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Trump’s Presidency Isn’t Normal. Journalists Should Stop Reporting As If It Is

Trump’s Presidency Isn’t Normal. Journalists Should Stop Reporting As If It Is

I began writing this piece with trepidation, wondering if it would be fair to compare the president of the United States of America to a president in SyFy’s cult classic…
In Photographing Social Justice Protests, Respect Means ‘Looking Again’

In Photographing Social Justice Protests, Respect Means ‘Looking Again’

On July 19, Black Lives Matter Toronto activists held a press conference about the release of three demonstrators from police custody in connection with pink paint that had been thrown…
As the November Election Approaches, Are Newsrooms Ready for Guccifer 3.0?

As the November Election Approaches, Are Newsrooms Ready for Guccifer 3.0?

Russian, Chinese, and Iranian disinformation campaigns are targeting the November vote. Journalists need to figure out how to responsibly handle hack-and-leak operations like those that marred the 2016 ballot
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and “The Pipeline Problem”

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and “The Pipeline Problem”

Some years ago, I was turning in my invoice for payment to NPR at the end of a month. I haven’t been a full-time employee at NPR, where I spent…
In Africa, Press Freedom Can Be a Matter of Life and Death

In Africa, Press Freedom Can Be a Matter of Life and Death

Today, nearly every African country holds multiparty elections of some kind, but – as in the case worldwide – relatively few fully respect political rights and civil liberties. This situation…
Nieman Isn’t Waiting for the Coronavirus to Grant Permission to Do Our Work

Nieman Isn’t Waiting for the Coronavirus to Grant Permission to Do Our Work

Goenawan Mohamad, the Indonesian journalist and poet, had considerable impact on the members of my Nieman class. His parents had suffered exile to an internment camp; his father was later…
What Hopewell Chin’ono’s Arrest Says about the Free Press in Zimbabwe

What Hopewell Chin’ono’s Arrest Says about the Free Press in Zimbabwe

On the morning of July 20, 2020, a group of men arrived at the Harare home of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, smashed a glass door to gain access and took…
Learning from Little Rock: A Look at Black Lives Matter Protests and the Role of Local News

Learning from Little Rock: A Look at Black Lives Matter Protests and the Role of Local News

Coverage of protests in Arkansas’ capital highlights the fraught relationship between local newsrooms and the communities they cover
Reporting and Resilience: How Journalists Are Managing Their Mental Health

Reporting and Resilience: How Journalists Are Managing Their Mental Health

Amidst a global pandemic, racial tumult, and decimated newsrooms, journalists are learning how to cope so they can keep reporting
Meet the New Black Press

Meet the New Black Press

How nimble, mission-driven outlets and a citizen-focused initiative are telling stories about — and for — Black communities