There has been an ongoing discussion about whether a documentary is journalism. A journalist is expected to be objective; a documentary filmmaker not so much. His or her perspective might be more subjective. This tension between journalism and documentary filmmaking … Read more
Read in English Cuando la mañana del 23 de marzo comencé a recibir mensajes informándome del asesinato de Miroslava Breach en Chihuahua, la ciudad donde me crié, donde vive mi familia, empecé a temblar con una … Read more
(Translated from the Spanish by Patrick Timmons. Leer en español) On March 23, I began to receive messages about the murder of Miroslava Breach in the city of Chihuahua, my hometown. It’s still … Read more
CNN has the right to change its mind. It can reasonably believe it is unnecessary—right now—to name a man at the center of a controversy sparked by President Donald Trump’s tweeting of … Read more
14 Junio A partir de hoy y durante 3 días alrededor de 600 periodistas de todo el país acompañados de integrantes de organizaciones de protección a periodistas, académicos y ciudadanos interesados en fortalecer la prensa de este país, estaremos reunidos … Read more
The Trump administration’s penchant for secrecy is not a media issue; it is a democracy issue. And that makes it the weak spot in Trump’s otherwise successful jihad against American journalism. Ponder this irony: A political movement driven by populist … Read more
Translated by Patrick Timmons. Leer en español. Translator’s note: At least four journalists have been murdered in Mexico this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. In addition, … Read more
Today [June 8] marks one week since I returned to Mexico after 10 months in the United States on a Nieman Fellowship. On my first day back, I talked to 15 Michoacán colleagues who had taken a personal day or … Read more
I was thinking about dedicating this column to what happened in New York, with the decision by the Times to jettison its public editor position. But what happened in Denver deserves just as much attention. What … Read more
I met Kate Geiger when I was doing a piece for NPR in 2013 about a former GM assembly plant Dayton. She’s worked there most of her career, and when she talked about the last days … Read more