journalism

News Industry August 8, 2024

Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims

by Randy Stein, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Caroline Meyersohn, California State University, Long Beach, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Pointing out that someone…

Media June 27, 2024

Journalism’s trust problem is about money, not politics

by Jacob L. Nelson, University of Utah, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Journalism faces a credibility crisis. Only 32% of Americans report having “a great…

History November 23, 2023

Burying the lede: We all had a fantastic time, except one of us was killed

This is a revised and expanded version of a story we originally ran in the earliest days of the Courier, in May of 2016, when our readership was less than…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor August 27, 2023

From the Editor: Some corrections are so embarrassing I feel like crawling under a rock

Corrections are an inevitable part of journalism. News publications post between thousands and hundreds of thousands of words per day, depending on the size of the publication. The Cobb County…

From the Editor July 19, 2020

Why the Courier sticks to Cobb County news

Here at the Courier we’ve always had a policy of narrowly focusing on news from Cobb County. The only exceptions have been on state and national stories that have an…

Know Your Rights May 7, 2017

Georgia’s open government laws are for all citizens, not just for reporters

Citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale is no stranger to attempts by government officials to avoid public scrutiny. In 2014 she was arrested for filming a campaign event. But that was not…

Internet and Culture May 17, 2016

The Relentless Rise of Social Media as a News Platform

If you are my age, and were already old enough to join the AARP when George W. Bush began his first term as president in 2001, you may feel nostalgia…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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journalism

Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims

Journalism’s trust problem is about money, not politics

Burying the lede: We all had a fantastic time, except one of us was killed

From the Editor: Some corrections are so embarrassing I feel like crawling under a rock

Why the Courier sticks to Cobb County news

Georgia’s open government laws are for all citizens, not just for reporters