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John Archibald

@JohnArchibald

John Archibald, a 2021 Nieman Fellow, is a Pulitzer Prize winner and columnist for the Alabama Media Group.

My Life of Chasing Big Scoops, Catching Shit, and Shoveling It for Applause

My Life of Chasing Big Scoops, Catching Shit, and Shoveling It for Applause

Between working at the circus and covering Alabama politics, I've met a lot of clowns.
January 24, 2024
A Play About Life and Death in the South

A Play About Life and Death in the South

John Archibald, NF ’21, discusses his debut as a playwright I write about life in Alabama. Which means I write about death in Alabama. And issues of life and death…
January 26, 2023
“Journalists Make Me Better”

“Journalists Make Me Better”

Journalists stand for truth, integrity and for those who can’t stand for themselves. When I think the work can’t matter, they show me it does
June 9, 2021
The Old Normal Is Not the Normal Journalism Needs

The Old Normal Is Not the Normal Journalism Needs

The opening of newsrooms is filled with hope and fear. But we need human contact to feel human, and we need to feel human to report the stories of humanity
May 4, 2021