I was all set this past weekend to write a positive post. Not only had spring finally arrived after our frigid winter, but a few good things had happened in the world of journalism.
Just to tick them off quickly: A publication is expanding in Washington, DC. and hiring some talented reporters from the Washington Post with plans to fill some of the gaps left by the Post’s decline. (It is called NOTUS, but may change its name to the Washington Star with a nod to a fine publication of years past.) The New York Times won its suit challenging the Pentagon rules that have deprived reporters of their press passes unless they agreed to absurd rules to produce propaganda. It’s been reasonably called a victory for press freedom — we haven’t had a lot of those lately. And Andy Lack, the former NBC News chairman, made a $7 million gift to the network of nonprofit newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi that he cofounded. That will allow Deep South Today to expand its investigative reporting.
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