Today, there are far fewer journalistic eyes and ears monitoring all levels of our government since the demise of our local newspapers. We always end up deserving the kind of government we’ve allowed to take place.
The San Diego Union-Tribune has been sold after five years of ownership by medical research magnate Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and eight years of common ownership with the Los Angeles Times.
The North Coast Current and its contributors were recognized Tuesday, June 20, for excellence in community journalism by the San Diego Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Encinitas has an odd reputation for being a home base of questionable news websites. Since 2021, we have a third — and it’s troublesome enough that the city of Encinitas has put a disclaimer about it in the footer of its own website.
When Advanced Web Offset, San Diego County’s last large-scale offset printer, closed and subsequently merged with Anaheim-based Advantage ColorGraphics, the fate of local print publications — including those from high schools and colleges — hung in the balance.
Community newspapers in North San Diego County were left scrambling for printing services in recent days after the region’s last facility for such work shut down and dropped their contracts, local media sources said.
Whether you’re a small investor or a company CEO, or neither, monitoring the daily Dow Jones Industrial Average is your way of keeping tabs on the pulse of the nation’s business health, and that’s certainly everyone’s business.
Concerns raised over public’s access to critical information
By J.W. August:
San Diego CA— For editors and reporters, access to the police scanner is a critical — and immediate — news source when...
Police scanner access is being threatened in California as dozens of law enforcement agencies, including the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, have made the decision to fully encrypt communications based on a directive from a state agency.
North Coast Current:
San Diego CA— Citing rising costs, The San Diego Union-Tribune will cut some of its Saturday subscription print distribution in early May, customers were informed in a letter Wednesday,...
Citing rising costs, The San Diego Union-Tribune will cut some of its Saturday subscription print distribution in early May, customers were informed in a letter Wednesday, April 20.
By Roman S. Koenig:
I was wrapping up my college journalism days when a once-venerated group of local newspapers went tabloid.
One of my favorite managers there showed me prototypes of what Sun Newspapers...
