I don't think the rhetoric toward President Trump from media sources or media commentators is any worse than what Franklin Roosevelt got from a conservative press in another era. And Roosevelt was, you know, not as blunt as Trump about… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share Image
Newspapers have been likened to steamships that move very slowly, in terms of their direction. And when a reporter is sent out on a story, if that reporter has his or her own personal standards and is given a certain amount of time, they're going to probably do as good a story yesterday or tomorrow as they did the day… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share
As for journalism education, there are some terrifically exciting things going on in some schools. Others are struggling to adapt. Curriculum changes can be slow, by design. Yet there are arguably more dynamic minds, old and young, gravitating to teaching than ever before, both on the research and scholarly side and on the side of what is called "professional practice,"… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share
We're not seeing, you know, dozens of reporters being beaten up. And there may be more attention to it than there has been in the past. But it is important to recognize that the democracy depends on reporters asking people in power questions, so that the general public has information. We can't really self-govern unless information is widespread. And, sometimes,… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share
Everyone is on Facebook and age is not a determinant of whether a reporter is using Twitter as part of their newsgathering and marketing. Some of the transition is about money at this point - hiring younger reporters is cheaper. Often these reporters are more digitally savvy. But there are plenty of 50-plus journalists employers can find now who are… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share
“The law is designed to help us live. It has no other justification. If it cannot do that, if it operates only theoretically, the… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share Image
There is more interest in what is occurring in technology companies that impact news. Such companies don't have the same sense of transparency about what they do. They have a tradition of secrecy about products, mores and decision-making that goes along with Silicon Valley and intellectual property and technology. You cannot step onto the grounds of Google without signing a… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share
I don't think the rhetoric toward President Trump from media sources or media commentators is any worse than what Franklin Roosevelt got from a… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share Image
This is a time of tremendous ferment and experimentation that is scary and exciting at the same time. The biggest challenge for media remains economic. How will we pay for the kind of work that really makes a difference? The revenue model for news has been profoundly disrupted, and that is as much a challenge for Vox, Medium, Yahoo or… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share
To say that they are the enemy of the people, among the worst human beings on earth, it encourages and legitimizes an anger towards… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share Image
He looked like the king of muscle beach and he was a surfer. But he had vision. He believed that for a city to… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share Image
There are fewer media writers in traditional settings. That is a beat that many legacy brands cannot afford. On the other hand technology writers are writing about media in ways they didn't before. As a consequence of the shift, there is less interest in many ways in the activities at some media. If you look at coverage of media as… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share
ll industries have been disrupted and disruption tends to generate gatherings for people to share information. I don't think media are unusual here. Add… — Tom Rosenstiel Copy Share Image
