I'm a journalist and academic specializing in the future of local news. My next book, co-authored with Ellen Clegg, will be called "What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate." It will be published by Beacon Press in early 2024. Follow our updates at our website and podcast as well as my blog, Media Nation, both in the links below. Email me at dan-dot-kennedy-at-northeastern-dot-edu.
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Last Notes npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: The Society of Professional Journalists blasts the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a "troubling lack of transparency and disregard for the public’s right to know." #mapoli #FirstAmendment https://dankennedy.net/2026/03/25/the-society-of-professional-journalists-blasts-massachusetts-for-a-troubling-lack-of-transparency/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy On our latest @whatworks-nu.bsky.social podcast, Barbara "Bob" Allen tells Ellen Clegg and me about the nexus of student journalism and local news. Plus our Quick Takes on developments in local news. #journalism https://whatworks.news/2026/03/10/barbara-bob-allen-tells-us-about-the-nexus-of-student-journalism-and-local-news/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy I'll be on "All Sides with Amy Juravich" on WOSU Radio in Ohio at 8 a.m. CST, 9 EST. We'll be talking about the state of the news media, with David Bianculli of Rowan University and Elizabeth Harris of The New York Times. Listen here: https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-03-04/the-evolving-landscape-of-legacy-media npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A reporter's home is raided, and the Justice Department is admonished for withholding information. #FirstAmendment https://dankennedy.net/2026/02/26/a-reporters-home-is-raided-and-the-justice-department-is-admonished-for-withholding-information/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Rants & Raves make their return to "Beat the Press with Emily Rooney." Emily, Scott Van Voorhis, Lylah Alphonse and I weigh in with what we liked and what we didn't like about media coverage of some recent stories. https://scottvanvoorhis.substack.com/p/new-on-beat-the-press-with-emily-3e4 npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A stunning violation of the First Amendment as the Trump regime arrests two journalists. https://dankennedy.net/2026/01/30/a-stunning-violation-of-the-first-amendment-as-the-trump-regime-arrests-two-journalists/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A new lawsuit takes aim at Google's ad monopoly just as the AI train is leaving the station. https://dankennedy.net/2026/01/27/a-new-lawsuit-takes-aim-at-googles-ad-monopoly-just-as-the-ai-train-is-leaving-the-station/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: My @northeastern ethics students offer some ideas on practicing journalism in the AI era. https://dankennedy.net/2026/01/20/my-northeastern-ethics-students-offer-some-ideas-on-practicing-journalism-in-the-ai-era/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy On the brand-new "What Works" podcast, Northeastern's Mike Beaudet and Lisa Thalhamer tell us about their vision for the future of local TV news. Their formula for reaching younger viewers: social, vertical and engaging. https://whatworks.news/2026/01/15/social-vertical-and-engaging-mike-beaudet-and-lisa-thalhamer-map-the-future-of-local-tv-news/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says it will close. Race and politics have been tearing it apart for years. https://dankennedy.net/2026/01/08/the-pittsburgh-post-gazette-says-it-will-close-race-and-politics-have-been-tearing-it-apart-for-years/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: There's a lot less to the @bostonglobe's two missing panels from "Doonesbury" than meets the eye. I learned that "Doonesbury" isn't alone, and that it's standard practice at a number of papers looking to save space and money. https://dankennedy.net/2026/01/07/theres-a-lot-less-to-the-globes-two-missing-panels-from-doonesbury-than-meets-the-eye/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy On LinkedIn, Christopher Wink, the founder and CEO of Technical.ly, offers a favorable but nuanced review of our book, "What Works in Community News." https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-works-doesnt-community-news-christopher-wink-0oywe/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Our What Works project at @northeastern is cited by the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont for its support of independent local news. https://whatworks.news/2026/01/05/our-what-works-project-is-cited-by-uvm-for-its-support-of-independent-community-news/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Voices on the ground: Local news outlets report on cheers, jeers for the U.S. raid on Venezuela. New at Media Nation. https://dankennedy.net/2026/01/04/voices-on-the-ground-local-news-outlets-report-cheers-jeers-for-the-u-s-raid-on-venezuela/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Fewer posts, less politics, more news about local news: What's ahead for Media Nation in 2026. