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Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work

As Rupert Murdoch prepares to hand over the keys to his media empire, what will his legacy be?

Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work
Election|Political|US

Are journalists serving Virginia's voters well? Election could offer insights on media on national level

With the balance of political power at stake in the Virginia legislature, voters in this key swing state may reveal clues for the 2024 presidential election.

Are journalists serving Virginia's voters well? Election could offer insights on media on national level
News|US

Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy

The JFK assassination was a landmark event in TV news history.

Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy
Business|Entertainment|Technology

With the end of the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, the creator economy is the next frontier for organized labor

Even the world’s most successful creators can see their livelihoods threatened by social media companies that routinely change their algorithms and policies with impunity.

With the end of the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, the creator economy is the next frontier for organized labor
News|Opinion|World

How you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia

Tucker Carlson’s sycophantic interview with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and his subsequent praise for Russia’s subways, supermarkets and cheeseburgers, was not journalism. It was propaganda.

How you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia
Opinion|Political|US

Reagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism

Reagan and Trump − two of the most media-savvy Republican presidents − used religion to advance their political visions, but their messages and missions could not be more different.

Reagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism
Entertainment|News|US

‘Born in the USA’ turns 40 − and still remains one of Bruce Springsteen’s most misunderstood songs

In 1984, the album was atop the charts, and Ronald Reagan, running for reelection, told a New Jersey audience that he and the Boss shared the same American dream. Springsteen vehemently disagreed.

‘Born in the USA’ turns 40 − and still remains one of Bruce Springsteen’s most misunderstood songs
News|Opinion|US

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigns − extending Joe Biden's ongoing good luck streak with the media

While President Joe Biden has low approval ratings, few other American presidents − with the exception of FDR and Warren Harding − have experienced such a run of good media luck.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigns − extending Joe Biden's ongoing good luck streak with the media
Election|News|US

2024 is not 1968 − and the Democratic convention in Chicago will play out very differently than in the days of Walter Cronkite

The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was a nightmare of protest, violent policing and chaos. How will Chicago handle the political and media event that is this year’s Democratic convention?

2024 is not 1968 − and the Democratic convention in Chicago will play out very differently than in the days of Walter Cronkite
Business|News|Political|Technology

Unregulated online political ads pose a threat to democracy

Political ad transparency – who’s paying for ads and whether candidates stand behind them – is well-regulated for TV and radio. Online, not so much.

Unregulated online political ads pose a threat to democracy
Entertainment|News|US

Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention

As the Democratic National Convention returns to Chicago, there’s an appetite in that city to revisit films from the bloody and violent time the convention was last held in that city: 1968.

Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention
Opinion|US

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

Historical examples abound of American news consumers being presented with verified facts about controversial figures or events, only to have the excellent journalism have little to no effect.

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

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