The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that followed, helped spark a debate in many newsrooms and journalism schools around the country about the time-honored principle of objectivity in journalism, and whether it serves any useful purpose. Former Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery wrote in the New York Times that what we call objective journalism “is constructed atop a pyramid of subjective decision-making,” and has been defined “almost exclusively by white reporters and their mostly white bosses.” Since then, journalists at the Los Angeles Times and other newsrooms have spoken out about their longstanding experiences of racism, and the impact those have had on the journalism they and their employers do. So is objectivity a relic? And if so, what should we replace it with? We got a group of journalists and other experts together on CJR’s Galley platform this week for a virtual panel discussion on those and other related questions. Lewis Raven Wallace is a writer, journalist, and author of the recent book The View From Somewhere, as well as the host of a podcast of the same name. He is also a co-founder of Press On, a Southern collective of journalists, storytellers, and organizers that uses journalism in the service of liberation. Wallace’s book is based in part on his personal experience as a former reporter for Marketplace, from which he was fired in 2017 after he wrote a blog post questioning the idea of objective... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-02 11:57:40 UTC ]
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Between January and May this year, approximately 3,000 people working in the news industry were laid off or offered a buyout. That’s according to figures compiled by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.—a Chicago-based firm that helps workers find new employment—and reported yesterday in a... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-07-02 12:07:17 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite has acquired a companion journal for its bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-21 10:13:21 UTC ]
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In Weare, New Hampshire, a small town about 45 minutes from the state’s southern border with Massachusetts, the local newspaper Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-20 19:15:00 UTC ]
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The building that's home to the famous Strand Bookstore in the East Village was designated a city landmark Tuesday despite warnings from the property's and store's owner that the status could... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-06-12 12:57:30 UTC ]
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The pilot killed when his helicopter of a Midtown skyscraper in rain and fog radioed that he was lost and trying to get back to the heliport but couldn't find it, an official briefed on the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-06-12 11:09:48 UTC ]
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The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to landmark 826 Broadway, the building that houses the Strand Bookstore—a decision the owner says will be costly to the store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hanover, PA — Akadémiai Kiadó is relaunching their AKJournals publishing program―60+ peer-reviewed STM titles―on Sheridan PubFactory’s online hosting platform. Balázs Réffy, CEO, Akadémiai Kiadó said: “As the most prestigious STM publishing organization in Central and Eastern Europe, we are... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2019-06-05 13:54:55 UTC ]
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On the afternoon of June 28, a gunman entered the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, killing five staffers before surrendering to police. Shaken survivors from the newsroom worked late into the night to put out an edition the following morning. Exactly 11 months later, on Tuesday,... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the afternoon of June 28, a gunman entered the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, killing five staffers before surrendering to police. Shaken survivors from the newsroom worked late into the night to put out an edition the following morning. Exactly 11 months later, on Tuesday,... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate will publish two more Slay in Your Lane titles following the success of the first book by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Wall Street Journal plans to join a new subscription news service run by Apple, even as some other major publishers balked at the terms, two people familiar with the plans said. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer Nature has said the current Plan S requirement for publishers to commit to 'flip' hybrid journals to Open Access is "unnecessary, and...unacceptable for us and for many other publishers." Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As print titles continue to close, two startups may offer an answer to the news industry’s woeThe question most asked by journalists just now, aside from the routine one about Brexit, is how their trade will be funded in future. Indeed, at local level, there is increasing concern about whether... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A former editor of the New York Times takes an unsparing look at the decline of US journalismThis book about the commercial takeover of the news business is sure to make a lot of powerful people very angry. Jill Abramson takes an unsparing look at US journalism’s moral decline; as former... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job losses follow sales or cuts at Mic, Refinery29 and elsewhere, but publishing as a whole had already shrunk sharplyRevenue-per-click, the business strategy that has informed digital publishers for years, was effectively pronounced DOA this week as leading players in a sector once viewed as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caroline Ridding, founder and publisher of Aria, the digital-first imprint of Head of Zeus, has been made redundant from the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crossway's new line of ESV Scripture Journals lets readers interact with each book of the New and Old Testaments. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson is set to publish Michael Palin’s North Korea journal after associate publisher Nigel Wilcockson acquired the Monty Python member's account of his trip to one of the world’s most isolated countries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Afrikaans, like the International Authors Forum, echoes the International Publishers Association in criticizing South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill. The post PEN Afrikaans, Authors Forum, Outline Objections to South Africa’s Copyright Bill appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Raising concerns about damage to a 'fragile ecosystem,' authors shortlisted for Québec's Prix littéraire des collégiens objected to the announcement that Amazon had become the prize's main sponsor. The post In Québec, a Literary Prize Is Suspended Over Objections to Amazon Sponsorship appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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