A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time.
New study provides an overview of the consequences of a platform-dependent press. Platform dependence is a concept that is used to describe what happens when businesses or an entire sector become reliant on one or more digital platforms for their survival.
Drawing on in-depth interviews in France and the United States, Matthew Powers and Sandra Vera-Zambrano explore the ways individuals come to believe that journalism is a worthy pursuit--and how that conviction is managed and sometimes dissolves amid the profession's ongoing upheavals.
An essential history of women in American journalism, showcasing exceptional careers from 1840 to the present Undaunted is a representative history of the American women who surmounted every impediment put in their way to do journalism's most valued work.
Penney explores how pop culture news has taken on an important role in contemporary political discourse. Through coverage of topics like Hollywood diversity, celebrity controversy, and "cancel culture" backlash, entertainment journalism has emerged as a key source of political information and commentary.
Over the past decade, the number of companies that control American media has shrunk significantly. This has resulted in a number of broadcast news media, television channels, streaming sites, print media, social media sites, and search engines being owned by the same companies in a process known as media cross-ownership.
As audiences avoid negative news and public risk perceptions fracture across polarized media ecologies, journalists are being called upon to tell engaging and optimistic stories about the future. Consequently, solutions journalism has moved from the margins to the global mainstream, resulting in a plurality of new solutions-focused practices.
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From Films on Demand: For much of the 20th century, newspapers, television newscasts, and most other media outlets strove to be objective, advising journalists to stick only to the facts, deliver both sides of a dispute, and keep their personal views to themselves.
From Films on Demand: What's happening at the New York Times? Founded in 1851, the newspaper has long been one of the most respected sources of news in the United States. But the "paper of record" has recently come under fire, with critics arguing it has sacrificed journalistic and intellectual balance in favor of correcting historic inequalities.
From Films on Demand: This film shows the good and the bad of news reporting. It suggests how policymakers, civil society, media organizations, and consumers all can contribute to creating the conditions for ethical journalism to thrive.
From Films on Demand: Over the past few decades, more than 2,000 newspapers across the country have closed, leaving many communities without a reliable source of local information. Researchers say this crisis in journalism, driven by changes in technology, is fueling the country's political divisions.
