OpinionAugust 4, 2023
Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded
U.S. journalism needs to be treated as a “public good” like roads, schools and bridges
Stories by Patrick Walters
Patrick Walters is an assistant professor in the department of journalism and mass communications at Washington and Lee University. A former reporter and editor at the Associated Press, he holds a Ph.D. in media and communication from Temple University and an M.F.A. in creative nonfiction from Goucher College.