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/31/fewer-posts-less-politics-more-news-about-local-news-whats-ahead-for-media-nation-in-2026/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: With South Station unveiling fare gates, it's time to rethink an annoying and unnecessary practice. #mapoli https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/30/with-south-station-unveiling-fare-gates-its-time-to-rethink-an-annoying-and-unnecessary-practice/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Disney's role in fueling middle-class resentment was Media Nation's top post of 2025. And here are the rest of my 10 most-viewed posts. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/30/disneys-role-in-fueling-middle-class-resentment-was-media-nations-top-post-of-2025/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Presenting this fall's final projects by my Northeastern opinion journalism students, from the future of local access cable to the aftermath of the California wildfires. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/29/presenting-this-falls-final-projects-by-my-northeastern-opinion-journalism-students/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Linda Henry aims to deepen The Boston Globe's neighborhood coverage and expand in New England. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/28/linda-henry-aims-to-deepen-the-globes-neighborhood-coverage-and-expand-in-new-england/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Founding editor Marc Levy has left Cambridge Day, the news outlet he launched in 2009. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/24/founding-editor-marc-levy-has-left-cambridge-day-the-news-outlet-he-launched-in-2009/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy We have reached the let’s-hope-Canada-beams-in-news-that’s-being-censored-in-our-own-country stage of authoritarianism. Here's a broadcast-quality version of that "60 Minutes" story via Yashar Ali. https://www.thereset.news/p/breaking-heres-the-60-minutes-segment npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy On the latest "What Works" podcast, Jennifer Peter, the new editor of The Marshall Project, tells Ellen Clegg and me about how the nonprofit covers criminal justice — including how it is extending its work to local news in Cleveland, St. Louis and Jackson, Miss. Plus our Quick Takes. https://whatworks.news/2025/12/23/jennifer-peter-tells-us-about-the-marshall-project-a-nonprofit-that-covers-criminal-justice/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Two weeks after a hopeful sign from "60 Minutes," Bari Weiss cancels a story and trashes the brand. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/22/two-weeks-after-a-hopeful-sign-from-60-minutes-bari-weiss-cancels-a-story-and-trashes-the-brand/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: David Brooks tells the "PBS News Hour" that he didn't know Jeffrey Epstein was in the room. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/20/david-brooks-tells-the-pbs-newshour-that-he-didnt-know-jeffrey-epstein-was-in-the-room/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy A sign of the times: A witness in the Brown mass-shooting case went to Reddit first, then the police. New at Media Nation. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/19/a-sign-of-the-times-a-witness-in-the-brown-mass-shooting-case-went-to-reddit-first-then-the-police/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy I just published my weekly newsletter for supporters of Media Nation, a free source of news and commentary online at dankennedy-dot-net. For just $6 a month, you'll receive exclusive commentary, a roundup of the week's posts, photography and a song of the week. https://www.patreon.com/posts/supporter-172-146156034?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Looking back at how once-and-future editor Brian McGrory recruited John Henry to buy The Boston Globe. An excerpt from my 2018 book "The Return of the Moguls." https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/18/looking-back-at-how-once-and-future-editor-brian-mcgrory-recruited-john-henry-to-buy-the-boston-globe/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy In my 2013 book "The Wired City," I wrote about a high-profile murder and the ethics of naming a "person of interest." A dozen years later, too many in the media still haven't learned. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/17/in-the-wired-city-i-wrote-about-a-murder-and-the-ethics-of-naming-a-person-of-interest/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy BBJ: Newly named Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory tells students he'll return to Boston University no later than 2027. New at Media Nation. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/16/bbj-newly-named-globe-editor-brian-mcgrory-tells-students-hell-return-to-bu-no-later-than-2027/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Local and national media mobilize to cover the Brown shootings. There was one serious misstep, as some news outlets, relying on anonymous sources, identified the "person of interest" by name. That person has now been released. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/15/rhode-island-media-mobilize-to-cover-the-brown-shootings-there-was-one-serious-misstep/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: 25 years ago, I wrote in The Boston Phoenix that media passivity helped enable George W. Bush's corrupt presidential victory. