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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”

“Why do I do what I do?” they asked.So, I went to the source of all wisdom to contemplate my place in the world: folk singer Todd Snider, the barefoot…
June 9, 2021
The Old Normal Is Not the Normal Journalism Needs

The Old Normal Is Not the Normal Journalism Needs

George Floyd was alive the last time my newsroom was open.Think about that.So were a half million Americans and three-plus million citizens of the world, now lost to the plague…
May 4, 2021