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It’s a new day, and the nation’s most trusted media institution has some new direction. Sylvia Bugg was named the Chief Programming Executive and General Manager of General Audience Programming in winter...
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The January 6 Capitol Riot: A Local Perspective

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"Independent media bring issues to the boil; mainstream media inhale the steam." That's what Phyllis Kriegel, editor of New Directions...
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Black Pain / White media: Introducing URL Media, a new, BIPOC Network

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If Black Lives Matter, how are journalists and media organizations considering Black pain in their coverage? And how are journalists and editors across the full spectrum of our media thinking about this?...
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The Compton Pledge is paying 800 families up to $600 per month to give them a leg up. So far, unemployment is down 50% and life is looking up for recipients and...
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Public Racism vs Public Health: Covid-19

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