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/13/25-years-ago-i-wrote-that-media-passivity-helped-enable-george-w-bushs-corrupt-victory/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy 🚨🚨🚨 New at Media Nation: Nancy Barnes, The Boston Globe's first female editor, will step down at the end of next week. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/12/nancy-barnes-the-boston-globes-first-female-editor-will-step-down-at-the-end-of-next-week/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: "Beat the Press with Emily Rooney" hits Substack as Emily, Scott Van Voorhis and I discuss Olivia Nuzzi's epic media meltdown. Plus, Cambridge Day cuts back on Somerville news, and DigBoston co-founder Jeff Lawrence dies. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/12/beat-the-press-hits-substack-plus-somerville-news-blues-and-digboston-co-founder-jeff-lawrence-dies/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Saudis and Kushner and Trump, oh my: Why it matters that CNN stay out of Paramount's clutches. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/11/saudis-and-kushner-and-trump-oh-my-why-it-matters-that-cnn-stay-out-of-paramounts-clutches/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: The Boston Globe's paid digital circulation has stopped growing, according to numbers revealed to the staff by CEO Linda Henry earlier this week. npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy On the new "What Works" podcast, Chris Fitzsimon tells us how States Newsroom has built a nationwide statehouse news network. Plus: Our Quick Takes on developments in local news. https://whatworks.news/2025/12/09/chris-fitzsimon-tells-us-how-states-newsroom-has-built-a-nationwide-statehouse-news-network/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A right-wing influencer smears CNN. Plus, murder on the high seas, and a naturalization outrage at Boston's Faneuil Hall. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/08/a-right-wing-influencer-smears-cnn-plus-murder-on-the-high-seas-and-an-immigration-outrage/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Why an 18th-century slave and a witch-hunting minister knew more about vaccinations than RFK Jr. Plus photography, a roundup of the week's posts and a tribute to the late, great Steve Cropper. It's all in my supporters newsletter. Please sign up today for $6 a month! https://www.patreon.com/posts/supporter-170-145079165?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: In a lawsuit against Meta, Massachusetts' highest court will rule on the limits of Section 230. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/04/in-a-lawsuit-against-meta-the-states-highest-court-will-rule-on-the-limits-of-section-230/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Don't fall for shifting media narratives about Hegseth's responsibility and the Nuzzi-Lizza mess. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/03/dont-fall-for-shifting-media-narratives-about-hegseths-responsibility-and-the-nuzzi-lizza-mess/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Why polling averages may not capture the depths of Trump's growing unpopularity. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/02/why-polling-averages-may-not-capture-the-depths-of-trumps-growing-unpopularity/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Hegseth posts demented tweet following charges that he ordered the killings of two injured men. https://dankennedy.net/2025/12/01/hegseth-responds-to-charges-that-he-ordered-the-killings-of-two-injured-men-with-a-demented-tweet/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A New York Times gift-link bacchanalia, from the hazards of AI to an aging Trump to chatty cats. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/30/a-new-york-times-gift-link-bacchanalia-from-the-hazards-of-ai-to-an-aging-trump-to-chatty-cats/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy The new "What Works" podcast is up, just in time for your holiday driving pleasure! Todd Landfried tells Ellen Clegg and me about The Local, his vision for streaming video newscasts in all 50 states. Plus: Our Quick Takes on developments in local news. https://whatworks.news/2025/11/26/todd-landfried-tells-us-about-the-local-his-vision-for-streaming-video-newscasts-in-all-50-states/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at What Works: Northeastern researchers offer a lifeline for TV newsrooms seeking younger audiences. https://whatworks.news/2025/11/24/northeastern-researchers-offer-a-lifeline-for-tv-newsrooms-seeking-younger-audiences/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Retired journalist Phillip Martin, formerly of GBH News, says he was refused service at a Caffè Nero in Cambridge and told he'd been confused with another Black man. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/24/a-retired-journalist-says-he-was-refused-service-and-told-he-was-confused-with-another-black-man/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Marisa Kabas is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi's tale of dysfunction and deceit. There are 42,000 journalists across the U.S., and the vast majority are performing honorably and ethically. