Something astounding happened in 2020: Major crime — which includes armed assault, robbery, car jackings, rape, and murder — dropped by 5 about percent from 2019. Conventional wisdom has it that crime is likely to increase during periods of upheaval. Read more
The world is broken. But then, it’s always been a little damaged, right? Sure, it’s only in recent history that humans, post the Industrial Revolution, had the power to destroy the earth. But even before, our tenure as the … Read more
The closures began at random, like kernels bursting out of hot oil onto the kitchen stove. A high school in Snohomish County, Washington, closed for cleaning after a student tested positive. Two districts in Westchester County, New York, would … Read more
One of the pandemic’s most significant sports moments took place before a nationally-televised basketball game on Aug. 4, 2020 on black t-shirts with bold white lettering. The all-caps message: “VOTE WARNOCK.” The t-shirt designers and wearers: WNBA players. At the … Read more
In a career that has spanned 40 years, Helen Branswell has covered some of the biggest health stories of the last several decades: the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, the West African Ebola outbreak and the Zika virus. In 2003, she … Read more
I can’t think about the horrific images of people in Afghanistan clinging to the wheels of U.S. military airplanes without thinking of the coverage of the Iraq war on April 9, 2003. It was the day an iconic statue … Read more
Circa 2015 the phrase “pivot to video” became popular in the news industry. Organizations were indeed leaning into video, but fast forward just a couple of years, and the catchy phrase had become a tongue-in-cheek joke. It had become clear … Read more
Seems we need a reminder. On Jan. 6, 2021, the nation’s Capitol building was attacked — not figuratively, but literally. Thousands of people descended upon D.C. in an attempt to stop the certification of the results from the 2020 presidential … Read more
One hour of sifting through job postings. Another hour of filling out applications. Tack on two hours of interview prep, as well as a one-hour edit test. If you are lucky enough to make it to the fifth interview, add … Read more
Two weeks ago, the world watched as the saga involving Nikole Hannah-Jones’s pursuit of tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to an unexpected — and empowering — conclusion. After a protracted tenure process, which Hannah-Jones … Read more
