North Dakota’s House has voted to eliminate state funding for public broadcasting, a move that contrasts with earlier committee recommendations. House Bill 1255 passed with a 61-32 vote and is slated for further consideration by the Appropriations Committee before heading to the[...]
Section: News & Media
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Is news bias fueled by journalists supplying slanted views or readers’ demanding them? An economist weighs in
In late December 2023, James Bennet, once the top editor of The New York Times’ editorial page, made waves in The Economist by claiming the paper is losing its journalistic principles. He argued that media bias – particularly a liberal slant –[...]
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Estevan Mercury newspaper shuts down after 122 years
In Estevan, the pages of history have turned a poignant corner. After over a century of documenting life in southeast Saskatchewan, the Estevan Mercury has published its final issue. Editor David Willberg shared the bittersweet news online, expressing gratitude to those who’ve[...]
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On This Day | Praise for the Country Weekly
The local editor has little to fear if he is always "on the job" and carefully and zealously espouses matters of welfare to the state and community and prints live, crisp news of interest [...]Read More... from On This Day | Praise[...]
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Americans Have Tuned Out Political News
In an era of relentless news cycles, it’s no surprise that many Americans are taking a collective breather from political headlines. Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, the fatigue is real. As reflected in recent poll numbers and TV ratings, two-thirds of[...]
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MSUM Student Newspaper The Advocate Making a Grassroots Comeback
A newspaper that had gone silent is stirring again. Established in 1925, The Advocate is a campus newspaper for MSU-Moorhead; in recent years it had gone quiet due to lack of student interest. For a college with a journalism program, that wasn’t[...]
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Watching America from Abroad
Let me start by saying I love my home state and country. I grew up in Minot, but I have been living and working in Vancouver, Canada since 2004. I noticed something happened when I started living abroad and listening to foreign[...]