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October 16, 2020
The View From Martha’s
Martha’s Country Bakery sits quietly on the corner of Ditmars Boulevard on a Wednesday afternoon during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 15, 2020
Yard-ageddon: Political Signs Paint N.J. Town Red, White and Blue
Political signage is hugely popular in the rural town of Bernardsville, N.J.
October 14, 2020
Opinion: When It Comes to Advocacy Journalism, the Truth Should Come Before Emotion
A protester seen walking away from policemen peacefully. Many protesters gathered in front of the White House in Washington, DC […]
October 14, 2020
Newark Makes the Prudential Center a ‘Super Polling’ Site
Officials announced that the venue, which can hold almost 20,000 people, will have voting booths and a ballot dropbox for the Nov. 3 election
October 14, 2020
Podcast: ‘Countervail’ on Reporters and Personal Social Media Accounts
Do public figures lose all rights of privacy to scrutiny by the public? In this episode of Countervail, Dawn Heinbach and Lilian Manansala discuss the suspension of Felicia Sonmez when she re-tweeted a story about the sexual allegation against Kobe Bryant. Because she re-tweeted the piece shortly after Bryant's death, the reporter was not only harassed and threatened online but suspended by the Washington Post. Where is the line between a reporter's personal rights on their social media accounts vs the publisher's right to control how their news staff represents the company?