The number of journalists killed in retribution for their work “more than doubled” in 2020, a year when more reporters in known history were jailed by authoritarian governments, according to…
Student journalism in the ‘new normal’
Despite closed campuses and social distancing throughout the state, Oregon student journalists are committed to bringing news to their communities. The Washington Post confirmed student journalists across the country…
In Loving Memory of Judson Randall
Judson Randall, the former Portland State Student Media advisor, who served in the role for 18 years, passed away in September 2019. Randall will always be remembered at PSU for…
54 journalists killed in 2018
Journalism has been deemed one of the most dangerous professions by the UN, and new reports and data are revealing more journalists are dying every year. According to Committee to…
Street Roots celebrates community in 20th anniversary exhibit
Street Roots, the award-winning, local community newspaper focusing on economic, environmental and social justice issues commemorated its 20th anniversary with an exhibit at Multnomah County’s Central Library. The paper’s past…
Human rights and journalism threatened
Journalist Jennifer Ávila spoke on Oct. 18 at Portland State about the journalistic freedom amid violence in Honduras. In a presentation titled, “The Silencing of Dissent: How Freedom of the…
Workers discuss the fate of labor journalism
Directors of worker-owned news publications and their readers gathered in the basement of the Northeast Portland nonprofit Jobs With Justice on May 9 to discuss the current state and future…
Millennial Scapegoating
“Two-thirds of American millennials surveyed in a recent poll cannot identify what Auschwitz is,” stated an article published by The Washington Post on April 12. The article is one of…
Cartoonist Joe Sacco discusses journalism and Palestine at PSU
Joe Sacco joined Portland State’s University Honors College on Feb. 28 for a Q&A about his rather unconventional approach to journalism. Sacco is a cartoonist and journalist, two things that…