cicero Independiente is bringing politics into the open in Latino-majority Cicero, Illinois. September 16, 2021 Ana Arana
COVID outbreaks have closed 1,400 schools in 35 states Plus, pediatric cases are spiking, what we can learn about natural immunity from Sturgis, a new hydroxychloroquine mega-study, and more. September 9, 2021 Al Tompkins
