With the release of our newest ad last week, we — along with our Support Real News partners — are responding to recent attacks on the media, highlighting the importance of press access for the preservation of our democracy. In the ad, we called on the public to support press access, noting that the ability of reporters to accurately inform the public depends on their ability to ask questions of those in power.
You may already know that the news media audience is well informed — they do, after all, keep up with the news. But did you know they’re also politically engaged? 86 percent of the news media audience — or 122 million U.S. adults — is registered to vote. The news media also reach voters who are considered thought leaders or early followers, those people who are ahead of the curve on how the country will turn.
This year, the NC Insider newsletter celebrates 25 years of publication. We caught up with editor (and 2017 Rising Star winner) Colin Campbell to learn the secrets behind the publication’s longevity.
As we all know, social media is even more polarized — and polarizing — than the rest of American society.
A study from Morning Consult shows that as of 2018, perceptions of news brands are highly polarized.
In the past year, journalism has changed more and faster than in all its previous years combined. Between outlets having
Alice Ollstein has been involved with the news media industry since eighth grade when she wrote book reviews for the local newspaper.
