On the podcast this month, we welcome back Jay Rosen, professor of journalism at New York University, and Michael Tomasky, the Guardian's US editor-at-large and editor of the quarterly journal Democracy.
Among the topics for discussion this week are the new local news venture from Politico – could it rival the Washington Post in DC? Plus we look at the recent report from Columbia University, which argues that American journalism needs government and charitable support. And, as US election season starts up again, we talk politics and the media.
Plus, there's a romp through the rest of the US media news of the month in brief.
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• Check out the book of the Guardian's Wire Re-up blog - as mentioned by Jeff in the podcast.
