Journalism
How free is the free press in Trump’s America?
May 14, 2018News in the interest of the majority is something we all need. Apparently in Trump’s America, it is something all of us will have to fight for.
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News Guild: Democracy depends on journalism
May 8, 2018No one walked away convinced of a solution, but what was clear was a willingness on behalf of journalists, academics, and capital to experiment.
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Chicago Tribune staff: “It’s time to form a union”
April 23, 2018Journalism is in turmoil, but as the industry searches for a business model that allows working journalists to remain true to our mission, there is tremendous potential for positive change.
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“Race News”: Chronicling the Black press and fight for justice
March 9, 2018Black journalists in the commercial press packaged their mission of ending racial discrimination within a profit-oriented, objective presentation of current events, but "race news" wasn’t immune to politics.
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Fear and loathing in St. Louis: The death of democracy
November 15, 2017People's World reporter Al Neal was swept up in a mass arrest while covering the Stockley verdict protests in St. Louis. He says that the everyday activists in the city deserve the kind of coverage that...
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