Category: News Trends
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Collaborative Crusade: Journalists, funders unite at Stanford to rescue local journalism from decline
By Jim Boren The atmosphere was charged with optimism as about 200 news leaders and foundation executives convened a journalism conference at Stanford University. Their shared objective: Devise a comprehensive strategy to revitalize the precarious business model of news, especially traditional newspapers. Discussions at the California Journalism Summit revolved around cultivating sustainable support through avenues…
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Majority of Americans trust local news more than national news because they believe local journalists care more about what they’re covering
A new study on how Americans view news coverage drills deeper into the reasons that they have declining trust in news sources. The research by Gallup and the Knight Foundation comes as news organizations are looking or way to rebuild trust while also finding a sustainable business model. A majority of Americans (53%) believe most…
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When will the final printed newspaper roll off the press? It’s coming soon, judging by today’s classrooms where students who read news say they only access content online.
Because I have a long history in the newspaper business, I’m often asked by people how long do I think traditional newspapers will be printing an actual paper. I’ve always been optimistic about some version of the print product being available in the news industry. But as I view the reading habits of my college…
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As legacy news outlets struggle financially, philanthropy and non-profit sites play larger roles in delivering reliable local news
The broken business model for traditional newspapers and their digital news site have left many communities seeking to find reliable news about their schools, local government agencies, the homeless and land-use decisions that impact their quality of life. Now non-profit news site have sprung up, and foundations are raising money to help local news operations…
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I am angry that my journalism colleagues regularly face threats of violence while they work to bring you the news
As a veteran journalist who started my career when Richard Nixon was president, I can tell you that there has always been an uneasy relationship between the news media and the people they cover. Over the years, many tried to get me fired when they didn’t like stories that I wrote. I once was physically…
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Fresno training program created to increase the number of journalists of color in San Joaquin Valley newsrooms
We believe that America’s newsrooms should reflect the diversity of the communities that they cover. Unfortunately, that’s mostly not the case, and we at the Institute for Media and Public Trust are working with partner organizations to launch a program that will mentor young journalists of color. The goal is to increase the diversity in…
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Fresno State’s Joseph I. Castro, an early supporter of our Media Institute, named chancellor of the 23-campus California State University system
The Board of Trustees of the California State University system selected the next CSU chancellor on Tuesday to succeed Timothy P. White, who is retiring at the end of the year. Fresno State President Joseph Castro will become chancellor in January after seven years leading the university. Dr. Castro was an early supporter of our…
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Pandemic and election offer those pushing misinformation opportunity to confuse public with fake news posted to phony social media accounts
News consumers have a huge challenge today sorting through fake news and misinformation on the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Nov. 3 presidential election. Even in normal times, fake news has been ever growing through social media, phony news sites and other technological devices created to mislead the public about basic facts. But the pandemic and…
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Don’t be misled by those who are pushing dangerous misinformation about coronavirus pandemic
It is not surprising that with the COVID-19 pandemic, there are those who are attempting to use this crisis to spread misinformation, “phish” for personal information to rip people off and push conspiracy theories about all sorts of dark motives for the virus taking hold across the globe. One of the reasons we created the…
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In times of crisis, we need journalists giving us facts and guiding us to resources that will help us cope
I have appreciated the many news outlets that have been giving me important and useful information about the coronavirus in my community, as well as those that have been informing me about what’s going on nationally and internationally. Early in this crisis, we heard many people and some politicians saying this was an “emergency” manufactured…
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