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/22/marisa-kabas-is-the-alternative-to-wallowing-in-olivia-nuzzis-tale-of-dysfunction-and-deceit/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Layoffs at The Dallas Morning News by Hearst provoke a bitter "we told you so" from Alden Global Capital, which lost a bidding war for the paper despite offering more money. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/21/layoffs-in-dallas-by-hearst-provoke-a-bitter-we-told-you-so-from-alden-global-capital/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A Muzzle for the Lexington, Mass., school department, caught trying to run up the tab for a parent who'd made a public records request. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/20/a-muzzle-for-the-lexington-schools-caught-trying-to-run-up-the-tab-for-a-public-records-request/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: “Things happen” — and for one brief moment, The Washington Post rediscovers its soul. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/19/things-happen-and-for-one-brief-moment-the-washington-post-rediscovers-its-soul/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: How Margaret Sullivan's erroneous slip of the tongue became (briefly) an AI-generated "fact." https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/17/how-margaret-sullivans-erroneous-slip-of-the-tongue-became-briefly-an-ai-generated-fact/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: We caught a terrific jazz concert at the Clark Art Institute in the Berkshires Saturday night featuring vibraphonists Warren Wolf and Joe Locke, accompanied by bassist Richie Goods. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/16/catching-the-vibes-in-the-berkshires/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: One good reason the shutdown should have continued. Plus, a settlement of that shameful episode involving a Kansas newspaper, and Kara Miller is set to debut a new podcast. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/12/one-good-reason-the-shutdown-should-have-continued-plus-a-settlement-in-kansas-and-kara-millers-new-podcast/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy On the brand spanking new "What Works" podcast, Kade Krichko tells us about the global localism of Ori magazine. Plus: Jon Keller is at large, and we talk about the future of local TV news. https://whatworks.news/2025/11/12/kade-krichko-tells-us-about-the-global-localism-of-ori-magazine-plus-jon-keller-is-at-large/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A second New England Muzzle Award to the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, Mass. — this time over a public records dispute. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/11/a-second-muzzle-award-to-the-mystic-valley-charter-school-this-time-over-a-public-records-dispute/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A ruling in favor of the Des Moines Register bodes well for a bogus lawsuit brought by Trump. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/07/a-ruling-in-favor-of-the-des-moines-register-bodes-well-for-a-bogus-lawsuit-brought-by-trump/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/07/the-plymouth-independent-names-a-pulitzer-winner-as-its-next-editor/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Remembering the Iraq war: How Knight Ridder dug up the truth about Dick Cheney's falsehoods. Now Cheney and McClatchy's DC bureau, the successor to Knight Ridder, have died the same week. New at Media Nation. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/05/remembering-the-iraq-war-how-knight-ridder-dug-up-the-truth-about-dick-cheneys-falsehoods/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Here's a treat for you: @scott_vanvoorhis has posted a video interview with Emily Rooney of "Beat the Press" fame about the Skydance takeover of Paramount. Topics include Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News and CBS affiliate WBZ-TV's layoff of Jon Keller. https://scottvanvoorhis.substack.com/p/what-in-the-world-is-happening-with npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Three shining examples of enterprise reporting from the @bostonglobe.com that you should know about. https://dankennedy.net/2025/11/03/three-shining-examples-of-enterprise-reporting-from-the-boston-globe-that-you-should-know-about/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: With midnight approaching, here are my last three New York Times gift links for October. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/31/with-midnight-approaching-here-are-my-last-three-new-york-times-gift-links-for-october/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Further thoughts on the Paramount purge that claimed Jon Keller at Boston's WBZ-TV and how media moguls are pissing away local television's advantage as the most trusted source of news. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/31/a-post-merger-purge-of-2000-at-paramount-claims-wbz-tv-political-analyst-jon-keller/` npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Old friend Jon Keller has been laid off by WBZ-TV (Channel 4) as the Paramount regime at CBS begins its campaign of destruction. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/business/jon-keller-wbz/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: An anti-Trump meme poster is free, but Tennessee authorities have sent a chilling message. Plus: Two stories from Illinois, one a clear case of authoritarianism, the other more ambiguous. