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Issac J. Bailey

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Issac Bailey, a 2014 Nieman Fellow, is a journalist, race relations seminar creator and facilitator, and the author of “Why Didn’t We Riot? A Black Man in Trumpland” (Other Press, October 2020). He is also the author of “My Brother Moochie: Regaining Dignity in the Face of Crime, Poverty, and Racism in the American South” (Other Press, 2018). He has contributed to Politico, CNN.com, Time, and The Washington Post. He is a former columnist and senior writer for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and he was a 2011 recipient of a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for stories about a child protection case. The state subsequently revamped the way it handles such cases.

Let’s Correct the Record on the Media’s Handling of the Clinton Email Story

Let’s Correct the Record on the Media’s Handling of the Clinton Email Story

Why are marquee news outlets still unwilling to grapple with their role in the 2016 election?
Three Years After George Floyd’s Murder, What Have We Really Learned?

Three Years After George Floyd’s Murder, What Have We Really Learned?

The frenetic pace of day-to-day news coverage makes it difficult to create lasting change
CNN, Trump, and The Perils of ‘Anti-Woke’ Journalism

CNN, Trump, and The Perils of ‘Anti-Woke’ Journalism

Giving the former president the opportunity to repeatedly lie to a television audience isn’t getting us out of our silos
Journalists Once Defended Fox as a News Outlet. But That Was Then

Journalists Once Defended Fox as a News Outlet. But That Was Then

The Dominion lawsuit has exposed the network as an entertainment channel
A Trump Arrest Wouldn’t Just Be a Political Story

A Trump Arrest Wouldn’t Just Be a Political Story

Journalists need to explain the context of the former president's actions
Correcting The New York Times on Trans Issues

Correcting The New York Times on Trans Issues

More than 1,000 Times contributors have sent an open letter asking for the paper of record to examine its biases in reporting on trans issues. The paper's response is part…
Reporting is Never Merely Reporting

Reporting is Never Merely Reporting

Journalists don’t just observe the world but help shape it — for better or for worse — through our coverage choices
Journalistic Objectivity Is Overrated. What Really Matters Is Transparency, Accuracy, and Fairness

Journalistic Objectivity Is Overrated. What Really Matters Is Transparency, Accuracy, and Fairness

Whatever happened to values voters? Were they wiped off the face of Earth like dinosaurs? Hitched a ride on unidentified interstellar object Oumuamua, which Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb thinks might…
The Court-Authorized Search of Mar-a-Lago Was “Unprecedented” — But That’s Not the Real Story

The Court-Authorized Search of Mar-a-Lago Was “Unprecedented” — But That’s Not the Real Story

Why would the FBI conduct an unprecedented court-authorized search at the home of a former president of the United States? That is the wrong question for journalists to ask. These…
Viral Abortion Story Shows How Fact Checkers Shouldn't Publish Until They Have ... Facts

Viral Abortion Story Shows How Fact Checkers Shouldn’t Publish Until They Have … Facts

Some journalists were quick to doubt the story of the 10-year-old rape victim's pregnancy, revealing the challenge of covering sensitive stories