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For @CJR, I spoke with #publicradio station leaders across the country about what Friday's #rescissionbill means for rural, tribal, and local newsrooms. As one GM in Alaska told me, “We’re already bare bones. There’s no easy choice.” cjr.org/news/public-ra…
How the British government covered up an extraordinary leak about at-risk Afghans, by @Jon_Allsop. cjr.org/the_media_toda…
Journalism needs government funding to survive. The recent cuts to public media are part of a broader attack on public welfare. By Hamilton Nolan. cjr.org/analysis/journ…
Who Gets to Tell Africa’s Wildlife Stories? By Maurice Oniang’o. cjr.org/analysis/afric…

The Epstein Effect: Has the mainstream press gone QAnon? Read @Jon_Allsop. cjr.org/the_media_toda…

In Laurels and Darts, nixing the nameless government spokesman. Plus: Poignant coverage from Texas; inside a notorious Syrian prison; and waffles, glorious waffles, by @BGrueskin. cjr.org/laurels-and-da…
With the Epstein files fallout, Trump Is now confronting the MAGA mediaverse he created. Is there a limit to MAGA loyalty? By @EmilyBell. cjr.org/the_media_toda…
Back in May, rural and tribal public radio stations already feared they would be unintended victims of national culture wars. cjr.org/news/npr-pbs-c…
Alan Rusbridger Wants the BBC to Find its Nerve, by @joshuahersh. cjr.org/the-interview/…
After a measles outbreak, the Mennonite Post became a crucial community resource, informing readers about vaccination. Rumors spread that it was “mainstream media.” By Lucy Schiller. cjr.org/feature-2/meas…
The sports journalist locked up on terrorism charges, and other deteriorations in the fraught Franco-Algerian relationship, by @Jon_Allsop. cjr.org/the_media_toda…
For journalists, the most urgent climate disaster is also the trickiest to report on. What Makes Heat So Hard to Cover? by Meg Bernhard. cjr.org/feature-2/what…
My conversation with @arusbridger about a slew of woes at the BBC cjr.org/kicker/whats-t…
How Trump's guests at a soccer final channeled the stories of his second term, by @Jon_Allsop. cjr.org/the_media_toda…
NBC News’s Morgan Chesky was born and raised in Kerrville. His account on returning home to cover the floods in Texas. cjr.org/getting-the-st…
What’s the Matter with the BBC? Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger on the challenges facing the venerable British institution, with host @joshuahersh. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
Last weekend, Louis Amestoy of the Kerr County Lead pushed out 20 bylined stories. Read the new Laurels and Darts by @BGrueskin. cjr.org/laurels-and-da…

Long before there was @hechingerreport and nonprofit outlets like @THECITYNY, there was a paper that meant the world to many of us who were lucky enough to work there. Thanks for the memories, @CJR: cjr.org/feature-2/thir…
The extremism beat has gone mainstream—but in local markets, it’s still intensely personal. My @cjr story, ft insights from @noturtlesoup17 @danielwinvw @stevanzetti @RawStory's Jordan Green @Appalachia100's Dana Coester @HDruzin cjr.org/analysis/local…
Is Objectivity in Journalism Still Worth Pursuing? By Julie Gerstein and @Sulliview of @NewmarkResearch at @columbiajourn. cjr.org/analysis/is-ob…