Tag: Community Journalism
Why we urgently need media outlets for the common good
These are dangerous times, and news organizations putting profits over democracy is a sure path to America ending up like Hungary with a corrupt, strongman “conservative” running the country. by Thom Hartmann December 9, 2021 Donald…
Talk radio needs you!
by Wade Rathke, August 22, 2021 Pearl River In the coming days I’ll be driving from Louisiana through Mississippi, then Alabama and Georgia before I get to Atlanta. Once there, I’ll do my…
Congress crams language to criminalize online streaming, meme-sharing into 5,500-page omnibus bill
“These types of decisions should never be made in closed-door negotiations between politicians and industry or rushed through as part of some must-pass spending package.” by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Monday, December 21, 2020 Lawmakers in…
Community Radio on the frontlines
by Wade Rathke October 11, 2020 Pearl River The Grassroots Radio Coalition is a loose confederation of various progressive community radio stations around the country. We got involved with them when, to our surprise, they had…
Watchdog calls on authorities to drop ‘absurd’ charges against journalists covering Black Lives Matter protests
More than 600 attacks against members of the press covering the ongoing protests have been reported to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Tuesday, August 18 The Committee to Protect Journalists on…
Journalists of Color: Apply for ProPublica’s Emerging Reporters Program
Are you a college student of color interested in doing great journalism? ProPublica wants to help. Apply for our Emerging Reporters Program by Aug. 20. by ProPublica July 30 What is ProPublica’s Emerging Reporters Program? The…
COVID-19 has ravaged American newsrooms – here’s why that matters
Read all about it: Virus kills off dying industry. Brian Mitchell/Getty Images by Damian Radcliffe, University of Oregon Many newsrooms across the U.S. will be quieter places when journalists return to their workplace after the coronavirus…
Manic media nightmares
by Wade Rathke New Orleans Let me be honest. We can hardly keep our primary Facebook account and website up to date. We gave up on Twitter long ago and have sworn it off until…
Say their names, too
“A video is worth a thousand lives.” by Wade Rathke Pearl River For years the tag line on my blogs and podcasts has been, “You take it from here to there.” It’s time to raise…
