I spent the week of June 5 in Washington D.C. attending two back-to-back journalism conferences and returned this week with a sense of optimism about the future of local news. It is easy to despair about the news industry as legacy media companies continue to make job cuts that destroy their once-great companies. As I…
A note to readers about why we’ve stopped allowing comments on certain posts.
On Wednesday, two Princeton residents who are part of a Facebook group with more than 770 members called “PHS Parents Discussion” posted comments in the group making false claims about Planet Princeton. We want to set the record straight. One parent claimed that Planet Princeton fabricates stories and receives donations in exchange for positive news…
Part of our job as a local news organization is to hold people and institutions accountable. Have you seen something that troubles you or that you think should be a story? Do you have a tip we should be investigating? Do you have documents or other materials and evidence we should see such as emails,…
Pink slime is a meat byproduct that is used as filler in processed meats and is often passed off as higher-quality meat in fast food restaurants. Pink slime news is just as bad when it comes to feeding the American mind. Pink slime news, a term coined by journalist Ryan Smith, is fake content that…
The bill should be called the Election Obfuscation Act.
Why we report on suicide the way we do, and why other media organizations should too.
