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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…
Fighting to Keep Public Notices in Newspapers

Fighting to Keep Public Notices in Newspapers

Reading public notice ads in the classifieds is about exciting as watching paint dry, but it’s necessary reading for some.In Carmel, California, a 99-year-old woman was able to stop the…
#MeToo and Photojournalism: What Needs To Happen Next

#MeToo and Photojournalism: What Needs To Happen Next

Photojournalism has a proud history of reporting for a better world where human rights are central, and this work is more important than ever. But photojournalism is framed to a…
Are journalists going too far in trying to avoid the “liberal bias” label?

Are journalists going too far in trying to avoid the “liberal bias” label?

I’m beginning to wonder if journalists have been bending over backward so far to disprove the “liberal media” narrative that they have unwittingly become advocates for conservatives and, more importantly,…
"Our hope is that by providing nuggets of scientifically grounded evidence and quick access to experts... reason and rationality may ultimately prevail"

“Our hope is that by providing nuggets of scientifically grounded evidence and quick access to experts… reason and rationality may ultimately prevail”

SciLine matches reporters on deadline with scientists to produce evidence-based journalism
"I’m not sure that the trust problem is going to be solved independent of solving the diversity problem"

“I’m not sure that the trust problem is going to be solved independent of solving the diversity problem”

While the media industry faces many critical challenges these days, Jill Abramson and Nancy Gibbs—who previously held the top editorial positions at The New York Times and Time magazine, respectively—remain…
Investigating the Housing Crisis

Investigating the Housing Crisis

It is fair to say that the housing beat has not traditionally been considered a plum assignment among reporters. In fact, many media outlets do not have a team dedicated…
From Covering the Housing Crisis to Living It

From Covering the Housing Crisis to Living It

One sign of the growing precariousness of the housing market is the willingness of people working in the media business to open up about their own struggles. That may also…

The five-hour work day? She’s got it covered

The five-hour work day? She’s got it covered: Financial Times columnist Pilita Clark, NF ’97, takes on the modern workplace