Media Matters: “News deserts” not just a rural problem
"Without access to local information, we listen to talk radio, we watch cable talking heads and we shadow social media influencers. These are not places where journalism happens."
Richard Campbell
Media Matters: Journeys in journalism
Richard Campbell taught journalism classes for more than 40 years, and he explains what he believes good journalism is.
Media Matters: “A defense against polarization”
Studies have shown that access to local news and opinion lessens polarization in a community.
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.