FMC survey: Keep your opinions out of my news
By GREGORY ZELLER // A public poll circulated by Long Island’s top media watchdog reveals a striking contradiction among regional news consumers, who deeply value professional journalism – but don’t…
Jaci Clement
No. 1043: Evil ETs, quantum entanglements, the debut of ‘Uncle Tom’ and plenty of other stories worth telling
Sprung: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and depending on what time you’re reading this, welcome to Spring! Yes, after a Winter for the weather books here on Long Island…
No. 1042: Repeating history, mourning a dear friend and welcoming Jody Fisher (we love that guy)!
Let’s dance: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we penetrate the defenses of another tough workweek, set up our best shots and hustle to finalize our NCAA Men’s Basketball…
Recognizing familiar patterns as AI enters the workforce
By JACI CLEMENT // Artificial intelligence entering the workforce feels like déjà vu all over again. Remember when computers were supposed to revolutionize the world? Free humankind to spend less…
No. 1029: On blizzards (potential), handwriting (forgotten) and budgets (executive), with pie (warm)
Blizzard condition: Welcome to Friday, friends, and not just any Friday but the Friday before what could be the biggest Long Island snowstorm since Winter Storm Izzy (a.k.a. the…
No. 1028: A big bearhug for debut novels, offshore wind farms, CIBS philanthropy, puppies … and squirrels?
Say it ain’t snow: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hang tough through Winter 2026’s coldest stretch yet – and brace for a potential Long Island blizzard? That’s…
Trust in news is down (but trust in the Internet is worse)
By JACI CLEMENT // Let’s talk about truth. Big-picture truth. If you only follow the headlines, you’d think the biggest crisis in our information system is that people no longer…
No. 998: New heights (not at the box office), automotive Nazis (not soup Nazis) and yummy rarebit (not rabbit)
Count us in: Here we are, dear readers, right where you left us – eyes on the prize and forever racing step-for-step with the bustling Long Island innovation economy….
No. 56: Jaci Clement – All’s Fair in Love and Media
You don’t need a journalism degree or advanced understanding of broadcasting sciences to see that U.S. news media are on the ropes. From your favorite cable news channel to…
Truth to power: LI journalism must remain above the fray
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // National politics have increasingly become the gravitational center of American journalism. From inflation and immigration to trade policy and housing costs, stories that once sat…
No. 959: Preserving plastics, rewarding robots, affirming The Atlantic – and rub-a-dub in the hot tub!
Your future’s so bright…: Another Friday welcomed, another workweek (mostly) conquered, another well-earned weekend on the doorstep – with a sunny 70-degree Saturday on tap for Long Island! Well…
Jeffrey Goldberg and the journalism ethics we forgot
By JACI CLEMENT // Jeffrey Goldberg found himself smack in the middle of a national security blunder – and responded like a journalist from another era. When The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was…
No. 508: Boomgaarden rocks, Judy Garland sings, industrial forces go home and gougers get theirs
Big day: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the day Long Island engages Phase 2 in Albany’s official reopening playbook – an important step…
Action! Hot CEO blog goes vlog with Dowling debut
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mirroring the evolution of his digital marketing agency, Greg Demetriou is adding some live action to his thriving industry blog. Spun out of his Edgewood-based Lorraine…
Watchdog: Newsday buyback is good news
By GREGORY ZELLER // The international horse-trading that landed Long Island’s primary newspaper back in domestic hands is a horse of another color for a staunch opponent of the recent…