/tags/journalism journalism en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:10:25 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-09-11/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-opb-by-city-of-portland The city had sued in January to block the release of certain documents. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:10:25 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-09-11/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-opb-by-city-of-portland Jane Vaughan /media-society/2024-07-11/tuned-in-a-pressing-act Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:36:21 GMT /media-society/2024-07-11/tuned-in-a-pressing-act Paul Westhelle /politics-government/2024-07-04/broken-records-citizens-face-growing-obstacles-to-public-records-and-lawmakers-make-it-worse Across the Northwest and the country, citizens are facing longer wait times, steep fees and other obstacles to obtaining government records the law says they deserve. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:23:50 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-04/broken-records-citizens-face-growing-obstacles-to-public-records-and-lawmakers-make-it-worse Daniel Walters /media-society/2024-01-24/portland-sues-opb-seeks-to-block-public-release-of-business-clean-energy-tax-payments The city of Portland has filed a lawsuit against a local journalist and news outlet in an attempt to block the public release of information about which businesses were required to pay into a voter-approved climate program, records show. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:07:41 GMT /media-society/2024-01-24/portland-sues-opb-seeks-to-block-public-release-of-business-clean-energy-tax-payments Shane Dixon Kavanaugh /2023-11-06/tuned-in-paying-it-forward In a fundraising break during our Fall Fund Drive, JPR News Director Erik Neumann and I got to talking about the role JPR plays in mentoring and developing early-career journalists. Erik reminded me that I once described this role as being similar to that of a teaching hospital, albeit in a different field. I’ve been thinking about this lately because we’re in the midst of recruiting and hiring a new regional reporter for our news team. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:34:02 GMT /2023-11-06/tuned-in-paying-it-forward Paul Westhelle /labor-employment/2023-10-21/journalists-of-central-oregon-newspapers-rally-for-union-amid-soaring-cost-of-living Staff members of the Bend Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman newspapers said low wages were one of the main reasons behind their union effort. Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:31:20 GMT /labor-employment/2023-10-21/journalists-of-central-oregon-newspapers-rally-for-union-amid-soaring-cost-of-living Joni Land /media-society/2023-07-11/court-strikes-down-oregon-law-which-restricted-secret-recordings A federal court has struck down an Oregon law which made most secret recordings illegal. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:45:51 GMT /media-society/2023-07-11/court-strikes-down-oregon-law-which-restricted-secret-recordings Nathan Wilk /politics-government/2023-07-07/california-bill-to-make-tech-platforms-pay-for-journalism-delayed-to-2024 Assembly member Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) said her proposal that would require large social media companies to pay a monthly “journalism usage fee” to news outlets will be delayed until 2024. Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:40:11 GMT /politics-government/2023-07-07/california-bill-to-make-tech-platforms-pay-for-journalism-delayed-to-2024 Nicole Nixon /2023-07-07/the-brave-new-world-of-ai-in-journalism An email from NPR this week announced that NPR is “actively engaged in developing a framework and set of principles to guide its decision-making on all aspects of AI (Artificial Intelligence) investment and usage.” The email went on to say that NPR would be consulting with experts across a wide range of areas, including editorial, legal, security and data governance, to evaluate how AI might be used at NPR and across the NPR Network. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 22:14:07 GMT /2023-07-07/the-brave-new-world-of-ai-in-journalism Paul Westhelle /politics-government/2023-02-11/oregon-lawmakers-ponder-grants-for-local-news Local news is critical for democracy and needs state support to continue, supporters of a legislative proposal told the Oregon House Rules Committee on Thursday. Sat, 11 Feb 2023 13:32:41 GMT /politics-government/2023-02-11/oregon-lawmakers-ponder-grants-for-local-news Julia Shumway