A second state Senator from Western Massachusetts is running for Lieutenant Governor. Longmeadow Democrat Eric Lesser, who is in his fourth term, joined the field Tuesday.
The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld, former Editor of the Daily Gazette and Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Judy Patrick, and WAMC’s News Director Ian Pickus. This week the panel discusses the New York Times and the state judge that upheld his block on their coverage of Project Veritas. We also discuss both-sidism journalism and emotional broadcasters.
The next few days could prove to be a key period in the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic. Public health officials are closely tracking the COVID-19 omicron variant, which has arrived in the U.S. at a time when cases are spiking and hospital capacity is being pushed to the limit. But Americans are eager to gather for the holidays after nearly two years of restrictions during a pandemic that has killed more than 800,000.
(Airs 12/12/21 @ 6 p.m. & 12/13/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, former Editor of the Saratogian and a Journalism Professor at the University at Albany, and WAMC News Director Ian Pickus. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rex, Barbara and Ian talk about how journalists decide what stories to cover, the competition between news organizations, whether government should give tax credits to media organizations, and more.
New York State Attorney General Letita James is dropping her campaign for governor and running for re-election. James said Thursday that she has important cases and investigations to complete as attorney general.