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PrawfsBlawg
Bad News: The New York Times is Doing Great
Main Thursday, February 06, 2020Bad News: The New York Times is Doing GreatI have had a post simmering on the back burner for a while on what's wrong with the…
Simple Justice
Their Sledgehammer, Their Truth
Aside from the current dalliance into anti-Trumpism, there is nothing the media cares more about than itself. That would be entirely understandable at P.J. Clarke’s after a hard day’s reporting,…
PrawfsBlawg
Kalt on “Experts” and Journalists
Main Wednesday, December 18, 2019Kalt on "Experts" and JournalistsA nice piece by law professor Brian Kalt at Quillette, arguing that, as the headline puts it, "Journalists Need to Do a…
PrawfsBlawg
Daily Northwestern gets pummeled–some thoughts (Updated)
Main Tuesday, November 12, 2019Daily Northwestern gets pummeled--some thoughts (Updated)I am a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, although I never worked at The Daily Northwestern and never pursued…
The Right Coast
The Daily Northwestern Apologizes to Students for Reporting News That Triggered Them Reason.com
If a recent editorial co-signed by the paper's top editors is to be believed, The Daily Northwestern will no longer fully report on campus events if the reporting runs the risk of…
Simple Justice
The Daily Northwestern, Where Journalism Committed Suicide
The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University was supposed to be pretty good. One of the best, some say. Maybe it was once, but not today. On Nov. 5,…
The Right Coast
Here Are The Real Reasons Media Lost Their Minds When Baghdadi Died
Legacy media outlets responded to President Trump s announcement of the U.S. military s successful mission against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi with their trademark hostility and anger. That s…
Media Law Prof Blog
University of Illinois Claims NPR Reporters Are U Employees For Purposes of Title IX Reporting; ProPublica Rejects Claim
ProPublica has responded to a claim from the University of Illinois (Springfield) that NPR Illinois reporters who also report for ProPublica are considered mandatory reporters under a relevant Illinois statute…
The Right Coast
New York Times quietly reveals controversial Sarah Jeong is off editorial board | Fox News
The New York Times revealed that controversial writer Sarah Jeong, who once made headlines for mocking white people, is no longer part of its editorial board.Jeong was in the news on…
Media Law Prof Blog
Patrick File, How Journalists Make the Meaning of the 1st Amendment @JHistoryJournal @PatrickCFile
From the site Journalism History, an essay by Patrick File, University of Nevada, Reno, How Journalists Make the Meaning of the First Amendment.