“Jim Lehrer, longtime anchor of the PBS NewsHour, has died at the age of 85. Lehrer co-founded the show that would become the NewsHour with his journalism partner Robert MacNeil following their gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Watergate hearings in 1973. Their approach to reporting the news helped lay the foundation for modern public media reporting….
“What is fake news? Who can you trust and how do you know? Trust in the media has diminished significantly over the past several years, and yet the media plays a critical role in democracy. Considered the fourth estate, credible and responsible media outlets can shine a light on the dark places and tell stories…
“Across the country, local newspapers are printing fewer pages, less frequently — and sometimes collapsing entirely. Recent studies paint a grim picture of the decline in local newspapers and the impact it has on American politics. Jeffrey Brown reports and talks to Chuck Plunkett, formerly of the Denver Post, and the GroundTruth Project’s Charles Sennott…
“Bilkisu Labaran talks on the transformation in the world of media and what must be done to adapt to the constant changes. Bilkisu is an Editor at the BBC World Service in London. Her current role is Nigeria Editorial Lead to establish 3 new BBC language services – Pidgin, Yoruba, and Igbo. She is also…
Gustavo Arellano “Comforts the Afflicted and Afflicts the Comfortable.” Arellano describes himself as “a Mexican with glasses con su pluma en su mano who writes pure DESMADRE about everything.” A writer, journalist, and editor, Gustavo Arellano is not afraid to use his pen to write sh*t about anything and anyone. His publisher, Simon & Schuster,…
“We turn now to a major development in the case of a jailed Mexican journalist that Democracy Now! has followed closely. In El Paso on Wednesday, a federal judge issued a 26-page ruling that questioned the Trump administration’s detention of Emilio Gutiérrez Soto and his son Oscar and ordered an August 1 hearing to examine…
Journalist Jason Ruiz covers Long Beach City Hall amongst other beats for the Long Beach Post. In the current national toxic conversation with accusations of “making stuff up” and “fake news,” Jason Ruiz is clear about his own ethical obligations as a journalist reporting the news. “Like I’m not going to let somebody buy me a…
“Kenyan investigative reporter John Allan Namu discusses the role of good journalism in redefining African identity. Through examples of content that had an impact on him, he submits that for Africa to push forward, good journalism must be paid for. John lives to tell “untold investigative stories “that give his audience novel ideas, enhance their…
Ralph De La Cruz, his wife Maria Chaves-De La Cruz, their pets, and their home survived the recent Napa-Sonoma fires. The fires raced through Napa and Sonoma County not long after I interviewed Ralph De La Cruz via phone for this podcast. He and his wife are old friends from their days in Long Beach….
Terelle Jerricks is the Managing Editor of Random Lengths News in San Pedro, California. Random Lengths has been the independent, progressive newspaper of the Los Angeles/ Long Beach Harbor Area since 1979. They publish every other Thursday in the Harbor Area cities of San Pedro, Long Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Wilmington, Carson, Lomita, Harbor City. Terelle…