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Asking Soldiers What It Means to Take a Life

Asking Soldiers What It Means to Take a Life

Former Time Magazine correspondent Phil Zabriskie, author of the Kindle Single “The Kill Switch,” on why he chose to look at what it means to kill in combat and how…
How Netflix Flipped the Script on Television's Disruption

How Netflix Flipped the Script on Television’s Disruption

In “Television Is the New Television,” media critic Michael Wolff argues TV is disrupting the Internet much more than the other way around
Public Radio and the Sound of America

Public Radio and the Sound of America

Broadcasters are trying to shake off "public radio voice" and bring more variety to the airwaves
Why Journalists Must Stop Segregating Stories About Race

Why Journalists Must Stop Segregating Stories About Race

Race, culture, and poverty deserve to be covered in the same way as the weather, sports, and the stock market

Diversity Can Bring Communities Together

The editor of a daily newspaper partnered with community organizations to bring readers together

Having a Diverse Newsroom Makes Coverage Mainstream

BuzzFeed's editor of Latino coverage on the advantages of having a variety of backgrounds in the newsroom

Mainstream Media Needs More Native American Journalists

The president of the Native American Journalist Association says newsrooms need to invest in developing talent

Journalists Must Train Their Brains to See Beyond Stereotypes

A Chicago Tribune columnist considers journalists’ complicity in skewed perceptions of communities of color
Is Solutions Journalism the Solution?

Is Solutions Journalism the Solution?

New media ventures are focusing on what’s going right in the world rather than what’s going wrong

If Truth and Credibility Matter, So Must Newsroom Diversity

The Philadelphia Inquirer's managing editor argues that newspapers best engage audiences when staff look like the community