A new fellowship program will increase news coverage of underrepresented communities across Washington state by pairing eight early-career journalists with newsrooms for two-year, full-time reporting positions.
Editor’s Note: It was announced on July 24 that Twitter will be rebranding to “X”. For simiplicity, we will continue to refer to it as Twitter throughout the article In light of the changes made to the Twitter verification system and labeling of news sources such as NPR as “state-affiliated media,” some involved with journalism.
Introduced by U.S. Sens. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, the “Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023” would waive antitrust laws to allow local news organizations to negotiate collectively with tech giants such as Facebook and Google to receive more compensation for their content.
Dean Baquet, an eminent reporter and editor, received the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Journalism on Tuesday during the annual Murrow Symposium in Pullman.