All entries tagged: government subsidy
This Week in Review: Plagiarism and the link, location and context at SXSW, and advice for newspapers
[Every Friday, Mark Coddington sums up the week’s top stories about the future of news and the debates that grew up around them. —Josh]
The Times, plagiarism and the link: A few weeks ago, the resignations of two journalists from The Daily Beast and The New York Times accused of plagiarism had us talking about how [...]
The FCC’s future of media project
The Federal Communications Commission today posted its notice for public comment for its “examination of the future of media and the information needs of communities in a digital age.” It’s an ambitious undertaking, to say the least.
The notice lists 42 questions exploring topics that range from the travails of the newspaper industry to what our [...]
The FTC should give nonprofit news a closer look
You know the old saying about how we’re from the government and we’re here to help you? That’s what came to mind as I read the Federal Trade Commission’s notice for its workshop on journalism in the digital age.
The notice makes the case that “news organizations,” which it notably does not attempt to define, are [...]
How government money can corrupt the press: The story from Argentina
The element of the Downie/Schudson report that’s triggered the most fuss is its call for a larger role for the government in funding journalism — the creation of a “Fund for Local News,” supported by taxes or fees, that would support news organizations. And it’s true that the United States is a global anomaly in [...]
From weak to strong news networks: Downie, Jarvis, & Technically Philly
Having spent more than three years doing dissertation research on the changing journalistic ecosystem in Philadelphia, I was excited to see Technically Philly get a great write up last week. And having spent the past six months as a research assistant with the Downie-Schudson report on reconstructing American journalism, I see a connection between Technically [...]
A plan to support creative work — 100 government dollars at a time
The air’s been thick this summer with new proposals for taxpayer-supported journalism, from tax exemptions to government grants to endless court battles. This sort of talk ruffles people who are rightly skeptical of government-run media.
But in 2003, as the music industry was disintegrating, lefty economist Dean Baker floated an idea for government funding of journalists, [...]
