Journalism
Why An Independent Press Matters To American Jews
More than 300 news organizations around the country, large and small and in-between, are publishing editorials in support of a free press.
Israel Censored A News Story Every 4 Hours Last Year
Israel’s Military Censor refused to publish 271 articles in 2017 — more than five a week.
Forward Sweeps Rockower Awards With 12 Honors For Excellence In Jewish Journalism
The Forward has been awarded 12 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism by the American Jewish Press Association
Craigslist Founder: Guilt Didn’t Make Me Give $20 Million To Journalism School
“In this time, when trustworthy news is under attack, somebody has to stand up,” he said.
From That White Suit To That Feud With Chomsky: Reflections On Tom Wolfe
“RIP Tom Wolfe,” wrote Julia Ioffe. “He would’ve been the perfect author to chronicle this age.”
Independent Chicago Jewish Star Newspaper Closes
The for-profit biweekly, which launched in February 1991, shut down Friday due to the industrywide decline in advertising, its owners said.
Reporters Win Pulitzer For Uncovering Weinstein Scandal, Sparking #MeToo
Reporting by The Times’ Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey and The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow set off worldwide outrage over sexual assault.
Bernstein Book Award Finalists Include Masha Gessen, Joshua Green
The award, established in 1988, comes with a prize of $15,000.
Investor Buys The D.C. Alt-Weekly That Launched Ta-Nehisi Coates And Jake Tapper
Observers hope that Mark Ein’s investment will save the alternative local publication, which has been in financial trouble
The Journalist Who Told The World About Laquan McDonald Faces New Challenge
“We’re in the middle of a large, historic thing,” Kalven said. “We could end up in a worse place rather than a better place.”
