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Founded in October 2019 by longtime journalist and media critic Dan Froomkin, Press Watch is an independent non-profit organization devoted to encouraging political journalists to live up to the highest standards of their profession. It is funded by donations from readers and the philanthropic community.Source
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Failing to clearly identify what’s at stake in 2020 is bad journalism | Press Watch

Failing to clearly identify what’s at stake in 2020 is bad journalism | Press Watch

Sign inLog into your accountyour usernameyour passwordPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailWith the first votes in the 2020 presidential election already being cast, the nation’s political journalists face a moment of reckoning: Will they continue to treat this like a normal election, acting as if both sides have equally compelling claims on the American voter?Or will they sound the alarm, and make it clear in every story precisely what is at stake for the country?Our top newsroom leaders need to empower their political reporters and producers and editors to do the latter – right...

September 16, 2020
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The alarms are ringing everywhere but in our top newsrooms | Press Watch

The alarms are ringing everywhere but in our top newsrooms | Press Watch

Sign inLog into your accountyour usernameyour passwordPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailPeople who know and care about elections and democracy frantically sounded the alarm on Wednesday as Donald Trump’s intention to steal the election became undeniable.But the leaders of our nation’s top newsroom weren’t listening. The New York Times put its on Trump refusing to commit to a peaceful transition of power on page A15. The was on A4. Other news organizations underplayed it as well. Despite all the other news, this should have been a screamer headline everywhere.Consider the...

September 24, 2020
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