journalism

Local newspapers are here because of you
Opinion, Сolumns
HARRY HARTMAN Special to The Era 
Oct 06, 2022
“The newspaper does everything for us ... comforts the afflicted, afflicts the comfortable.” — Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936), American journalist and...
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Level field for local news
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 19, 2022
Fewer Americans read printed newspapers each year, but they still have an appetite for news. According to the News Media Alliance, paid newspaper circ...
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Remembering Fran De Lancey
Opinion, Сolumns
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
May 21, 2022
Fran De Lancey, beloved Era correspondent, school teacher, gentleman and dear friend to so many, passed away on Wednesday at his son’s house in Bethel...
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During spring cleaning, let’s clean up our speech
Opinion, Сolumns
LYNN SCHMIDT Tribune News Service 
Mar 31, 2022
For many, early April signals the time for spring cleaning. Experts claim spring cleaning can make you happier, healthier, more productive and reduce ...
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Democracy and independent journalism
Opinion, Сolumns
DENNIS LYONS / The Daily Item 
Mar 22, 2022
SUNBURY (TNS) — Each year, journalists and others who care about a free and vibrant press mark Sunshine Week, which came around last week. It’s a time...
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Keeping the news accessible
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 05, 2022
Local news is necessary news. All news serves a purpose. National news helps us identify what is happening in our country and how it affects us and ho...
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RTS for Dec 8
Round the Square
Dec 08, 2021
NATIONAL MENTION: Bradford continues to be a story on the national level, as the story about the workers at McDonalds who walked out has run in anothe...
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Nobel and press freedom
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Oct 14, 2021
The symbolism of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize goes far beyond its tribute to Maria Ressa and Dimitry Muratov, independent journalists fighting for freed...
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The media’s finest hour
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Aug 25, 2021
Poor Ron Klain. It’s not a good sign when a White House chief of staff to a Democratic president wants to re-tweet favorable news coverage and all he ...
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Diary of a housewife Pt. 1
News, Round the Square
Jul 26, 2021
DIARY OF A HOUSEWIFE: As mentioned in a previous RTS, we at the newsroom have been pouring over a Dec. 6, 1981 edition of The New York Times Magazine....
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Bradford grad to appear on 9/11 documentary
News, Online Features
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jun 22, 2021
It’s the kind of assignment that changes a reporter. On Sept. 11, 2001, Bradford native Emily Longnecker had only been working in the field for about ...
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Why we need to protect a free press everywhere
Opinion, Сolumns
ELIZABETH SHACKLEFORD, Tribune News Service 
Jun 09, 2021
Catching up with a friend over Zoom, I wondered recently what might have happened if China had come clean about the presence and origins of COVID-19 b...
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