For Butte County creatives — or anyone who thinks that artists have a right to make a living off of their work — there was just reason to cheer a landmark court settlement against Anthropic. At a moment when Silicon Valley […]
In the last four months, the U.S. veterans’ community has been going through the same shock to the system that the American journalism community experienced 22 years ago, discovering that their ranks are infiltrated by […]
By Scott Thomas Anderson What does it mean in 2025 to have reverence for those who met a violent end? Believe it or not, some journalists may not want to over-dramatize the misfortune of a […]
An editorial by Chico News & Review Last month, The Chicago Sun-Times, a newspaper that was founded in 1948, quietly attempted to use Artificial Intelligence to create its annual summer reading list, which then led […]
An editorial by Chico News & Review The five most frightening words that could ever be uttered have finally sounded across the universe. Gavin. Newsom. Has. A. Podcast. In all seriousness, any question of whether California’s governor […]
By Scott Thomas Anderson “I fear the day when technology overlaps with our humanity,” Albert Einstein reflected. “The world will only have a generation of idiots.” Or a cohort of incurious, tech-narcotized mental younglings who […]
We were dismayed but not surprised to learn that the number of Americans having trouble putting food on the table rose significantly last year. The news comes from a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report […]
Like the majority of Americans who believe climate change poses an existential threat to the United States, we cringed when we saw a recent viral clip of Rep. Doug LaMalfa making a fool out of […]
Butte County can relate to the devastation wrought by the wildfire in Maui better than arguably any other community in the world. For anyone who lived here during the 2018 Camp Fire, the videos shared […]
We don’t blame the 36 downtown business owners who signed on to a letter that was sent to city officials and local media in May to alert them to the fact that their customers were […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a popular topic in the field of journalism. While it can bring numerous benefits, it can also have negative impacts if not implemented appropriately. One of the most significant positive […]
In this week’s news feature (“A home for drag”), Ashiah Bird shines a light on Chico’s vibrant drag scene. The performers interviewed share how this inclusive, supportive community offers a safe forum for self-expression and […]
Do media outlets have a responsibility to alert the community to the presence, however small, of hate-group propaganda being distributed locally? To mention a group’s name in the news might raise its profile, which could […]
If you oppose the proposed Valley’s Edge development, you have until Feb. 11 to add your signature in support of the Save Our Hometown referendum. On Jan. 3, the Chico City Council approved the 1,448-acre […]
When Gayle Hutchinson became Chico State president in March 2016, optimism reigned. She made history as the university’s first woman president and the first openly gay president in the CSU system. More than that, she […]
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