• SBN Newsmakers 05/01/2025: The future of a free press in the US, with Joe Weber, journalism professor and Substack commentator
    Steve Lubetkin, May 1, 2025
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SBN Newsmakers 05/01/2025: The future of a free press in the US, with Joe Weber, journalism professor and Substack commentator

The free press in the U.S. faces significant challenges, including declining print readership, lost ad revenue, and credibility attacks from politicians. Journalism professor Joe Weber discusses journalism’s evolution and the rise of platforms like Substack, noting the decline of local news, corporate media’s challenges, and political bias’ impact on voters, while expressing cautious optimism for democracy’s future.

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SBN Newsmakers Show

SBN Newsmakers 05/01/2025: The future of a free press in the US, with Joe Weber, journalism professor and Substack commentator

The free press in the U.S. faces significant challenges, including declining print readership, lost ad revenue, and credibility attacks from politicians. Journalism professor Joe Weber discusses journalism’s evolution and the rise of platforms like Substack, noting the decline of local news, corporate media’s challenges, and political bias’ impact on voters, while expressing cautious optimism for democracy’s future.

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Hometown Military News

Pennsauken native serves where future Navy warfighters train

Sailors are some of the most highly trained people on the planet, and this training begins at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, otherwise known as boot camp. Every enlisted sailor starts their Navy journey at boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL), Illinois.

Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Davis, a native of Pennsauken, New Jersey, is currently stationed at NSGL as an instructor with Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).



Camden native serves aboard USS Nimitz

U.S. Navy Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Janelle Menzel, from Camden, N.J., observes the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) from the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).