Ombudsman Asks, Should Reporters Draw Conclusions?

Matthew Schafer a year ago Region: United States

Note: This report originally appeared at the media website LWR. by Matthew L. Schafer Over at NPR, Ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos recently asked readers and journalists to respond to a variety of question that arose ... more

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NPR: Battered, Broken, and Beaten, but Still Quality Journalism

Matthew Schafer 2 years ago Region: United States

Note: This article originally appeared on the media website LWR. by Matthew L. Schafer On Tuesday, The Dailey Caller posted an edited video showing two NPR executives talking with two men representing themselves a... more

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Public Media Is More Important than Political Platitudes

Matthew Schafer 2 years ago Region: United States

Source NPR Note: This report originally appeared at the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. by Matthew L. Schafer A little known bill,  introduced by Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] this summer is being r... more

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NPR Ditches Williams, Pundits Call for End of Funding

Matthew Schafer 2 years ago Region: United States

Note: This report originally appeared at the media blog LIppmann Would Roll. by Matthew L. Schafer On Wednesday, NPR terminated the contract of Juan Williams, a long time news analyst for the station, after Williams ma... more

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Controversy? Not Really, NPR Preserves Journalistic Norms

Matthew Schafer 2 years ago Region: United States

by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared on the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. NPR created unintended controversy this week when NPR Chief Executive Vivian Schiller and Senior Vice President for News... more

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White House Correspondents Move Fox to Front Row, AP to Front Center

Matthew Schafer 2 years ago Region: United States

by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared in the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. On Sunday the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) announced that the Associated Press would get Helen Thomas&r... more

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The Hyperlocal News Market: Funding and Production Models

Rachel Sterne 3 years ago Region: United States

New media guru Jeff Jarvis calls it the"Holy Grail." Michael Gluckstadt wrote a Fast Company feature questioning its '$100 Billion Potential.' So what does 'hyperlocal' news look like today in the United States? As newspa... more

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NPR Series Looks at What Really Happens When Immigrant Workers Are Deported

AFL CIO 5 years ago Region: United States

- by James Parks Much of the debate over immigration reform focuses on the status of undocumented workers in this country. Often lost is any discussion about why so many immigrants come to the United... more

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Brunonia Barry Success with Self-Published "The Lace Reader"

Ground Report 4 years ago Region: Massachusetts

Brunonia Barry never really thought her first novel would amount to anything more than a diversion for her Salem, Massachusetts community. After self-publishing 2,000 The Lace Reader and distributing them to local boo... more

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