Patch.com has started up in Iowa City. But what difference will it make?
A company that has spent the past few years turning smaller communities into nitch markets by using volunteer “citizen journalists” is making its way to Iowa. It will be interesting to see what they do. But, my guess is that they will do nothing. Continue reading
West Liberty, which is near Iowa City, has become a minority majority town. And now, its news about Latinos v. news about Blacks. Continue reading
U.S. news media credit themselves as being watchdogs, the vital Fourth Estate that balances the levels of power between the government and the people. For the most part, media likely do play such a role. How well they do so is a different story, though.
My question is, If media are watchdogs, who watches them? Continue reading
Why do media love police so much?
The Press-Citizen on June 1, focused on a retired cop who now works in the evidence lab.
Wow. Amazing. Continue reading
This week, The Chronicle of Higher Education published a report on what a college degree is worth. I focus on this article from an industry publication – not a mainstream news outlet – for two reasons: Continue reading