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Will Americans really pay $500 more for gas this year? It depends.
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (767+ words) Democrats running for reelection this year say President Donald Trump's actions are hurting Americans' wallets, with gasoline prices soaring since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. "At a buck a gallon, every American driver is going to pay $500 more in gasoline…...
A quarter of US radio stations are religious, and most listeners aren’t tuning in for politics, study finds
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (465+ words) About a quarter of all AM/FM radio stations in the United States have a faith focus, and 98% of U.S. adults live within range of at least one religious radio station, a study from the Pew-Knight Initiative released Thursday found. The…...
IFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan comments on Meta and community notes following the Oversight Board’s recent advisory
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (139+ words) I urge Meta to continue working with fact-checking organizations worldwide, and to renew its previous relationships with fact-checking newsrooms in the United States. Meta's previous support of fact-checking remains admirable in a world where AI-driven disinformation serves to confuse and…...
Don Lemon is ready to stand up for press freedoms. Are the rest of us?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (844+ words) This article was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed." Former CNN anchor and independent journalist Don Lemon hopes that his arrest will be an example of…...
MediaWise launches Teen Creator Network with $300,000 grant from Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
1+ week, 3+ day ago (543+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 23, 2026)" " Today's teens are not just scrolling through the news. They are explaining it, reacting to it and sharing it with their peers on social media. Across platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, young creators are breaking…...
AI is giving local news a second chance. Will it be ready this time?
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (804+ words) In April 2024, the Local News Initiative, in conjunction with the Knight Lab at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Communications and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA, published a report titled, "Impact of AI on Local News Models: AI Is Disrupting the Local…...
This writer wants to prevent freelancers from floundering on story pitches
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (624+ words) In 2010, Brendan O'Meara didn't know how to pitch a story effectively. He didn't know which editors to email, what a good pitch looked like or even where to start. He found himself floundering. About a year ago, he had another…...
MS NOW revamps its lineup, trims ‘Morning Joe’ and moves key anchors
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (940+ words) Late last year, it became official. MSNBC broke away from NBC and renamed itself MS NOW. On Tuesday, the network announced its first major lineup shift. And what a shift it is. Anchors are being moved around, and one notable…...
CNN may not be a priority in the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery deal
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1777+ words) The biggest media story so far in 2026 has been Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes CNN. But, at the end of the day, while Paramount and CEO David Ellison are getting CNN, the cable news network isn't among…...
What my golf coach taught me about writing
2+ week, 6+ day ago (919+ words) When my friend and colleague Rick Edmonds died after a traffic accident, I began to think about all the things I had learned from him: about the news business, about crafting clear sentences, about raising daughters. Rick and I were…...