Parsing The Press: The Rise Of Nonprofit News
As traditional news organizations shrink, nontraditional news sites are popping up, including new non-profit news organizations. In this episode, our guest is Darrell Ehrlick, the editor of the non-profit
Daily Montanan, talking about the goals and challenges of this new and growing journalism model.
Listen now on Parsing the Press, a weekly look at how the news is reported, with Sally Mauk and Gwen Florio.
Sally Mauk The number of full time newspaper reporters covering state capitals has declined by over a third in recent years, according to the Pew Research Center. But other outlets, including new nonprofit news organizations, are stepping in to fill the void, including here in Montana. Darrell Ehrlick is the editor in chief of the
Parsing The Press: How News Silos Mirror State-Run Media
Americans take a free press for granted, but what s it like in countries where the news is government-controlled? Butte-based journalist and former foreign correspondent Kathleen McLaughlin joins Sally and Gwen to discuss this and what news silos in the U.S. may have in common with the press in totalitarian countries. Listen now on
Parsing the Press.
Sally Mauk The U.S. takes a free press for granted, but the constitutional protection is no guarantee without public support. And we have a special guest today to talk about what it s like to live and work in a country where the press is not free and independent.