The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW – 30/03/2020 George Civeris, Emily Bell, Nushin Rashidian, and Sam ThielmanWelcome to the weekly newsletter from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, a research and teaching center based at Columbia Journalism School. In the coming...

No, journalism can’t wait until ‘after this war is over’

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW – 30/03/2020 Jon AllsopYesterday morning, the homepage of the New York Times made for grim reading. “NYC’s 911 system is overwhelmed,” one headline read. “Who should be saved first?” another asked, “Experts offer ethical guidance.”...

Letter to President Trump: Help Sustain Local News

NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE – 30/03/2020 David ChavernPresident and CEO of the News Media Alliance, David Chavern, and CEO of America’s Newspapers, Dean Ridings, which represent thousands of local news publishers across the United States, today sent a letter to...