The news is broken, and honestly, I'm fed up with it.

The News Is Broken, and Honestly, I’m Over It

Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Just Read Twitter Look, I've been in this game for 22 years. Started at the Birmingham Gazette back in '99, when news still came on paper and...
The Untidy Reality of News Consumption in the Digital Era

The Messy Truth About News Consumption in the Digital Age

Look, We've Got a Problem It's me, Sarah. You might remember me from such articles as "Why Local News Matters" and "The Decline of Print Media (And Why I'm Not Crying About It)". I've been...
The news is broken, and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

The News Is Broken, and I’m Tired of Pretending It’s Not

Let's Talk About the Elephant in the Room Look, I've been in this game for over two decades. I started back in '98, when the internet was still a baby and newspapers were still a...
The Untidy Reality of News Bias: A Journalist's Admission

The Messy Truth About News Bias: A Journalist’s Confession

I've Been Part of the Problem Look, I'm gonna say something unpopular: I'm biased. There, I said it. I've spent 22 years in journalism, and I've finally admitted it to myself. It's not pretty. It's...
The news is broken, and honestly, I'm fed up with it.

The News Is Broken, and Honestly, I’m Over It

Let's Talk About This Mess Look, I've been in this game for 20+ years. I've seen alot of things come and go, but the current state of news? It's completley bonkers. I'm not just talking...
The News Is Broken, and We're All to Blame

The News Is Broken, and We’re All to Blame

Honestly, I'm Tired It's 11:30pm, and I'm sitting here, staring at my screen, trying to make sense of the news. Again. And, look, I've been doing this for over 20 years, so you'd think I'd...
The news is broken, and honestly, I'm fed up with it.

The News Is Broken, and Honestly, I’m Over It

We're All Getting Duped Look, I've been in this game for 20-odd years. I started back in '98 at a tiny paper in Birmingham, and let me tell you, the news ain't what it used...
The Untidy Reality of News Consumption in 2023

The Messy Truth About News Consumption in 2023

We're All Addicted, Including Me Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I'm a news junkie. It's a problem. I wake up at 5:30 AM, and the first thing I do is grab my phone and...
The news cycle is broken, and we are all to blame.

The News Cycle is Broken, and We’re All to Blame

I've been in this game for 22 years, and let me tell you... I was sitting in a cramped newsroom back in '99, ink stains on my fingers, when the editor—let's call him Marcus—yelled across...
The Untidy Reality of News Consumption in 2023

The Messy Truth About News Consumption in 2023

Why I’m Tired of Fake Outrage Look, I’ve been in this game for over 20 years. I’ve seen alot of things come and go. But this new wave of fake outrage? It’s completley exhausting. I remember...