Here’s a thought provoking article in The Atlantic.
It is co-authored by Steve Waldman, Co-Founder of Report for America and Charles Sennott, CEO of The GroundTruth Project. The story deals with the economic impact of the pandemic on local newspapers and it’s worth a read.
Our original syllabus called for us to discuss job prospects for journalists at the end of the semester. Much of what I had planned to discuss with you, now is temporarily upended. Let’s hold a good thought that programs like Report for America will find their way to additional funding sources, because the need for local reporting is more important now than ever before.
Gee, wish Bloomberg hadn’t spent all that money on a failed presidential bid, he could completely fund a program like this. Meantime, I’ll donate $10 to Report for America and $3 for a digital subscription to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Spring 2020 CMM2100 