Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 Tech journalism’s ‘on background’ scourge One of the most pernicious tools that Silicon Valley uses to control the flow of information to the public is decidedly low-tech: briefing reporters “on background.” According to the Associated Press, an on background arrangement with a reporter means that “information can be published but only under conditions negotiated with the source. Generally, the sources […] Brian Merchant
a Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 A Texas Republican’s unbiased news site skews to the right Julissa Treviño
a Monday, July 8th, 2019 Reporter’s food-bank trips highlight issue of low pay in local journalism Lisa Snowden-McCray
a Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 An Atlanta radio host complained of gender discrimination. Then she was restructured out of a job. Max Blau
a Monday, June 17th, 2019 Housing officials, newsrooms square off over ‘privatization’ Adrian Glass-Moore
a Friday, June 7th, 2019 Defunded Rutgers paper may get second chance (thanks to 2000 SCOTUS ruling) Tony Biasotti
