Media Cooperatives: Challenges and Opportunities

February 2, 2019

Part I: Introduction As news organizations seek to engage more deeply with their audiences — while also seeking increased revenue from those audiences — some forward thinkers [1] have begun examining the cooperative model for news… read more

Small But Mighty: Independent News Outlets Are Making An Outsized Impact

November 9, 2017

Google, Facebook and Twitter were hauled in front of Congress last week to explain how Russian bots were able to spread fake news on their platforms. The concern—and a very… read more

Mass Media Has Failed Us Once Again

November 2, 2016

Headlines about CNN commentator Donna Brazile’s leak of debate questions to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton underscore once again the entanglement of mass media with the institutions of power. Hiding behind “balance,” CNN… read more