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The article focusses on several impacts of coronavirus pandemic on journalism including closure of newsrooms, pay cut and layoffs, as of September 2020. It presents views of Sherry Chisenhall, editor of the newspaper "Charlotte Observer" on the future of journalism without newsrooms and its advantage for local journalists. It also highlights the challenges posed by remote work on journalists. INSET: Up, Up, and Away.

The article the history of duels and death attempts made at journalists in U.S focusing on the history of press threats in the country. Topics include history of journalism in U.S., President Donald Trump's war on media, laws and amendments related into journalism and press coverage. Also discussed is the relations between politics and journalism in the 19th century U.S.

The article focuses on media literacy in the U.S. Topics discussed include teaching students about media environment; relationship between media and politics; and establishment of Institute for Propaganda Analysis by ex-journalist named Clyde Miller, which designed curriculum for educators to teach students regarding the seven different propaganda devices.

The article discusses the staffing moves that signals moving newsrooms away from the centers of cities and towns and the readers who are engaged in websites and paper print editions. Topics discussed include views of editor Brian McGrory on news organizations, reader behavior that can be understood through online news consumers, and views of editors at the Morning News on boring stories.

The article discusses the incidences of disinformation in the history of the U.S. The article reports that in early 2017, the U.S. government released findings from an investigation showing that Russian president Vladimir Putin, had ordered an unprecedented influence campaign. It mentions that the campaign involved disinformation and computer hacking.

The article presents an analysis of the relevance and popularity of print media in comparison to digital media. It is reported that print media is more popular among people than digital media. It presents the views of Iris Chyi, associate professor at University of Texas, on the same in reference to her book "Trial and Error: U.S. Newspapers' Digital Struggles Toward Inferiority."

The article discusses a incident from 1883 where in editors of twoRichmond newspapers, Richard F. Beirne, the editor of the Richmond State, and William C. Elan, editor of the Richmond Whig. met in an open field to resolve their differences by shooting at each other.

The article discusses sustainability in online journalism with advertisement (ad) blockers. Topics discussed include the Reuters Institute Digital News survey which reveals that almost half of all the U.S. internet users block ads, Adblock Plus mobile application from firm Eyeo for blocking ads and Sourcepoint launched by Ben Barokas of technology firm Google, that restore ads removed by blocking software.

The author shares his experience of using fountain pen for making notes, and mentions the pen's advantages for journalists.