Looking back on a tumultuous year in journalism
What media trends from 2016 were the most alarming? The most encouraging? We discuss that and more this week on The Kicker, where CJR's David Uberti, Nausicaa Renner, and Pete Vernon break down the go...
29 Dec 201635min
Richard Deitsch on the state of sports media
How does the atrophy of local media affect the way we understand sports? Are professional athletes getting more political, or are we just noticing it more? How is ESPN changing its business model? We ...
22 Dec 201628min
Thomas Jefferson on fake news
Should a bad tweet be a fireable offense for reporters? What can the history of fake news tell us about the challenge facing journalism today? Who are the biggest media names to switch jobs in the pos...
16 Dec 201630min
Michael Rosenwald on the enduring primacy of print
Should mainstream journalists be engaging more with the right-wing press? Was print media too quick to jump on the digital bandwagon? Why do foreign news outlets seem to be getting all the scoops abou...
8 Dec 201633min
Emily Bell on Facebook and fake news
Does Facebook need to clean up its act? Can newsrooms overcome the culture clash between tech and editorial? And what about coverage of those Trump tweets? We discuss that and more on The Kicker, wher...
1 Dec 201626min
What we're thankful for in journalism this Thanksgiving
David Uberti is joined by CJR's Nausicaa Renner and Pete Vernon to discuss internet trolls, CJR's massive new oral history of campaign coverage, and what we're thankful for in journalism this Thanksgi...
23 Nov 201633min
Fake news and Trump's trashing of political norms
CJR's Kyle Pope, David Uberti, and Nausicaa Renner discuss what publications' post-election subscription surge means for journalism, Donald Trump's unwillingness to establish a protective press pool, ...
18 Nov 201627min
