by Brian J. Allfrey I am not sure what I expected our country to look like in 2021, but I certainly did not expect it to be […]
Tag: journalism
We have no idea what we’re talking — or reading — about
by Lucero Cantu While it is nonsensical to try to prescribe a diagnosis to America’s current state of civic discourse — from dumping manure on the White […]
The local paper: Trusted source for community news
Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 marks National Newspaper Week. Of the many obscure awareness days, this one is near and dear to our hearts, for obvious reasons. […]
Something to add to your reading list
by Doyle McManus Eight and a half years ago, Paul Salopek set out on a long walk: 21,000 miles across four continents. He’s still walking. His aim […]
Now, for your local fake news …
Politically funded websites that advance a partisan agenda under the guise of publishing local news are sprouting up across California. The majority of them are operated by […]
Collateral damage from Cuomo’s fall
by LZ Granderson Andrew Cuomo, the departing governor of New York, announced his resignation Tuesday after months of defiance in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. A […]
The DP earns 14 WVPA awards
Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Dominion Post newspaper took 14 editorial awards in the West Virginia Press Association 2021 Newspaper Contest. Morgantown’s newspaper, competing in Division 1, took four first-place […]
Young people need to start reading real newspapers
by Shreya Prabhu Sitting in my eighth-grade classroom, I stealthily check my email, hoping for news updates from The New York Times or CNN about the heightened […]
Seeing America from the ground
This is not a story about politics. Instead, it is a story about America and how sometimes, you can discover something new when you try to absorb […]
FCC, restore limits to media ownership
The U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s wrongheaded decision to allow more media consolidation. This comes amid a crisis in local journalism, an […]