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Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR’s first on-air original broadcast. In the last half century, NPR and Member stations have been essential, trusted sources for local events and cultural programming featuring music, local history, education and the arts. To mark this milestone, we’re reflecting on […]
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(Ren LaForme/Poynter) The evergreen topic of “trust in media” has been getting a fresh examination of late. Several new studies suggest that users and producers of journalism are not necessarily on the same page. The Reuters Institute at Oxford University released a report Thursday that found that journalists seem […]
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The Latin American and World Services desks at Associated Press headquarters in New York on March 27, 1973. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) For years, newspapers have been downsizing — in coverage , in people , and in buildings . That continued during the pandemic when both Tribune and McClatchy closed […]
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President Biden ’s infrastructure bill has sparked debate over what qualifies. Is broadband infrastructure? Of course it is — and so are other key components of our information systems, especially local journalism. Local news serves our critical information needs, particularly regarding vital issues such as vaccines, elections and public […]
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TORONTO, April 27, 2021 /CNW/ – Torstar announced today a series of executive leadership moves that are effective immediately. Torstar President and CEO John Boynton is moving to the role as Vice Chair, NordStar Capital, the holding company for Torstar, and President, Digital, NordStar. In this new role, Mr. […]
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Editor’s Note: The Moral Economy is a new series that tackles key economic topics through the prism of Catholic social teaching and its care for the dignity of every person. This is the fourth article in the series. The United States, a nation built on newspapers, has journalism in […]
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As discussions on how to help save local news continue, new bills and ideas have come to the fore. Independent newspapers are coalescing around the Local Journalism Sustainability Act which proposes direct subsidies (in the form of tax credits) for news subscribers, local journalists and small business advertisers. Sweden […]
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While the modern decline in newspaper circulation arguably began with the explosion of television during the 1950s, mainstream journalism has suffered global catastrophic devastation in the wake of internet technology. Canada has not been immune. According to the “ Local News Research Project ” at Ryerson University’s School of […]
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Information matters because it sets the stage and arranges the props for the drama of social and political life. It places boundaries on human action. If you think the ship is going to tip over the edge of the world, you are unlikely to sign up for that cruise. […]
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