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Let’s talk about student journalism in the Ville
This headline appears in the CJ: U of L finds millions for sports but looks to cut newspaper funding. Another headline says: 3 things to know about UofL’s student newspaper potentially losing funding Read the above stories, and you’ll see that UofL is trying to introduce a student fee to run the student newspaper. And…
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Our news sources are lacking. Here’s why.
The University of North Carolina has released a study on journalism and philanthropy, examining the how states are doing in distributing news to their citizens and how wealthy donors are assisting in achieving those goals. Suffice it to say, we aren’t doing very well here in the Bluegrass: Here’s a map: And here’s what those…
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The journalism challenge
This is going around Facebook: To all professionals (and retirees) in the journalism, film, television, theatre, entertainment, and arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession. Copy the text and post a pic on…
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The White House press corps in action
Sound familiar. This is one of the reasons we’re waging war on Iraq. The folks in the White House press corps are obsessed with trivia (what’s the latest in the Space Nazi/Chia Pet fight? Is Joe Biden old? How much more can you cut from Medicaid and Social Security?) The administration says stupid shit that…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 3
Let’s talk about the arts and history: Focusing on the Kentucky Derby, the Underground Railroad, 20th century women in Paris and the Pulitzer Prize.
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Pulitzers go to Acela corridor
Brief post here. The Pultizer Prizes for Journalism were announced today. Almost every one of the 15 winners is based in New York or Washington, D.C. (Which is usually referred to as the Acela corridor, named for the Amtrak train that goes between the two cities.) The only prizes not going to those two cities…
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Gannett (and by extension the C-J) kisses MAGA ass
From Nieman Lab: America’s largest newspaper chain, Gannett, will no longer publish demographic and diversity data about its workforce, and has revamped its corporate site to remove mentions of diversity. The announcement was made in a company town hall meeting on Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson told me the company is “adapting to the evolving regulatory…
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Down for the count
I’ve only been blogging here for a couple of months, but I’ve already noted multiple times that demonstrations against the atrocities of the Space Nazi and his Orange Chia Pet are being severely undercounted in national and local media. And it’s not just happening here in the Bluegrass: Which now makes us wonder: Is this…
