Facing Trump Attacks, a Funding Implosion and Too Much More, Here's What Journalism is For - and How to Sustain it

Here’s the curtain raiser post with all the relevant links related to Jon Allsop’s new book, What is Journalism For?, and Karen Bordeleau’s New Bedford Light newsroom, which made national waves with its vivid coverage of an atrocious abuse of force by immigration officers in New Bedford several days ago.

Here are two illuminating moments:

Jon Allsop on how an “emergency mode” for journalism facing the autocratic attacks from President Trump is out of date now that he’s settled into the White House:

A look at the New Bedford Light coverage of the intentionally terrifying immigration policies and practices under Trump:

Thank you,

Eric David Bosne

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Anita Prentice

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Mike Carroll

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Paul von Zielbauer

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