Ed Madison & Ben DeJarnetteAmerican Politics Lost Its SoulThomas Jefferson’s famous quip that he’d prefer “newspapers without a government” to “a government without newspapers” has become gospel in…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
Ed Madison & Ben DeJarnetteJournalism’s Local Newsrooms Lost Their ScaleFollowing Donald Trump’s surprise election victory, the internet buzzed with essays and think pieces about the contributing role of fake…Jul 19, 20172Jul 19, 20172
Ed Madison & Ben DeJarnetteJournalism’s Traditional News Products Lost A GenerationFor the country’s three major broadcast networks, 2005 could have been a landmark year. In the span of only six months, CBS’s Dan Rather…Jul 12, 20172Jul 12, 20172
Ed Madison & Ben DeJarnetteJournalism’s Reform Movement Lost MomentumBy today’s standards, there was nothing particularly unusual about news coverage of the 1988 presidential race. Dozens of campaign…Jul 5, 20171Jul 5, 20171
Ed Madison & Ben DeJarnetteJournalism’s Watchdogs Lost Their TeethOn January 29, 2002, less than 15 minutes into George W. Bush’s first State of the Union address, the president fired the opening salvo of…Jun 29, 20175Jun 29, 20175
Ed Madison & Ben DeJarnetteJournalism’s Gatekeepers Lost Control of Their GatesNo trend has reshaped the media landscape more dramatically than the open webJun 21, 201713Jun 21, 201713
Ed Madison & Ben DeJarnette“The Media Is Even Stupider Than The Politicians”In early October 2015, before the news cycle became entirely consumed by scandal and poll numbers, by 24-hour chatter about Donald Trump’s…Jun 14, 20176Jun 14, 20176
