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Why Newsrooms Are Unionizing Now

Why Newsrooms Are Unionizing Now

In January 2015, The Washington Post’s labor reporter at the time, Lydia DePillis, wrote a story called “Why Internet journalists don’t organize.” DePillis observed that many writers were individualistic and…
Hockey star Meghan Duggan on the dearth of coverage for her sport and the threatened boycott that made headlines across the country

Hockey star Meghan Duggan on the dearth of coverage for her sport and the threatened boycott that made headlines across the country

2018 was a big year for U.S. women’s national  ice hockey team member Meghan Duggan, both professionally and personally. Between captaining the gold medal-winning team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics…
BuzzFeed, Michael Cohen, and Media Credibility

BuzzFeed, Michael Cohen, and Media Credibility

A bombshell from BuzzFeed in January initially seemed to ensure that President Donald Trump would join Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon as presidents who were either impeached or forced from…
The Israeli News Industry After Netanyahu

The Israeli News Industry After Netanyahu

The expected charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—bribery, fraud, and breach of trust—are also charges against large parts of the Israeli news industry. For an Israeli journalist like me,…
China and the AI Edge

China and the AI Edge

 In “The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans & Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity,” published March 5 by PublicAffairs, Amy Webb examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving in…
Visual Arts Journalism: Newsroom Pressure and Generational Change

Visual Arts Journalism: Newsroom Pressure and Generational Change

A survey of more than 300 journalists finds visual arts writers and critics addressing issues of race, gender, identity—and relevance
The Free Press Under Threat in Central Europe

The Free Press Under Threat in Central Europe

On February 26, 2018, Slovak investigative journalist Marek Vagovič rushed through the morning traffic of Bratislava. Early that morning his boss, Peter Bárdy, editor in chief of online news portal…
Photography is "a language that didn't need translation"

Photography is “a language that didn’t need translation”

In his book “Shooting War” (Glitterati Editions), psychiatrist Anthony Feinstein profiles 18 conflict photographers, providing insights not only into their work, but their psyches. Feinstein’s essays, drafted from his  interviews with the…
Journalism Under Pressure

Journalism Under Pressure

In an essay first published in 1999 that graces his collection “Things That Matter” (2013), the late Charles Krauthammer answered a question posed by Time magazine: Who was the most…
Why Tech Platforms Need to Be Built on Journalistic Values

Why Tech Platforms Need to Be Built on Journalistic Values

In Silicon Valley startup culture, tech debt results from shortcuts taken over time that lead to broken loops, lack of larger solutions, and daily pain by those entrusted with working…