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The BBC issue: do social media guidelines clash with freedom of speech?
The BBC is one of the oldest and most recognized media outlets in the world. But for one weekend, the BBC was the news and the center of a huge debate. The British public network suspended Gary Lineker, host of “Match of the Day” and a former soccer star, because he...
The Importance of Local News: Why Local Media Matters for Communities Across America
What can local media offer that mainstream outlets cannot? According to Joe Friedrichs, a radio news presenter from WTIP Community Radio in Grand Marais, Minn., local media has a distinct advantage over national media companies because they are embedded in the...
Minnesota’s Secretary of State says biggest challenge to American democracy is ‘disinformation’
U.S. democracy faces, a number of threats and challenges, but, the most serious one is “disinformation,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. The Minnesotan politician shared his views with this year’s journalist fellows of the World Press Institute on a...
How one tiny American town is battling climate change
The remote Minnesotan community of Grand Marais is feeling the effects of climate change. Last year two teenagers pushed the council to declare a local “climate emergency” and create an action plan. Bridget Rollason explores how the town is handling the issue in this TikTok.