journalism

National

NPR gets $5.5 million grant to strengthen local journalism as news deserts spread

11:30am July 11, 2024

by Lola Murti

The grant, from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will be used to launch regional newsrooms in Appalachia and the Mountain West. It will also be used to strengthen existing public media collaboratives in New England, the Midwest and California.

After uproar over ethics, new 'Washington Post' editor won't take the job

3:51pm June 21, 2024

by David Folkenflik

Washington Post Chief Executive and Publisher Will Lewis' pick to be its lead editor has withdrawn from the job. Robert Winnett of the U.K.'s Telegraph was scheduled to start after the U.S. elections.

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'Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn’t the first time

11:42am June 07, 2024

by David Folkenflik

The Post's new CEO Will Lewis tried to stop the paper from publishing a story about allegations he faces in Britain. It wasn't the first time he's attempted to head off unwanted coverage. I know, because he tried to do that to me in December.

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Politics & Government

Journalist Judy Woodruff to focus on America's political and cultural divide in Bryan Series talk

3:00pm April 08, 2024

by Paul Garber

The Guilford College Bryan Series wraps up its season Tuesday with an appearance by longtime broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff. Woodruff broke into the highly male-dominated news industry in the 1970s and would go on to become a national news reporter, editor and anchor.

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A priest prays over the coffin of Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova, a Ukrainian journalist killed while working for Fox News in March 2022. Her parents have sued Fox News alleging wrongful death, fraud and defamation.

World News

Family of slain Ukrainian journalist sues Fox News, alleging a cover up

11:30pm March 14, 2024

by David Folkenflik

Oleksandra Kuvshynova's parents say Fox News put their daughter in harm's way unnecessarily, then promoted a false account of her death. They also point blame at a reporter who was with her that day.

Leaders of some of America's most well-known journalism schools, which include Graciela Mochkofsky (from left), David Ryfe and Jelani Cobb, weigh in on the state of the news industry and how they are making sure students are prepared to enter a turbulent business.

Education

Is journalism disappearing? These top educators have a lot to say about that

11:59am March 07, 2024

by Fernando Alfonso III

The leaders of six journalism schools discuss the ongoing media bloodbath, the cost of a journalism degree, and how to prepare journalists for the future.

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Lytvynova stands near an apartment building in her Kyiv neighborhood that was damaged by multiple Russian strikes over the course of the war.

World News

I'm a Ukrainian journalist. I never expected to be a war reporter in my own country

5:00am February 25, 2024

by Polina Lytvynova

Polina Lytvynova, an NPR producer in Ukraine, reflects on the changes two years of war with Russia have brought to her country — and to her work as a journalist.

Washington Post staff picket during a 24-hour strike outside the newspaper's building in December 2023.

Journalists turn to picket lines as the news business ails

2:03pm February 14, 2024

by David Folkenflik

Journalists have walked out of two dozen newsrooms over layoffs, budget cuts and fraught contract talks in just the past few weeks. All of them belong to the leading newspaper union, the NewsGuild.

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NPR's incoming CEO, Katherine Maher, speaking at Web Summit last fall. She briefly led that organization after its founder resigned following comments he made about Israel and Gaza.

NPR names tech executive Katherine Maher to lead in turbulent era

5:18pm January 24, 2024

by David Folkenflik

Incoming NPR CEO Katherine Maher has a background in tech and world affairs. She says the network's mission fits neatly with her advocacy of the free flow of information in expanding democracy.

Will Lewis speaks in July 2017, when he was the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and CEO of Dow Jones.

New 'Washington Post' CEO accused of Murdoch tabloid hacking cover-up

10:08am December 20, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Lawyers for Prince Harry and Hugh Grant have alleged in court that The Washington Post's next CEO helped the Murdochs clean up after illegal phone-hacking incidents at their British tabloids.

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