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The Auburn Plainsman receives multiple awards from APA

The student-run newspaper for Auburn University, The Auburn Plainsman, has garnered 12 awards in the Alabama Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest over the last few weeks. The Plainsman Editor-in-Chief Chip Brownlee wears many hats including his role at Alabama Political Reporter where he maintains the news organization’s website and works as a valued reporter.  “The … Continued
July 24, 2018

Jones testifies before International Trade Commission on negative impact of newsprint tariffs

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) testified at a hearing held by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) on the negative impacts recently imposed newsprint tariffs have had on Alabama’s newspapers. Jones has advocated to stop to these tariffs, which are already hurting newspapers. In April, Jones wrote a letter to U.S. Department of … Continued
July 19, 2018

The Pulitzer Prize: The Good Journalism Seal of Approval

Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald’s life has changed forever. I know, because I’ve been there. Still am. Archibald won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary this week, a much-deserved honor and one that underscores the journalism talent that existed at The Birmingham News for decades. Still exists on a few islands. It says much about … Continued
April 19, 2018

The Death of Andrew Lewis, Part II: The Trouble with MPD

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter An interview with family members after an unexpected death is probably the toughest assignment in all of journalism. No one wants to be part of that interview – on either side. There are no good questions and no relief that you can provide to anyone grieving. This is particularly … Continued
December 28, 2017

Winners and Losers of Special Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama garnered national and global attention from the U.S. Senate special election which vaulted Doug Jones into the U.S. Senate. There are a number of winners and losers from this election. The foremost winner is of course Doug Jones himself.  Jones has had a stellar legal career.  He has … Continued
December 14, 2017

Offering “Real News Now” takes money

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter It seems every few hours someone yells, “fake news!” So in an effort to counter so-called fake news, political operatives, associations and a host of others are creating websites that have the look and feel of a legitimate news outlet without disclosing who is actually driving the content or … Continued
September 20, 2017

Quality journalism comes in many different forms

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter I won a couple of awards over the weekend. The Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors doled out journalism awards to State media at its annual banquet, and I was fortunate enough to pick up two. It’s nice, but I’ve never been big on awards. It always seemed silly to … Continued
June 20, 2017

Jeff Sessions is definitely a mistake, but confirm Neil Gorsuch, and let’s move on

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter This is not an exciting column, if any of my columns are exciting. But it’s a column I need to write. For years, I’ve advocated that the US President, whichever party, should be allowed to appoint whomever he (or she, if ever we have a she) wants to Cabinet … Continued
March 30, 2017

Unleashing the Dogs of Journalism

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Some may think the recent assaults on the Press are new, or unprecedented, but they’re not. From President John Adams to President Donald Trump excoriating the Press is always the first refuge for politicians who want to keep their secrets, failings and even their misrepresentations of facts from public … Continued
February 7, 2017

The Alabama Political Reporter Turns THREE!!!

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On December 7, 2011, the Alabama Political Reporter became a reality.  It has been three very exciting and event filled years for the editors and staff at the Alabama Political Reporter. Since then, for five days a week, 52 weeks a year, we have covered legislative sessions, corruption scandals, … Continued
December 23, 2014