Tea was already ready when I reached Terry Wolkerstorfer’s home in St. Paul on that windy but sunny afternoon. It was a few hours before an awaited...
Changes in Journalism
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Trust in local news stays high, but self-censorship is part of the equation
Local news outlets remain an integral part of small American societies. But when the news stories become too sensitive, reporters have to leave out...
How George Floyd’s murder impacted journalism in the United States
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, sparked a national conversation about systemic racism and police...
Should citizen journalists be called journalists?
With every citizen possessing a smartphone and capturing footage of public events or social encounters that might otherwise remain shrouded in...
Newsletters: an increasingly crowded media space
With nearly 3,500 unread emails, it’s almost impossible to clear my inbox. I have been subscribing to more and more newsletters over the past years....
Where are local media?
So many local media disappeared in recent years. Not only in the United States, but also in small countries like Bulgaria. There were at least five...