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Photographing Massacre Survivors as Individuals, not Statistics

Anastasia Taylor-Lind, NF ’16, creates a makeshift studio in a Rohingya refugee camp
Reversing the Dangerous Trust Deficit

Reversing the Dangerous Trust Deficit

The New York Times recently implemented what may be an unprecedented move for a newspaper. It hired a fact checker to backstop the reporting in the D.C. bureau.Aside from cutting…

Paying Attention to Word Choice When Writing about Addiction

You don’t have to go too far back in time to find the word “junkie” used to refer to someone who injects heroin, even by outlets that steer clear of…
Turning the Focus from Opioid Addiction to Treatment and Recovery

Turning the Focus from Opioid Addiction to Treatment and Recovery

These days, you’d be hard-pressed to open a news app, turn on the TV, or check your social media feeds without coming across a story about how the opioid epidemic…
“As a recovering addict, I know those pictures live forever”

“As a recovering addict, I know those pictures live forever”

A photographer who once was addicted to heroin on how to fairly and ethically depict addiction
Don’t Shy Away from Dealing Forthrightly with Race

Don’t Shy Away from Dealing Forthrightly with Race

Editorial decisions frequently take into account race and identity—even when we pretend they don’t
The Race Beat, Revisited

The Race Beat, Revisited

Shereen Marisol Meraji kicked off an episode of “Code Switch,” a podcast taglined “Race and Identity Remixed,” with a confession: “My mom’s Puerto Rican; my dad’s Iranian. And I, too, suffer from…
4 Steps to Bring Ethical Clarity to Native Advertising

4 Steps to Bring Ethical Clarity to Native Advertising

As news outlets ramp up their use of native advertising, the industry must set ground rules and establish a common code of ethics
Five Tools to Rebuild Trust in Media

Five Tools to Rebuild Trust in Media

Helping readers slow down, ask questions, and find reasoned opposing views may foster civil discourse online
Evaluating the ‘Trump Effect’ in Economics Coverage

Evaluating the ‘Trump Effect’ in Economics Coverage

Two things keep happening and probably will continue in 2018: News outlets will continue producing in-depth Trumpland stories; critics will keep slamming them for it. Some of that criticism is…