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What the Media’s (Still) Getting Wrong About Covid

What the Media’s (Still) Getting Wrong About Covid

From our April newsletter: How media coverage about Covid minimizes the health risks researchers attribute to the virus
How One Journalist Unearthed the Secret History of Family Separation

How One Journalist Unearthed the Secret History of Family Separation

Atlantic reporter Caitlin Dickerson on how she produced the 30,000-word investigation on Trump’s Zero Tolerance border policy
How a Trip to Angola Helped One Reporter Tell the Story of Race in America

How a Trip to Angola Helped One Reporter Tell the Story of Race in America

Deborah Barfield Berry, NF '23, on covering slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and the murder of George Floyd
Three Years Later, Covid-19 Is Still a Health Threat. Journalism Needs to Reflect That

Three Years Later, Covid-19 Is Still a Health Threat. Journalism Needs to Reflect That

Too much coverage minimizes the health risks researchers attribute to the virus
At the Intersection of Journalism and Trauma

At the Intersection of Journalism and Trauma

Lisa Krantz, NF ’20, is on a quest to minimize the harm journalists do to trauma survivors On a late October day, I sat on the floor of a temporary…
Why Retired Journalists Are Jumping Back into the Profession

Why Retired Journalists Are Jumping Back into the Profession

They're founding startups, coaching young reporters, and serving on boards to bridge the gap left by the industry's contraction
“Climate Change is Probably the Hardest Problem of Our Time”

“Climate Change is Probably the Hardest Problem of Our Time”

Professor Daniel P. Schrag on the obstacles to solving climate change, climate optimism, and adaptation
Journalists Once Defended Fox as a News Outlet. But That Was Then

Journalists Once Defended Fox as a News Outlet. But That Was Then

The Dominion lawsuit has exposed the network as an entertainment channel
Channeling Lucille Ball

Channeling Lucille Ball

Dale Maharidge, NF ’88, researched the television pioneer for Turner Classic Movies In December 2020, the heart of the pandemic shutdown, I flew to California and checked into a Sherman…
A Trump Arrest Wouldn’t Just Be a Political Story

A Trump Arrest Wouldn’t Just Be a Political Story

Journalists need to explain the context of the former president's actions