Jan 01 Watch 7:42 Local newsrooms across the country are closing. Here's why that matters Across the country, local newspapers are printing fewer pages, less frequently -- and sometimes collapsing entirely. Recent studies paint a grim picture of the decline in local newspapers and the impact it has on American politics. Jeffrey Brown reports and… Continue watching
Dec 27 Newseum hailed free press, but got beaten by free museums By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Sitting almost equidistant between the White House and the Capitol on Pennsylvania Avenue, the glass-walled building became instantly recognizable for its multi-story exterior rendition of the First Amendment. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 5:03 Growing local news deserts endanger democracy, study finds By PBS NewsHour Over the last 15 years, local newspapers across the U.S. have lost more than $35 billion in advertising revenue and half of their staffs, while at least 2,000 news outlets have shuttered during that time, according to a new study… Continue watching
Dec 12 Study shows hostility toward journalists by Trump fans By David Bauder, Associated Press It’s been true for some time that Republicans are generally more hostile to the news media than Democrats , but a study released Thursday found that’s much more the case for supporters of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 24 White House moves to halt New York Times, Washington Post subscriptions By Associated Press The White House is preparing to instruct federal agencies not to renew their subscriptions to the two newspapers. Continue reading
Oct 17 Facebook CEO promotes free speech, but takes no questions from reporters By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Restrictions on news coverage of the event drew criticism that its rules undermined its message. Continue reading
Oct 11 Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel By David Bauder, Associated Press Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President Trump, had his final broadcast Friday. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 12:38 Linda Wertheimer and Nina Totenberg on friend and colleague Cokie Roberts The career of political journalist Cokie Roberts spanned more than 40 years and helped to transform the landscape for other women in the field. Roberts, who died Tuesday at age 75, worked extensively in both public and commercial media and… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 10:00 How news organizations should cover white supremacist shootings, according to a media expert By PBS NewsHour While reporting on the white supremacist ideology behind mass shootings, are journalists inadvertently magnifying the message? Joan Donovan, director of the Technology and Social Change Research project at Harvard University, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how reporters should -- and… Continue watching
Apr 23 Trump administration will skip press dinner, White House says By Associated Press The White House says Trump administration officials will not be attending this year's annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday, following the president's decision to boycott the event. Continue reading