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How Participatory Media Promote Coverage of Social Movements

How Participatory Media Promote Coverage of Social Movements

“Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them” by Ethan Zuckerman In “Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them,” published January…
January 21, 2021
Can We Restore A Collective Understanding of Reality, Please?

Can We Restore A Collective Understanding of Reality, Please?

“Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” —VoltaireThe carnage on January 6 was precipitated by a lie that the election was stolen from President Trump.…
January 19, 2021
After the Capitol Riot, Journalists Contend with Rage against the Media

After the Capitol Riot, Journalists Contend with Rage against the Media

Most days, Paul Gillespie keeps himself to photographing the news, not commenting on it.January 6, 2021, wasn’t one of those days.As violent pro-Donald Trump rioters laid siege to the U.S.…
January 12, 2021
How Can Journalists Better Serve Immigrant Communities?

How Can Journalists Better Serve Immigrant Communities?

Radically reimagine immigration journalism to make it more responsive to the information needs of multicultural and multilingual audiences
January 11, 2021
The Extremist Mob at the U.S. Capitol was America, Too

The Extremist Mob at the U.S. Capitol was America, Too

We began Donald Trump’s presidency debating whether it was fair to call lies lies, even though we knew he was the most prolific political liar of modern times.We end it…
January 7, 2021
Don’t Exoticize Latino Voters; Report on Them as Americans

Don’t Exoticize Latino Voters; Report on Them as Americans

As journalists turn their attention to the inauguration and the 2022 midterms, report on Latinos like any other group of voters
January 6, 2021
The Post Office Helped Save Our Elections. It Can Help Save Our Newspapers, Too

The Post Office Helped Save Our Elections. It Can Help Save Our Newspapers, Too

While I was writing this, I read that another newspaper closed in Iowa. It’s likely you never heard of it, but the La Porte City Progress Review was 127 years…
January 5, 2021
In Lebanon, a Bold New Era for Accountability Journalism

In Lebanon, a Bold New Era for Accountability Journalism

The devastating blast in Beirut has spurred investigations and outrage among journalists
December 18, 2020
In Morocco, Press Freedom Advocates Say Sex Charges are Used to Silence Journalists

In Morocco, Press Freedom Advocates Say Sex Charges are Used to Silence Journalists

Despite a state-backed crackdown, some journalists are managing to do independent reporting
December 18, 2020
Journalism’s Reckoning with “Manipulation at a Mass Scale”

Journalism’s Reckoning with “Manipulation at a Mass Scale”

I traveled once to Tripoli to interview Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Colleagues and I met him in a Bedouin tent under a full moon on the grounds of Bab al-Azizya,…
December 17, 2020