Center for Journalism & Liberty

01/05/2023

Come muckrake at the Open Markets Institute! We do deep-dive journalism in covering BigTech, BigMedia,BigPharma, BigAirlines, & all sorts of economic inequities that harm individuals & communities. Please share this post with your favorite wordsmith with a penchant for policy.

The Open Markets Institute uses journalism to promote greater awareness of the political and economic dangers of monopolization.

12/23/2022

Reporter Karina Montoya shared her prediction with Nieman Journalism Lab because more = impact & clarity

"For the sake of journalism’s future financial independence, it is in the interest not only of the public, but of journalists themselves, to grapple with the complexities of this beat."

12/20/2022

Director Jody Brannon, in Nieman Journalism Lab's collection, offers a '23 prediction for the news industry to rebound from trying times...

"It's time journalists, advertisers, technologists, regulators, lawmakers, and others convene to craft equitable standards of distribution and monetization of news content."

09/29/2022

The aspirations of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos raise concerns over market capture, data, regulation, and space junk.

09/29/2022

Given Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have their eyes on the heavens, here's a distillation of the complex issues that arise, from privacy to space junk.

The aspirations of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos raise concerns over market capture, data, regulation, and space junk.

09/28/2022

This policy brief distills Dan Froomkin's Washington Monthly
article into takeaways on dangers created by Jeff Bezos' efforts to syndicate the Washington Post's Arc XP publishing systems. It's essential reading to understand the news ecosystem.

As Arc XP becomes the backbone of most of America’s larger newspapers, its ownership by Bezos becomes problematic for several reasons, including potential abuses of personal data.

06/21/2022

We commissioned freelancer Dan Froomkin to dig into the Washington Post's publishing system, and he makes a case that Jeff Bezos, if he really believes "Democracy Dies in Darkness," ought to donate the tools for the public good. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/06/20/jeff-bezoss-next-monopoly-the-press/

05/11/2022

Sr fellow Nikki Layser (née Usher), director of the Platforms, Politics & Local News in Illinois project (PPLN-IL) we support, has a on stresses & limitations of state public health officials using Facebook during a pandemic.

Interviews with 18 public health officials showed that reliance on Facebook impacted ease of updates, speed, and reach in distributing news across 29 nonurban Illinois counties.

03/15/2022

Reporter Karina Montoya Guevara anchors a Knight Research Network Wednesday panel discussion. Check it out!

When: March 16, 2022 12:00 PM ET Where: Virtual Featuring: [Moderator] Brendan Bordelon, Tech Policy Reporter, Politico Wayne Brough, Policy Director for Technology & Innovation, R Street Institute Mark Jamison, Senior Nonresident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Karina Montoya, Center for Jour...

02/17/2022

Today's Open Markets Institute event features Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, followed by a deep discussion on competition policy and consumers.

View the first two conversations addressing ongoing debates about the opportunities created by stronger anti-monopoly law and enforcement, and get set for Thursday’s conclusive exchange on fair competition for consumers.

02/15/2022

First of three midday Open Markets Institute conversations on leveling the competitive field for all Americans. 11:30 ET, starting with Senator Amy Klobuchar, former Gen. Wesley Clark, journalist Rana Foroohar, Stimson Center's David Solimini, national security professor Richard Andres & Rose Jackson of the Atlantic Council.

Join us for 3 lunchtime conversations addressing ongoing debates about the opportunities created by stronger anti-monopoly law and enforcement.

01/19/2022

Change starts within

National News Literacy Week Jan 24–28, 2022 More details coming soon. GET EMAIL UPDATES What is National News Literacy Week? This annual event underscores the vital role of news literacy in a democracy and provides audiences with the knowledge, tools and abilities to become more news literate. It ...