With major dailies giving a megaphone to the police, the coverage of Stonewall is a reminder of what’s lost when alternative media outlets wither away.
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For decades, the alternative weekly’s photographers served as the eyes of the streets, working with activists to document and publicize the anguish and rage of everyday New Yorkers.
The only reason journalists will mourn the demise of TV news station ANN7 will be the loss of jobs.
Populist movements are on the rise. Their supporters distrust the establishment, elites, authority and official sources. The post-truth world is a post-expert world.
The growth of new, vibrant, independent media sites and projects in South Africa have challenged conceptions of what a newsroom is. On limited budgets, some even fare better than mainstream media.
As a second independence referendum beckons, a counterweight to the unionist-leaning press is hugely important to the Yes side.
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Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor Emeritus of Communications, University of Stirling
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Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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Lecturer: Journalism and Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Photojournalism and Visual Storytelling, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Communications, University of Dayton