Journalism

  July 2020

Despite Threats, Student Journalists Head Into the Profession

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by Jennifer Karchmer When I graduated from college in the early 1990s with a journalism major, there was no talk of reporter safety — where to get a gas mask to protect you from pepper spray or how to handle … Continue reading →

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  May 2020

Freedom of the Press Amid Covid-19

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by Jennifer Karchmer KUOW Pulls Plug on Live White House Briefings On March 25, 2020, public radio station KUOW announced that it would stop airing President Trump’s live Coronavirus Task Force briefings. With no time to adequately fact-check the president’s … Continue reading →

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  April 2017

Free County Publications Proliferate

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by Jim Kjeldsen and Bill McCallum In 2004 and 2006, Whatcom Watch published articles by news junkie Alan Rhodes about free publications available to readers in Whatcom County. Listed on the Currently Available Periodicals sidebar are 42 publications, one more … Continue reading →

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  April 2017

The Conspiracy Culture and Fake News

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by Lyle Harris, Sr. At a rally in Florida, President Trump ranted about immigrants and said, “You look at what’s happening in Germany, you look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this. Sweden. They took … Continue reading →

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  March 2016

Freedom of the (Local, Independent) Press

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by Jennifer Karchmer Sandra Robson (left) received the Paul deArmond Citizen Journalism Award on Feb. 12, 2016, at The 3rd Annual Paul deArmond Citizen Journalism Award dinner held at Soy House on W. Holly St. in Bellingham. John Servais (right), … Continue reading →

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