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Changes at VOA Threaten the Free Press — At Home and Abroad

Changes at VOA Threaten the Free Press — At Home and Abroad

Many news consumers in the United States may have no idea that some of the world’s best reporting on what is happening in authoritarian societies and fragile democracies comes from…
June 29, 2020
Michael J. Abramowitz
Will This Racial Reckoning Finally Force Newsrooms to Listen to Every Staffer’s Voice?

Will This Racial Reckoning Finally Force Newsrooms to Listen to Every Staffer’s Voice?

To some, it’s the end of objectivity; to others, it’s long overdue. In the end, it’s about making journalism better
June 19, 2020
Issac J. Bailey
Refugee Journalists Bring Access to Stories that Would Otherwise Be Missed

Refugee Journalists Bring Access to Stories that Would Otherwise Be Missed

“Diversity is not about political correctness, it’s about the quality of media”
June 18, 2020
Charlotte Alfred
A Journalist Wrestles with the Complex History of Racism in America

A Journalist Wrestles with the Complex History of Racism in America

Watch and listen as Issac J. Bailey reflects on what he learned about race in America from a visit to Ghana
June 15, 2020
Issac J. Bailey
Is More Speech the Way to Counter Bad Speech?

Is More Speech the Way to Counter Bad Speech?

The challenge for the media: Defining the boundaries of what’s acceptable and what’s not
June 12, 2020
Mattia Ferraresi
Countries Locking Up Journalists May Have a New Slogan: “It Happens in America, Too”

Countries Locking Up Journalists May Have a New Slogan: “It Happens in America, Too”

preI thought I’d grown accustomed to daily attacks on the press. Being a journalist in Serbia often means you spend more time fending off pressure from politicians than doing your…
June 11, 2020
Vladimir Radomirovic
With Press Freedom in Sharp Decline, a Russian Journalist Turns to Political Activism

With Press Freedom in Sharp Decline, a Russian Journalist Turns to Political Activism

On May 28, Ilya Azar, 35, a Novaya Gazeta journalist and activist, was arrested near the entrance to Moscow’s police department, where he was picketing, holding a small placard. On…
June 8, 2020
Pavel Kanygin
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and One Journalist’s Painfully Honest Self-Examination on Racism

George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and One Journalist’s Painfully Honest Self-Examination on Racism

“No one in the United States is immune to the influence of white supremacy, not even a black Southerner like me”
May 29, 2020
Issac J. Bailey
Tara Reade’s Allegations and Trauma-Informed Reporting

Tara Reade’s Allegations and Trauma-Informed Reporting

The more I read about Tara Reade’s story, the less I know about her sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden. That’s a problem, not just for Reade but for every…
May 21, 2020
Issac J. Bailey
“Permission to be human”: TV Journalists Crying on Camera Is Understandable

“Permission to be human”: TV Journalists Crying on Camera Is Understandable

As coronavirus stories unfold, pain and sorrow are everywhere
May 14, 2020
Clarence Jones