Tanzina Vega grew up in public housing less than a mile from public radio station WNYC, home to “The Takeaway,” the nationally-syndicated weekday show she has hosted since 2018. “We were not listening to NPR. We … Read more
Teju Cole is a critic, photographer, essayist, and novelist who has been lauded for his engaging use of Instagram and Twitter. It was on Twitter that Cole coined the term “White Savior Industrial Complex.” He elaborated on his ideas … Read more
In the fall of 2017 The New York Times published Jodi Kantor’s and Megan Twohey’s explosive investigation into the sexual harassment and abuse allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein. During their book tour for “She Said: … Read more
Mother Jones, the 43-year-old San Francisco-based publication named for the intrepid activist Mary Harris Jones, has been reinvigorated since Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery took over as co-editors in 2006. Under the pair’s leadership, the nonprofit magazine’s audience has grown, … Read more
Heather Hendershot’s most recent book is “Open to Debate: How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on the Firing Line,” which one review described as “a thoroughly researched work replete with intelligence, admiration, balanced criticism, and even … Read more
“I think we hit a tipping point” is how the findings of a recent survey examining podcasting habits was described. Nearly one in three people listen to a podcast every month. Last year it was about one in four. Not … Read more
While the media industry faces many critical challenges these days, Jill Abramson and Nancy Gibbs—who previously held the top editorial positions at The New York Times and Time magazine, respectively—remain hopeful. “I’m always an optimist about our profession,” says Abramson. Read more
A French investigative journalist and filmmaker, Laurent Richard is the co-founder of the popular French public television newsmagazine “Cash Investigation,” produced by Premières Lignes. He has also produced several long-form investigative stories for television and oversaw coverage … Read more
Months prior to the #MeToo movement and the cascade of men in leadership positions facing accusations of sexual assault and harassment, New York Times reporters Emily Steel and Michael S. Schmidt broke the story of the many allegations against Bill … Read more
Matthew Caruana Galizia is a data journalist and software engineer at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). He is a founding member of ICIJ’s data and research unit, which was key to the organization’s Pulitzer-winning investigation of the Panama … Read more
