Tag: US media
Local media struggle to hold Sinclair accountable
Andrea Hickerson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s stations are under renewed scrutiny following Deadspin’s release of a montage of anchors reading the same...
Disney’s potential 21st Century Fox merger continues troubling trend of media...
Margot Susca, American University School of Communication
In the U.S., only a handful of media companies control what children and adults watch and read.
Now...
In an era of billionaire media moguls, do press unions stand...
Marick Masters, Wayne State University
On Nov. 2, billionaire media owner Joe Ricketts abruptly shuttered the digital news sites DNAinfo and the Gothamist, terminating 116...
The magazine that inspired Rolling Stone
Peter Richardson, San Francisco State University
The 50th anniversary of Rolling Stone magazine has arrived, and not without fanfare. Joe Hagan’s biography of co-founder Jann...
Why are Russian media outlets hyping the Mueller investigation?
Cynthia Hooper, College of the Holy Cross
Four major Russia investigations are underway in Washington, along with at least six related federal inquiries.
Anxiety currently...
Chasing the flame: Does media coverage of wildfires probe deeply enough?
Adrianne Kroepsch, Colorado School of Mines
It is the dry season in western states, which means that large swaths of land are burning or smoldering...
I was an Exxon-funded climate scientist
Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University
ExxonMobil’s deliberate attempts to sow doubt on the reality and urgency of climate change and their donations to front groups...
Can transgender TV characters help bridge an ideological divide?
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Erica L. Rosenthal, University of Southern California and...