Author Telling Complicated, Beautiful Stories About Chicago Growing up, if my sister and I were reading, we didn’t have to do chores. So, we read all the time. We loved a good story.My mother wanted us to… December 12, 2014 Embracing Encryption in an Age of Surveillance Modern communications and the rise of the surveillance state make it harder than ever for journalists abroad to protect their sources. The consequences for sources can be dire, even fatal.Journalists… December 12, 2014 A New Generation of Correspondents Hustles for Work with the Help of the Web In March, when it became clear something big was happening in Crimea, Jacob Resneck packed his knapsack with a laptop, sound recorder and camera and boarded a one-way flight from… December 12, 2014 As Legacy News Outlets Retreat, Who Will Be There to Report on the World? In October, as Ebola raged out of control and unsettled much of the world, I began making plans for a reporting trip to West Africa. I had covered a minor… December 11, 2014 Amplifying Women’s Voices Online Flashback one week: It’s December 3. I’m watching three commentators lead their communities in discussing a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officers in the death of a man… December 11, 2014 Lorie Conway, NF ’94, tells the story of Beatrice Mtetwa, defender of justice Human rights lawyer Mtetwa continues to speak out despite being arrested and imprisonedA film about Beatrice Mtetwa, the internationally known, hard-charging human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe, was a natural.What was… December 10, 2014 5 Questions for Jonathan Zittrain Jonathan Zittrain is a professor of law and computer science at Harvard who examines issues of privacy and fairness in the digital world. He is co-founder of Harvard’s Berkman Center… November 17, 2014 Ben Bradlee: Good Owners Make Good Editors Benjamin C. Bradlee, the legendary Washington Post editor who died October 21, was known for his eloquence, sharp wit, and speaking truth to power. These qualities are evident in the… October 28, 2014 5 Questions for NPR Correspondent Deborah Amos Deborah Amos has been reporting from war zones and sharing the stories of those affected by conflict since 1982. An international correspondent for NPR, she recently returned from covering the… October 24, 2014 History Lessons: Why Germany’s “Google tax” won’t work German publishers are hitting the headlines all over the world with their fight against Google. The Economist has described Germany’s attitude as “Googlephobia” and The New York Times recently compared… October 23, 2014 Previous 1 … 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 … 429 Next