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/30/an-anti-trump-meme-poster-is-free-but-tennessee-authorities-have-sent-a-chilling-message/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: The Washington Post runs three editorials failing to disclose Jeff Bezos' business interests. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/29/the-washington-post-runs-three-editorials-failing-to-disclose-jeff-bezos-conflicts-of-interest/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy My supporters newsletter for Media Nation (dankennedy-dot-net), a free source of news and commentary since 2005, goes out later today. For $6 a month, you'll receive exclusive content, and you'll help support my work. Just click here: https://patreon.com/dankennedy npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy On the new "What Works" podcast, Rick Goldsmith tells us about "Stripped for Parts," his jeremiad against hedge-fund journalism. https://whatworks.news/2025/10/28/rick-goldsmith-tells-us-about-stripped-for-parts-his-jeremiad-against-hedge-fund-journalism/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Trump's targeted killings of civilians at sea is the worst thing he has done as president. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/26/trumps-targeted-killings-of-civilians-at-sea-is-the-worst-thing-he-has-done-as-president/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Boston-dot-com, the @bostonglobe.com free site since its launch 30 years ago, is adding a metered paywall. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/23/boston-com-the-globes-free-site-since-its-launch-30-years-ago-is-adding-a-metered-paywall/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Digital startups are a bright spot in the latest "State of Local News" report, but rural areas are lagging. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/21/digital-startups-are-a-bright-spot-in-the-latest-state-of-local-news-report-but-rural-areas-are-lagging/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Student journalists stand up for freedom of the press. Plus, censorship at Indiana University. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/20/students-journalists-stand-up-for-freedom-of-the-press-plus-censorship-at-indiana-university/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A reminder that George Santos was exposed by a local news outlet whose reporting was ignored. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/18/a-reminder-that-george-santos-was-exposed-by-a-local-news-outlet-whose-reporting-was-ignored/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Public journalism redux: Post-academia, Jay Rosen returns to where he started. New at Media Nation. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/16/public-journalism-redux-post-academia-jay-rosen-returns-to-where-he-started/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy South of Boston folks: I'll be speaking on "News and Democracy in a Time of Crisis" at the Stoughton Public Library on Monday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. This free and open event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Sharon-Stoughton. npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Surveillance cameras in Brookline, Mass., raise serious questions about civil liberties. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/15/surveillance-cameras-in-brookline-raise-serious-questions-about-civil-liberties/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Mass. legislator proposes crackdown on street takeovers — and, believe it or not, mere spectators could be subject to arrest. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/14/mass-legislator-proposes-crackdown-on-street-takeovers-that-would-include-spectators/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: John and Kristen Muldoon are retiring from their nonprofit newspaper in Ipswich, Mass. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/13/john-and-kristen-muldoon-are-retiring-from-their-nonprofit-newspaper-in-ipswich-mass/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy My What Works partner Ellen Clegg reports on how the Memphis media are reporting on Trump's troop deployment. https://whatworks.news/2025/10/11/memphis-media-grapple-with-a-tough-assignment-reporting-on-trumps-troop-deployment/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: The @bostonglobe's print circulation drops again. Although the paper no longer reports paid digital circulation on a regular basis, a spokeswoman says that online subscriptions are "thriving." https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/10/the-globes-print-circulation-drops-again-but-it-says-paid-digital-is-thriving/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Nonprofit news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new INN report. