A survey for Poynter on the family-friendliness of newsrooms found that nearly a third of respondents said their workplace was unsupportive of breastfeeding, which indicates the industry has work to do. In reporting “Where … Read more
“We’re having a bit of a baby boom,” says Lauren Williams, executive editor of Vox.com and the mother of an 18-month-old. When the news startup began in 2014, there wasn’t a single parent working at the site. But as … Read more
If you are interested in approaching your organization about improving family leave and/or flexible schedule policies, here are five steps that will help you make an effective case. 1. Collect Data in Your Workplace Understand everything about your existing policies, … Read more
Donald Trump and the GOP may lack a coherent governing agenda, but they have no doubt about their electoral strategy: Run against the media. The campaign against the media is not simply a reflection of the president’s notoriously thin skin … Read more
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
Read in English El cantante pop venezolano Miguel Ignacio Mendoza formó parte de una multitud de miles de personas en las calles de Caracas, el 10 de abril. No estaba dando un concierto, sino participando … Read more
When longtime investigative journalist David Cay Johnston received two pages of President Donald Trump’s 2005 tax return in the mailbox of his home in Rochester, New York in March, there were plenty of ways to trace who leaked it … Read more
