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Why We Banned the Word "Ethnic"

Why We Banned the Word “Ethnic”

The Global Press Journal has its own style guide, providing a roadmap for how to use precise, dignified language to fulfill journalism’s ultimate goal: truth-telling
It’s Time for Journalists to Use the "R" Word: Racism

It’s Time for Journalists to Use the “R” Word: Racism

Journalists, even those whose job it is to set standards, continue to have a hard time determining if the word “racism” applies in a story. Here’s a simple rule of…
What’s Wrong with Philanthro-Journalism?

What’s Wrong with Philanthro-Journalism?

Funding by private foundations plays a vital role in filling the gaps often left by mainstream news coverage, especially in important areas like investigative, international, and local journalism.In the case…
Covering the 2020 Election: Horse Race or Citizens Agenda?

Covering the 2020 Election: Horse Race or Citizens Agenda?

For journalists, second-guessing election coverage is second nature.So it wasn’t surprising that Margaret Sullivan, The Washington Post media columnist, recently offered reporters what the headline called a “radical idea:” Forget the polls…
From Threatened Censorship to Box Office Hit: Many Colombians rallied behind a documentary by Margarita Martinez, NF ’09, about the long difficult path to peace

From Threatened Censorship to Box Office Hit: Many Colombians rallied behind a documentary by Margarita Martinez, NF ’09, about the long difficult path to peace

I was ready for the premiere of my film. For five years, I’d been working on a behind-the-scenes documentary about the torturous and ultimately successful negotiations between the Colombian government…
Authenticity and the Journalism of Networks

Authenticity and the Journalism of Networks

Trust in the federal government is at a historic low, while trust in Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders among supporters is near or above 80%. What can journalists learn from…
How Hashtag Culture Influences International Conversations

How Hashtag Culture Influences International Conversations

In her new book "Memes to Movements," An Xiao Mina explores how people from a historically overlooked nation such as Uganda are able to drive the conversation on issues in…
WNBA superstar Sue Bird rates sports coverage and finds room for improvement

WNBA superstar Sue Bird rates sports coverage and finds room for improvement

Sue Bird, 38, is one of the greatest basketball players of all-time. Period. After winning two NCAA championships at UConn, Bird was the first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA…
7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women’s Sports

7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women’s Sports

Women’s sports in the U.S. receive only 4 percent of sports media coverage. Why it’s time for that to change
Some Hope for 2019: The Next Generation is the Solution to Our “Media Problems”

Some Hope for 2019: The Next Generation is the Solution to Our “Media Problems”

I spent this fall talking to young students at the University of Chicago about how to fight distrust in news and mitigate polarization.As a Pritzker Fellow, I taught a series…