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/09/nonprofit-local-news-is-growing-but-the-revenue-mix-remains-unbalanced-according-to-a-new-inn-report/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy "What Works in Community News," by Ellen Clegg and me, is recognized by the Mass Book Awards as one of the top dozen nonfiction titles for 2025. https://whatworks.news/2025/10/07/recognition-for-what-works-in-community-news-from-the-mass-book-awards/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at What Works: @dailymemphian columnist cries censorship and quits, but sharp editing wins the day. Great reporting by @boston_clegg. https://whatworks.news/2025/10/05/daily-memphian-columnist-cries-censorship-and-quits-but-sharp-editing-wins-the-day/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Trump may have worked himself into a lather over Portland, Oregon, by watching 5-year-old footage on Fox News. npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: The Bay State Banner marks 60 years of serving the Black community in Greater Boston and beyond. npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Google appears to be throttling AI searches about Trump's obviously addled mental state. npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: @wgbh announces a $225 million fundraising initiative to offset the end of government subsidies. https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/01/gbh-announces-225-million-fundraising-initiative-to-offset-government-cuts/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Looking back at Jill Lepore's "These Truths" and what she said about race, class and identity politics. https://dankennedy.net/2025/09/30/looking-back-at-jill-lepores-these-truths-and-what-she-said-about-race-class-and-identity-politics/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: The Charlie Kirk assassination, the rise of political violence and the ongoing epidemic of mass shootings. https://dankennedy.net/2025/09/11/the-charlie-kirk-assassination-the-rise-of-political-violence-and-the-ongoing-epidemic-of-mass-shootings/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A Murdoch family deal keeps Fox News on the right-wing path. Let's hope they leave The Wall Street Journal alone. https://dankennedy.net/2025/09/10/a-murdoch-family-deal-keeps-fox-news-on-the-right-wing-path-lets-hope-they-leave-the-wsj-alone/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: A third news project is set to launch in Marblehead as the nonprofit Current trims its sails. https://dankennedy.net/2025/09/09/a-third-news-project-is-set-to-launch-in-marblehead-as-the-nonprofit-current-trims-its-sails/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Four years ago, Ellen Clegg and I started What Works to track solutions to the local news crisis. We're part of Northeastern's School of Journalism and the Center for Transformative Media. Please follow our website, podcast and Bluesky feed to keep up with the latest. https://whatworks.news/2025/09/04/how-our-what-works-project-tracks-solutions-to-the-local-news-crisis/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy My Media Nation (dankennedy-dot-net) weekly supporters newsletter, which goes out later today, takes a look at the "Trump is dead" foolishness on social media. Please support this free source of news and commentary for just $6 a month. Just click here: https://patreon.com/dankennedy npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: CBS News hits bottom as anti-anti-Trumper Bari Weiss is groomed for a leadership role. https://dankennedy.net/2025/09/04/cbs-news-hits-bottom-as-anti-anti-trumper-bari-weiss-is-groomed-for-a-leadership-role/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: @bostonglobe photo editor Lloyd Young is struck and killed by a motorist in rural Illinois. https://dankennedy.net/2025/08/28/boston-globe-photo-editor-struck-and-killed-by-motorist-in-rural-illinois/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: The Bedford Citizen staffs up with a new managing editor and a community reporter. https://dankennedy.net/2025/08/22/the-bedford-citizen-staffs-up-with-a-new-managing-editor-and-a-community-reporter/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy My latest for CommonWealth Beacon: At a moment of crisis, Boston's top two public media leaders argue that building community is the way forward. They're right. https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/at-a-moment-of-crisis-bostons-top-two-public-media-leaders-argue-that-building-community-is-the-way-forward-theyre-right/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Why a philanthropic effort to bolster public broadcasting may harm local news outlets. https://dankennedy.net/2025/08/19/why-a-philanthopic-effort-to-bolster-public-broadcasting-may-harm-local-news-outlets/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: Why we're stuck in our homes and jobs; plus, a new 'abundance' journal, and how AI threatens the power grid. https://dankennedy.net/2025/08/18/why-were-stuck-in-our-homes-and-jobs-plus-a-new-abundance-journal-and-how-ai-threatens-the-power-grid/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy Seems like old times: Facebook is once again inflicting harm on the rest of us, this time using AI. New at Media Nation. https://dankennedy.net/2025/08/14/seems-like-old-times-facebook-is-once-again-inflicting-harm-on-the-rest-of-us-this-time-using-ai/ npub1ceq5v608ve0ghuym0k9m8glxsfljegd046cuatgg0xpz5raudfdsqwwxf3 Dan Kennedy New at Media Nation: No, Jeanine Pirro's vile op-ed is not further evidence that Jeff Bezos is wrecking The Washington Post. https://dankennedy.net/2025/08/13/no-jeanine-pirros-vile-op-ed-is-not-further-evidence-that-jeff-bezos-is-wrecking-the-washington-post/
