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John Dyer

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John Dyer is a journalist based in Massachusetts. He serves as the American editor for Associated Reporters Abroad

Can News Literacy Be Taught?

Can News Literacy Be Taught?

In the run-up to last year’s presidential election, Kennady Wade found herself challenging her peers on the dubious stories they posted on social media, like links to obscure conservative blogs that…
April 14, 2017
Fifty Years of FOIA

Fifty Years of FOIA

Dave Philipps was well acquainted with the plight of troubled veterans when he heard about a soldier in the El Paso County jail two years ago. As a reporter at…
January 12, 2016
Is Solutions Journalism the Solution?

Is Solutions Journalism the Solution?

New media ventures are focusing on what’s going right in the world rather than what’s going wrong
June 11, 2015
A New Generation of Correspondents Hustles for Work with the Help of the Web

A New Generation of Correspondents Hustles for Work with the Help of the Web

In March, when it became clear something big was happening in Crimea, Jacob Resneck packed his knapsack with a laptop, sound recorder and camera and boarded a one-way flight from…
December 12, 2014
Ready for the Big One: Making the Case for Disaster Preparedness Reporting

Ready for the Big One: Making the Case for Disaster Preparedness Reporting

In 2002, Mark Schleifstein and a team of reporters in New Orleans wrote “Washing Away,” a five-part series in The Times-Picayune that predicted the devastation of Hurricane Katrina three years…
September 11, 2014