From the Kingpins of Private Equity, A New Dagger to Democracy
Profit maximizing in the newspaper industry is corroding the knowledge base that sustains government by the people.
Trump: Postal Workers Don’t Deserve a Financial Lifeline
The president is dismissing dire warnings of an imminent USPS collapse, falsely claiming that postal financial woes are self-inflicted.
We Need Newspapers More Than Ever, and They Need a Stimulus
“Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. And buy a subscription to your local newspaper.”
Byline Inequality Matters
The editorial service I run has gotten less male but remains too pale.
The Bezillionaire Times
Amazon’s take-no-prisoners business model made founder Jeff Bezos staggeringly rich while stranding thousands of warehouse workers on the borderline of poverty.
Unfit to Print
Suddenly, all self-respecting billionaires need to own at least one newspaper.
My Broken Heart
I have to figure out whether I want to spend my last years writing about this new country.
Newspaper Nostalgia
Serving the public trust instead of just chasing profits made the journalism business better in the old days, even without computers.
Murdoch Gets Caught Red-Handed
He created the perfect atmosphere for criminal activities and called it “freedom of the press.”
Ripping off Newspaper Websites Shortchanges Democracy
Righthaven’s unseemly tactic of filing lawsuits for newspaper copyright violations, without sending a warning letter first, might help save journalism.