Monday Morning Watch | Week of January 27, 2025
BirminghamWatch's weekly rundown of public meetings and agendas in the city of Birmingham and Jefferson County. Our goal is to help you keep your elected officials accountable.
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BW Recommends | January 26, 2025
BirminghamWatch Recommends is a rundown of stories you might have missed this week, offering insight into issues important to our area or sometimes tickling your curiosity. Soon we’ll be offering Recommends through a weekly email. Sign up here to receive it, along with our WeeklyWatch and the new Monday Morning Watch newsletter (scheduled to launch
Monday Morning Watch | Week of January 20, 2025
BirminghamWatch's weekly rundown of public meetings and agendas in the city of Birmingham and Jefferson County. Our goal is to help you keep your elected officials accountable.
How Trump Might Cripple the News Media. Good Luck, Everyone.
If the returning president accomplishes even some of the anti-media measures he has talked about, there could be a whole lot less journalism worth paying attention to. Read more.
BW Recommends | January 19, 2025
BirminghamWatch Recommends returns with stories that you might have missed this week, that offer insight into issues important to our area or sometimes that just tickle the curiosity. Soon we’ll be offering Recommends through a weekly email. Sign up here to receive it, along with our WeeklyWatch and the new Monday Morning Watch newsletter launching
Monday Morning Watch | Week of January 13, 2025
Our weekly rundown of public meetings and agendas for the City of Birmingham, Alabama and the Jefferson County Commission.
BW Recommends | January 12, 2025
BirminghamWatch Recommends returns with stories that you might have missed this week, that offer insight into issues important to our area or sometimes that just tickle the curiosity. Soon we’ll be offering Recommends through a weekly email. Sign up here to receive it, along with our WeeklyWatch and the new Monday Morning Watch, a roundup
Monday Morning Watch | Week of January 6, 2025
This is the inaugural edition of our weekly rundown of public meetings and agendas for the City of Birmingham, Alabama and the Jefferson County Commission.
Good Reasons for Journalists to Leave X – and to Stay
Some journalists have fled X, tired of wading through toxic sludge, but others still see it as a medium to gather news and reach newsmakers. Read more.
How the News Media Helped Trump Win
UA news media instructor asked some smart people to assess the campaign coverage of the presidential election by the mainstream media and to be any combination of complimentary or critical. Pretty much, it was the latter. Read more.