The Forward is proud to honor several accomplished journalists in its “#FearlessWomen in Journalism Gala,” including its very own editor-in-chief Jane Eisner. Jane is celebrating 10 years in her post, as first woman to lead the Forward. Her fellow honorees include Jill Abramson, the first woman to serve as executive editor of The New York…
A Hasidic newspaper left faces of the female victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre out of a front page spread on the tragedy. On the cover of its November 2 edition, the weekly Yiddish-language tabloid Di Tzeitung ran photos of the eight men slaughtered last Saturday at Tree of Life congregation in Pittsburgh. Underneath, in…
A Jewish journalist and paramedic died five months after falling into a coma from an allegedly racially motivated attack, the Times of Israel reported. Jerry Wolkowitz was allegedly attacked by Jamil Hubbard in May near his apartment in New Jersey, according to the Times. Hubbard beat the 56-year-old and dragged him into a parking lot,…
Editor’s Note: This High Holiday season we’re reflecting on our most meaningful stories of 5778, and their connection to core Jewish values. Over the past year, our journalism strengthened – and sometimes shook – the Jewish community. Here’s the first article of a series of eight we’ll be highlighting during these Days of Awe. More…
Israel is censoring a growing number of news stories, and forced editorial changes in one story every four hours last year, according to a freedom of information request filed by +972 Magazine and the Movement for Freedom of Information. Israel’s Military Censor refused to publish 271 articles in 2017 — more than five a week…
The American Jewish Press Association honored the paper at its annual ceremony
Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist who arguably forced the newspaper industry to change its business model after his website cut the demand for classified ads, is giving $20 million to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the New York Times reported Monday. “In this time, when trustworthy news is under attack, somebody has to…
(JTA) — Harvey Levin runs the gossip industry giant TMZ. The Daily Beast reported this week that in 2016, just prior to the election, Levin did something unusual: Hearing that there was an incriminating video of Republican nominee Donald Trump in an elevator, he alerted Trump instead of his readers. David Pecker, the National Enquirer…
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