media

CCR Media partners with NCTC to provide local TV channel access nationwide

CCR Media, based in Cedar Rapids, and the National Content and Technology Cooperative (NCTC) have announced a new partnership to provide NCTC members with access to more than 6,500 local broadcast channel feeds through CCR Media’s channel acquisition service. As…

Local media habits

The great journalist resignation

Fifth Estate: Our medium market

Your role in normalizing change

Attention millennials: welcome aboard

In light of the pending new crop of interns and freshly graduated new hires, here…

Millennials

Building your family’s media budget for 2021

As a budget-minded participant in your place of work, you know what it’s like to…

The price of reliable journalism

True or False: People who can afford reliable journalism get reliable journalism, while everyone else…

The price of reliable journalism

True or False: People who can afford reliable journalism get reliable journalism, while everyone else…

Media lessons from the derecho

By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate When you study each generation’s “where were you…

CBJ wins five awards in national competition

The cover of the Aug. 5, 2019 edition of the CBJ featuring 2019’s Best Scoop,…

15 ways to support local journalism now

By Joe Coffey| The Fifth Estate News that the Gannett-owned Iowa City Press-Citizen will no…

COVID-19 reshaping media world 

By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate While many types of businesses are waiting for…

The inaugural Rando Corridor Media Audit

By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate One of the best and worst things about…

Attention-grabbing signage doesn’t always mean ‘good’

By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate Your business’ most overlooked media format might be…

A salute to those covering the Corridor

By Joe Coffey  |  The Fifth Estate Journalists of the Corridor, you’ve chosen a career…

Picture this: Compelling local media images

By Joe Coffey / The Fifth Estate Corridor media outlets, please figure out how to…

Media matters – then and now

By Joe Coffey / The Fifth Estate [Ed. note: This is the first edition of…

Debates help Iowa voters see beyond attack ads

By Joe Sheller / Media Column I am a fan of election year political debates…

Five trends reshaping politics & media in 2018

By Joe Sheller / Media Column A half-page advertisement appeared in the Sept. 13 edition…