Media Matters: “A defense against polarization”
Studies have shown that access to local news and opinion lessens polarization in a community.
Richard Campbell
Media Matters: Comfort TV in crazy times
The news is increasingly anxiety-inducing. Richard Campbell says he and his wife unwind with detective shows and other comfort TV each night.
Media Matters: The clock is ticking on ‘60 Minutes’
"60 Minutes," the longest-running prime-time TV news program, has survived nearly a dozen presidencies. Today, though, political and economic pressures are putting the program at risk.
Media Matters: To ban or not to ban
Challenges to books in public school libraries have risen sharply in the past five years. Columnist Richard Campbell writes that the Trump administration's efforts to clamp down on materials that promote diversity have put librarians at the center of a political fight.
Media Matters: Newspapers inspire Hollywood
For decades, Hollywood has drawn on both stories told first by journalists and on stories about journalists themselves.
Media Matters: Libel Law 101
More than 60 years ago, the Supreme Court decided a case that has guided libel law ever since. While the case has endured through the decades, some have pushed to reconsider it, including a member of the current court.
Media Matters: The sound of music … Edison to Elvis
Technological revolutions in sound recording have driven revolutions in the way we connect with the world, especially music, writes columnist Richard Campbell.