Friday, April 9th, 2021 CNN Public Editor: how a ratings fixation affects coverage For cable outlets including CNN, ratings are a kind of deity. Every day, producers receive viewer numbers. What people have watched previously determines their coverage. If immigration and climate change don’t rate, they don’t get covered. I decided to dig into this basic issue. I found that using ratings to determine news value is riddled […] Ariana Pekary
a Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 Racism, the culture wars, and the self-cancellation of Piers Morgan Jon Allsop, CJR
a Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 CNN public editor: how CNN amplifies social media misinformation Ariana Pekary
a Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 PBS could help rebuild trust in US media Christopher Ali, Hilde Van den Bulck and Bo Lee
a Monday, March 8th, 2021 As protests grow in Myanmar, so do crackdowns on the press Kyaw Hsan Hlaing and Emily Fishbein
a Monday, March 8th, 2021 From Senator Manchin to Mr. Potato Head: a quick tour of post-Trump TV Jon Allsop, CJR
