Who's behind the news?
Who's behind the news?
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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.
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Truth Under Fire: Journalists Speak Out
The U.S. presidential election shook the world. Journalists are on edge. Political Reporting in the Age of Modi and Trump, Newsjunkie’s latest article, examines the challenges of covering authoritarian leaders in the world's largest democracies. Through interviews with seven prominent Indian and American political affairs journalists, the report shares frontline perspectives on the state of modern journalism.
“I’m grateful to have been included in this group. I learned a lot from the other folks, and you will too. The bottom line is sobering, but we can’t lose hope”.
—Dan Gillmor, American journalist, and educator
New Team Members
Newsjunkie welcomes new deputy managing editor Jenny Young, a recent UCLA graduate with a BA in Classics, and graphic artist Peter Landau, alumnus of Parsons School of Design, whose distinctive work now graces the pages of Newsjunkie—see illustration for our cover story, above.
Who's Behind the News? The voices and stories of journalists
Journalists featured this week include Will Bunch, Melanie Eversley, Dan Gillmor, Kalpana Sharma, Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed, Emilie Eaton, Naresh Fernandes, Erin Reed, Lakshmi Chaudhry, Casey Seiler, Priscilla Villarreal, Stephen Engelberg, Mark Katches, Andrea Verykoukis, Richard N. Winfield, and Alessandra Galloni. Profiles of the Hearst and Poynter organizations, enduring legends of the news industry with ongoing influence, are featured on page one.
“Choose Not To Be Scared”
Despite challenges, journalists emphasize the importance of resilience. Naresh Fernandes, editor-in-chief of Scroll.in, urges, “The chilling effect works only if you choose not to put on a sweater…this is the time at which journalism is needed more than ever. And all it takes is the ability to type, a mind to think, and a spine to keep upright.”
Blogs
We're publishing weekly guides to stories on five topics you will find engaging: Deception blog (misinformation/disinformation in the press), Suppression blog (censorship, threats, intimidation against the press), Illumination blog (new tools, initiatives, funding), Biz buzz (news biz happenings and chatter), and Memento mori (in remembrance).
Connect
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Warm regards,
Talla Khattat, editor, and the Team