By Paul Wieland Fake news…fake news… How about “real” fake news. The nirvana of hoaxers…my nirvana… After a decade as a reporter on two Buffalo newspapers, I went over to the dark side, selling my journalistic soul to General Motors,… Read More ›
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Ten things I learned bootstrapping a local news site
By Michael Shapiro Coming up on Friday, I have the opportunity to participate in a panel about bootstrapping a local news site at the Local Independent Online News Publishers Conference in Nashville. I’m looking forward to sharing some of the… Read More ›
The problem with news is we don’t agree on what news is
By Michael Shapiro What started as a way to connect with friends, family and sometimes strangers has turned into a massive ecosystem for distributing all sorts of information. As social media has matured, the ways in which that information is… Read More ›
Five things you should know about the last Democratic Party debate
Thanks to today’s 24/7 new cycle, we have come to expect instant analyses of political debates. The students logged each question, who asked it, who it was asked to, and who rebutted other candidates’ responses. They recorded their observations in… Read More ›
Welcome to the Jandoli Institute
Welcome to the Jandoli Institute, a new research center that will focus on the intersection of media and democracy. Based in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, the Jandoli Institute will explore today’s media landscape through research… Read More ›
A Civil War scholar adds context to Trump’s tweet
By Chris Mackowski With impeachment in the air, political rhetoric has already ratcheted to such a level that it’s hard to tell what’s really going on without making an effort to sift through the clutter. In the midst of that… Read More ›
Voter ignorance makes the media cover elections as entertainment
By Michael P. Riccards We have spent a small fortune on examining whether the Russian government in 2016 has tried to influence the presidential election. Of course they did, and the U.S. government has tried to influence abroad since World… Read More ›
Let’s use our constitutional rights to bind our wounds, not create new injuries
By Denny Wilkins As a citizen of the United States of America, you can criticize your government as intelligently, as profanely, or as stupidly as you wish. You can call the president of the nation an unintelligent, uninspiring, and incompetent… Read More ›
Back to the future: Radio, alternative weekly paper partner to grow audiences
By David Kassnoff The evolution of newspapers may involve a return to the partnered relationships of years gone by. In Rochester, NY, public broadcaster WXXI recently added City Newspaper, a 48-year-old alternative weekly, to its subsidiary, Rochester Area Media Partners…. Read More ›
A message to those who threaten journalism: Bring it on
By Lee Coppola Hmmm, I wonder what’s in my past that might provide fodder for the journalism police. Better yet, the journalists’ police. After all, that’s what they are, the band of right-wing sleuths who reportedly have been digging up… Read More ›
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