Editor's Note: Deliberate Choices
Editor Andrea Behling explains the deliberate angles of Madison Magazine's December features.
Editor Andrea Behling explains the deliberate angles of Madison Magazine's December features.
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US slides down global press freedom rankings
Journalists are battling a rising tide of hatred, violence and persecution around the world, an international watchdog has warned, as authoritarian regimes clamp down on press freedom and leading democracies including the United States slide down the global rankings.
Georgia GOP lawmakers seek more press regulations
A group of Republicans in the Georgia state assembly unveiled a bill earlier this week that could open the door to imposing regulations on members of the free press that include fining reporters who refuse to turn over recordings to subjects of interviews.
The City launches in NYC
New York City now has its very own nonprofit news website.
Business is boycotting Saudi Arabia's big conference. Here's who's still going
Some of the biggest names in global business and finance have canceled plans to attend an investment conference in Saudi Arabia next week because of the unexplained disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Fiancée of missing Saudi journalist appeals to Trump in op-ed
Missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée implored President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump "to help shed light on" his disappearance in an op-ed published by The Washington Post Tuesday.
Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova raped and murdered
Bulgarian authorities are investigating the rape and murder of an investigative reporter in the northern city of Ruse, the third journalist to have been killed in the EU in the past year.
Reports: Sources say Saudi journalist killed in consulate in Turkey
Unnamed Turkish officials speaking to The Washington Post and Reuters on Saturday said that prominent Saudi journalist-turned-critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul this week.
How Ronan Farrow keeps landing bombshells
Ronan Farrow's incredible run of reporting proves that good work is its own calling card.
Craigslist founder gives $20 million to journalism school
His website is often blamed for contributing to the decline of the newspaper industry, but now Criagslist founder Craig Newmark is giving $20 million to train future journalists at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.
S. Carolina journalists die while covering hazardous weather
WYFF, the NBC-affiliated station in Greenville, South Carolina, is mourning the loss of two journalists who died while on assignment in the region on Monday.
EPA blocks CNN, AP journalists from attending Pruitt speech
The Environmental Protection Agency blocked reporters from several news outlets from a national summit on Tuesday where Scott Pruitt, the agency's chief, was speaking.
Publications band together for #SaveStudentNewsrooms
More than 100 college newsrooms across the country plan to flood social media with editorials emphasizing the importance of student media on Wednesday, as well as calls for alumni donations.
New York Times top editor on journalism's 'biggest crisis'
The top editor at the New York Times says President Donald Trump's attacks on journalism are "out of control." But he's more concerned about the slow death of local news.
Newsweek publishes critical piece on company after staffers threaten to resign
Late Monday night Newsweek's acting editor-in-chief, four senior editors and two reporters were ready to quit. After months of drama at the magazine, including a raid by the Manhattan District Attorney's office, the abrupt firings of their executive editor and editor-in-chief and questions about their website traffic and ad revenue, they were ready to take a stand.
Congressman says his Journalist Protection Act needed
A Democratic congressman says journalists need a federal law to protect them from violence.
Asia's strongmen follow Trump's lead on fake news
"Spies." An "iceberg of misinformation," and "a media that acts as a mafia."
Michael Wolff defends Trump book in fiery CNN interview
"Fire and Fury" author Michael Wolff defended his controversial best-seller about the Trump administration Saturday, accusing CNN's Michael Smerconish of "doing the work of the White House" when questioned about his methods of gaining access to the President and his team.
Michael Wolff to Trump: 'Where do I send the box of chocolates?'
Michael Wolff says his explosive book about President Trump is accurate, despite the White House's attacks. And he appreciates all the free promotion from the president.
Russian Parliament plans to ban American journalists
The Russian government is looking to pass a measure that would ban American journalists from accessing the lower chamber of its Parliament, the Duma.
James O'Keefe on the defensive after failed anti-Post plot
James O'Keefe's anti-media organization Project Veritas schemed to hurt The Washington Post and help Roy Moore.
Vice employees are bracing for more after sexual harassment report
There are storm clouds encircling Vice Media.
Move to quash journalism center bashed
Talk show show criticizes proposal
A conservative radio talk show host and a moderate Republican state senator are both bashing a move to quash an investigative journalism center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Neil Heinen: What We Believe
By Neil HeinenI've long believed that the vast majority of journalists are just not very good at writing about religion.There is a pervasive sense of discomfort in reporting on faith issues, which might be understandable given the old saw about…
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