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October 2025

Did Cascade PBS Have to Kill Crosscut? The Numbers Tell a Different Story
Cascade PBS, the public broadcasting affiliate in greater Seattle, announced the termination of its Crosscut news division on September 22, citing a…
The Path Back to Trust: How Government Accountability Journalism Respects Rather Than Lectures Its Audience
In an era when trust in news media has plummeted to historic lows, The Center Square’s six-year growth to 1,360 outlet partners across the United States…
When Newsrooms Build Intelligence Networks: Chicago Public Media’s Dangerous ICE-tracking Operation
Juan Espinoza Martinez sits in federal custody in Chicago, charged with soliciting murder of Chief Gregory Bovino, the Commander at Large of the U.S.
Kimmel’s Suspension Was Never About the First Amendment
ABC and Disney are too large and too sophisticated to accidentally omit or distort facts about a high-profile murder.

September 2025

One Question Can Change Everything
Sometimes the most powerful moments in journalism happen in the span of 30 seconds.
Straight News as Public Service: How The Center Square Fills America’s Government Accountability Gap
Journalism’s most fundamental responsibility in the United States is to hold government to account.
Charlie Kirk's Legacy: Why Our Freedoms of Speech and Defense Must Never Enable Violence
The founders designed the First and Second Amendments as interlocking safeguards against tyranny.
The Wire Service America Needed
The Associated Press and Reuters each had more than a century to get this right.
The Double Standard in Journalism Ethics: A Publisher’s Perspective
Journalism ethics debates reflect their political moment, revealing how power shapes even principled discussions.

August 2025

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