Who's behind the news?
Who's behind the news?
1.5.0
Newsjunkie.net is a resource guide for journalists. We show who's behind the news, and provide tools to help navigate the modern business of information.
Use of Data
Reporting on intimidation of the press
Weekly picks by Newsjunkie staff: Our library is stocked with novels, essays, reporting, and other works that live in the intersection of journalism and politics.
From the pages of Newsjunkie
As the Press founders, so does the Nation
Our reporting on the role of the news industry in the US reveals a picture rooted in community interest and capitalist motivations, over truth and “fake news,” and yet murky in the general understanding of news’ history and function.
Interviews with Dan Gillmor, Kalpana Sharma, Will Bunch, Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed, Naresh Fernandes, Lakshmi Chaudhry, and Me...
The public's perception of fairness in political coverage has changed. Hardened anti-press sentiment has taken hold, stoked by authoritarian politicians and their allies. In the game of gaining and holding power, journalists are targeted as "the enemy of the people." With lives and livelihoods at stake, how does the press continue its mission to hold power to account?
Official covid.gov page spins rumors, falsely indicts Biden, Fauci
The official U.S. government site for COVID-19 information and guidance, covid.gov, has been transformed into a Trump/MAGA conspiracy-mongering page.
Los Angeles
Kaleb Horton was a writer and photographer.
Science activists race to preserve access to critical research
Gretchen Gehrke of the Environment Data and Governance Initiative describes the motivation for starting EDGI, the End of Term Archive project, and the mission to monitor and safeguard public science research.
Coalition works to preserve US science data
The Internet Archive is leading a coalition called End of Term Archive, to capture federal websites and data during the transition from one presidential administration to the next. Mark Graham, director of Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, sat down with Angie Coiro to discuss the scope and scale of the project, and how the public benefits.
Minneapolis
Lisa Graves is founder and executive director of True North Research, a government and corporate watchdog.
