Bert Etling News Today

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director — the first person of color in the role — departs amid criticism that her plan to save the American theater drove away donors and patrons. Supporters say bias and racism marred her tenure.

On the heels of the closure of the century-old Medford Mail Tribune, EO Media Group announced the company’s plans to open a new publication in the city on Friday, Jan.

On the heels of the closure of the century-old Medford Mail Tribune, EO Media Group announced the company’s plans to open a new publication in the city on Friday, Jan.

On the heels of the closure of the century-old Medford Mail Tribune, EO Media Group announced Friday the company’s plans to open a new publication in the city.

On the heels of the closure of the century-old Medford Mail Tribune, EO Media Group announced Friday the company’s plans to open a new publication in the city.

The Rogue Valley’s largest newspaper, the Medford Mail Tribune announced it will cease all operations this week.

Ashland.news editor Bert Etling about local journalism after attending Independent News Sustainability Summit.

The Dramatists Guild, Theater Communications Group and the Shakespeare Theatre Association have released a statement condemning threats made against Nataki Garrett,  Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 

Garrett has received racist death threats and other harassment in response to her artistic decisions.

The Ashland city council declined to create a policy on Monday night about which journalists should be allowed to attend executive session meetings that are closed to the public. Crafting such a policy would require answering the sometimes murky question of who should be considered a journalist.