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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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San Francisco
The Internet Archive is an independent digital library. With a collection spanning billions of websites, books, movies, music and software, IA is among the largest digital repositories in the world. Its stated mission is to provide “Universal Access to All Knowledge.”
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil and Duke DeAndre Richardson: Lives of courage and truth
Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of India, is the first member of a royal family, worldwide, to come out as gay. An energetic advocate for equality, whether for struggling rural communities of Gujarat or for LGBT rights, the prince and his American husband Duke DeAndre Richardson are at the forefront of social change in India.
San Francisco
The Internet Archive is an independent digital library. With a collection spanning billions of websites, books, movies, music and software, IA is among the largest digital repositories in the world. Its stated mission is to provide “Universal Access to All Knowledge.”
New York
A large and influential publishing house with a storied history spanning 130 years, Hearst Corporation and its media arm Hearst Communications control 24 daily newspapers, 200 magazine editions worldwide, 35 television stations, and two radio stations, among other news and non-news businesses. Hearst-owned titles include the San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, O, Road & Track, Woman’s Day, Men’s Health, Veranda, and Town & Country. The company has remained privately controlled by the Hearst Family Trust
Real world assignments, access to faculty
J-School with a hands-on style of training young journalists and a track record of alumni landing at professional news organizations.
American satirist
Widely seen as one of the most influential satirists of the 20th century, Jules Feiffer broke barriers others would not touch. His comic strip was alive with the issues of the day, including sex, career stress, social alienation, marital troubles, and both self-doubt and joyful self-expression in equal measure. In an era before social media, his following was impressively large and durable.
Bloomington, Indiana
The Michael J. Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism is a student newsroom associated with the Media School at Indiana University. The Arnolt Center collaborates with professional news outlets such as IndyStar, USA Today, the Indiana Capital Chronicle, Fox 8 News, and InvestigateTV.
New York Times investigative journalist
David Burnham's groundbreaking work for the New York Times on police corruption in the early 1970s became the foundation for the bestselling book and film Serpico; a later series on nuclear power safety violations became the basis for the film Silkwood.
Latest news on efforts to remedy the erasure of government/public data and web sites
Get involved: The Internet Archive is once again leading a coalition to collect and preserve government documents and data that are at risk during presidential transition periods. This page provides info and tools to help the End of Term Harvest.
Washington, DC
January 22, 1940 – November 4, 2024. Reporter, editor, columnist and foreign bureau chief for the Washington Post. Reported extensively on apartheid South Africa and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Winner of the 1971 Pulitzer prize for international reporting.
True North Research founder discusses power and corruption in politics, and the role of journalism
Lisa Graves is the founder and executive director of True North Reseach, a corporate and government watchdog.
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.
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?
Radio journalist, KALW-FM San Francisco
Reporter for the Boston Globe
Investigative Reporter for San Antonio Express-News
Emilie Eaton covers police misconduct, family violence and the city’s homicide rate. Her work has led to changes in policies and practices at the San Antonio Police Department.
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil and Duke DeAndre Richardson: Lives of courage and truth
Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of India, is the first member of a royal family, worldwide, to come out as gay. An energetic advocate for equality, whether for struggling rural communities of Gujarat or for LGBT rights, the prince and his American husband Duke DeAndre Richardson are at the forefront of social change in India.
Freelance journalist
Journalist Kunal Purohit's book, H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars, explores hate culture in Indian popular song, poetry and books. Newsjunkie interviewed Purohit after his November 19, 2024, speech at UCLA.