For those about to cover federal politics in Montana (we salute you)
Score another one for Donald Trump’s America: Greg Gianforte, the congressional candidate who made news this week by body-slamming a reporter, was elected yesterday to the House of Representatives. Things… Read more »
Local media outlets keep getting swallowed up by conglomerates, and that’s bad for all of us
Back in a more innocent time—August of 2016—John Oliver did a story on the importance of local media. He talked about what would happen when news outlets discovered that posting… Read more »
Why does the liberal media keep hiring conservative personalities?
It’s 2017. The left has risen up from its slumber to form its own progressive version of the Tea Party. The resistance is strong. The resistance will save the country.… Read more »
Gannett takes concerns about fake Facebook users to the FBI
Media giant Gannett has become so concerned about the number of fake Facebook users descending on its pages that the company has turned to the FBI for help. As USA Today’s Elizabeth… Read more »
The New York Times attributes a rise in digital subscriptions to Trump
Admit it: you’ve probably found the New York Times’ homepage ads declaring that “the truth is more important now than ever” disconcerting, right? Not disconcerting enough to make you unsubscribe,… Read more »
Writers denounce the New York Times’ decision to hire Bret Stephens
While the widespread anger over the New York Times’ decision to add Bret Stephens to their roster of op-ed writers has focused on his troubling views on a number of issues,… Read more »
Ecuadoran government fines journalists for what they didn’t say
While governments around the world have been known to crack down on journalists for covering stories that, in one way or another, threaten their authority, it’s rarer to hear about… Read more »
Another prominent Russian journalist dies after brutal attack
A Russian journalist who had long been critical Vladimir Putin’s government died on Wednesday of injuries he sustained from a severe beating by unknown attackers six weeks ago. CNN’s Laura Smith-Spark reports… Read more »
New York “media folks” are having a hard time scoring weed since GQ profiled their dealers
It’s a big week for weed in the media. The biggest. Everybody’s got their 4/20-friendly pieces dropping. Or they’re getting that evergreen (ever-green, you see) content back up on social.… Read more »
After merger, the staffs of Gothamist and DNAinfo are seeking union protections
Last month, we noted that staffers at Gothamist seemed to be facing the same concerns about editorial independence that their counterparts at Gawker Media had dealt with as they adjusted… Read more »