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Domestic Violence in Turkey: No More Empathizing with the Perpetrator

Domestic Violence in Turkey: No More Empathizing with the Perpetrator

In August, Emine Bulut, 38, met her ex-husband at a cafe in the central Anatolian city of Kırıkkale in Turkey. A fight broke out between the two, and the man…
December 2, 2019
Afsin Yurdakul
What Journalists Can Do To Report More Effectively — and Compassionately — on Gun Violence

What Journalists Can Do To Report More Effectively — and Compassionately — on Gun Violence

In Philadelphia, being a trauma surgeon means being an expert on what bullets do to bodies.Every night that Dr. Jessica Beard is on call at Temple University Hospital, she treats…
November 22, 2019
Katherine Reed
Uncovering a Pump and Dump Scheme: Jerry Zremski, NF ’00, put his business journalism expertise to use in reporting on a Congress member

Uncovering a Pump and Dump Scheme: Jerry Zremski, NF ’00, put his business journalism expertise to use in reporting on a Congress member

The first member of the House to endorse Donald Trump for president pleaded guilty to felony insider trading charges on October 1—and when it happened, friends started congratulating me.It’s all…
November 20, 2019
Jerry Zremski
Taking Another 37-Year-Old in New Directions: Nneka Nwosu Faison, NF ’18, leads a long-running TV newsmagazine show into the future

Taking Another 37-Year-Old in New Directions: Nneka Nwosu Faison, NF ’18, leads a long-running TV newsmagazine show into the future

I am standing, nervously, in the women’s bathroom. In just 20 minutes, the general manager of WCVB-TV will announce that I will be the next executive producer of “Chronicle,” the…
November 18, 2019
Nneka Nwosu Faison
Teju Cole on What Needs to Change to Better Cover Stories in “Foreign” Countries

Teju Cole on What Needs to Change to Better Cover Stories in “Foreign” Countries

Teju Cole is a critic, photographer, essayist, and novelist who has been lauded for his engaging use of Instagram and Twitter. It was on Twitter that Cole coined the term…
November 15, 2019
“Your Train is Delayed. Why?”: Video journalist Alexandra Garcia, NF ’13, on telling a story of bureaucratic dysfunction with animation, original music, and a little hope

“Your Train is Delayed. Why?”: Video journalist Alexandra Garcia, NF ’13, on telling a story of bureaucratic dysfunction with animation, original music, and a little hope

It was the summer of 2017. New Yorkers never knew when we’d get anywhere. We texted “On the subway.” There was no need for “I’m going to be late.” That…
November 15, 2019
Alexandra Garcia
An Open Letter to Troy Closson, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Northwestern

An Open Letter to Troy Closson, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Northwestern

Veteran journalists need voices like yours to expose our tradition bias
November 14, 2019
Issac J. Bailey
Journalists-Turned-Entrepreneurs on How They Built Their Businesses

Journalists-Turned-Entrepreneurs on How They Built Their Businesses

A look at the challenges and opportunities for prospective media entrepreneurs
November 13, 2019
We Need More Veterans in America’s Newsrooms

We Need More Veterans in America’s Newsrooms

Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States has been in a perpetual state of fighting, in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. About 7,000 American troops…
November 7, 2019
Zack Baddorf
One Truth at a Time

One Truth at a Time

My mom, like most Indigenous women of her time, didn’t really value Western education. It was my dad, an Italian son of immigrants, who pushed me to go to university.…
October 30, 2019
Karyn Pugliese