Objectivity hasn’t always been a cornerstone of journalism. American publishers first turned to objectivity in the early twentieth century, in response to the freewheeling “yellow journalism” common ...

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The extremism beat has gone mainstream—but in local markets, it’s still intensely personal. Sign up for The Media Today, ...

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I think that journalism needs to learn how to sell itself. “For me, there’s no alternative,” he added—but the healthiest long ...