The Media Mogul Trying to Buy Baltimore’s Mayoral Race
In his capacity as Baltimore’s self-appointed overlord, Sinclair David Smith has determined the city needs a new mayor.
The Baltimore Sun’s Reckoning on Freddie Gray
The Baltimore Sun’s narrative of Freddie Gray’s death was largely shaped by police’s version of events, presented with limited skepticism.
This Just In: US Ruled by the Rich
The same well-heeled elites and their representatives who dominate US politics and policy are also grossly over-represented among the owners of US corporate media.
How Much Would It Take to Endow Nonprofit Journalism?
In their analysis of what ails the journalism business (CJR.org, 10/19/09), Leonard Downie, Jr., and Michael Schudson seem to pooh-pooh the idea that newspapers could be turned into non-profits funded by endowments, “as though they were museums.” “It would take an endowment of billions of dollars to produce enough investment income to run a single […]
