Hi-tech in 1800s: Tales of the telegraph
Communication across the globe is instantaneous today. That reality was brought on by the invention of the telegraph in the 1800s.
Media
Nellie Bly’s legacy and the decline of investigative reporting
Nellie Bly broke barriers for women in journalism in the late 1800s and inspired a new wave of investigative journalism. As the press industry has contracted in recent decades, investigative jobs have been on the line.
Social media, mental health and our kids
Australia recently moved to ban social media accounts for adolescents under age 16. Teens spend an average of 5 hours each day on social media-related apps, and legislators in the U.S., too, are looking for ways to curb technology's influence.
News in a fractured media market
Advertisers have spent $390 billion in the U.S. this year. Unlike in the past century, though, only a sliver of that funding has gone toward print media as the market has continued to diversify.
Bias and the news: A primer
Political bias gets a lot of attention in discussions about media, but Board Secretary Richard Campbell writes that other types of bias should get more attention.
TV is changing. Can we keep up, and do we want to?
When columnist Richard Campbell finds a TV show he doesn't like nowadays, he has a simple way to describe it: too network-y. For Campbell, the changes streaming have brought to television are welcome ones.