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After 23 years as a sports writer and columnist at the Akron Beacon Journal and more than 40 years covering everything from professional to high school sports in Ohio, Marla Ridenour is stepping…

Longtime Akron Beacon Journal sports reporter and columnist Marla Ridenour can add another accolade to her honors. Ridenour was inducted into the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Hall of Fame during an awards ceremony Sunday in…

Beginning this week, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer will feature work from a rotation of community columnists, each of whom will tell the stories of our region through their unique prism. Below is the introductory column of Leslie…

Too bad, so sad -- Oregon election officials announced in the middle of January 6 commemorations that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof was ineligible to run for governor of Oregon (as a Democrat) because he doesn't meet…

The idea of objectivity or balance or fairness in reporting has taken a beating since Donald Trump arrived in national politics. What’s dominant today is the media elite constantly encouraging each other that their product is never…

Justice with Judge Jeanine - Saturday, January 1 On today's episode of 'Justice with Judge Jeanine,' Katie Pavlich reacts to struggling Americans on surging inflation, while President Biden is fighting on Build Back Better. Meanwhile,…

Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi found a new angle Tuesday on New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. He asked: Should Friedman disclose when he writes about groups that he's funding with his foundation? It seems like an…