Journalism

Journalists and legal observers claimed they endured police uses of force multiple times during the 2020 protests despite their rights to be present and document events.

Anita Johnson, one of the founders of Eugene Weekly, died last month at the age of 95. Now, her children plan to transfer her share of the newspaper's ownership to its current editor-in-chief.

Earlier this month, Carpenter Media Group laid off two newsroom staff at its papers, and proposed more job cuts at the Bulletin as a way to reduce its operating costs since buying dozens of papers in Oregon this year.

The Ashland Daily Tidings was established as a newspaper in 1876 and ceased operations in 2023. But local readers may not have known that. The Daily Tidings website re-emerged after the closure with a claimed staff of eight contributors, none of whom are reporters working in Southern Oregon. The website features a regular slate of "stories" that appear to be written by artificial intelligence. OPB editor Ryan Haas joins us to talk about his investigation into the AI takeover of the Southern Oregon paper.

OPB has collected data to document the current state of media in Oregon, and where Oregonians are finding it more difficult to locate reliable information and reporting that holds powerful people accountable.

The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelligence.

The editors had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications. They face up to two years in prison and a fine. They were given bail pending sentencing on Sept. 26.

Pamplin Media group owns dozens of newspapers in the Portland metro area, including the Portland Tribune.

The former San Francisco Chronicle journalist, who launched his career as an openly gay man in the 1970s, passed away 30 years ago.

Staff members of the Bend Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman newspapers said low wages were one of the main reasons behind their union effort.