If you care about democracy, you should care about America’s newsrooms
From exposing misconduct to speaking truth to power, journalists have always been the brave actors who hold Democratic institutions accountable.
American government and America’s newsrooms are so closely intertwined, and at a time when our democracy has become fragile, our newsrooms are facing unprecedented attacks.
Over the past several months, major media outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Time, Business Insider, The Messenger, and The Wall Street Journal have cut staff by the hundreds, in a wave of layoffs.
As someone who works in journalism every day, these cuts are just as personal as they are concerning. We are in an election year, an election year that could very well pit an 81-year-old incumbent against a 77-year-old insurrectionist.
