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Michael Fitzgerald

@riparian

Michael Fitzgerald is a 2011 Nieman Fellow who writes about innovation for The Boston Globe, The Economist, Fast Company, MIT Sloan Management Review, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications.

A Davos for the Rust Belt

A Davos for the Rust Belt

I come from a fading industrial town—Albion, Michigan. In 1985 I would read the Chicago Tribune on how great things were in America and wonder which America it was writing…
December 9, 2016
Pulitzer’s Forgotten Classics

Pulitzer’s Forgotten Classics

From the start, the Pulitzer Prizes have sought to recognize journalists for investigating how power works, for holding the powerful to account, and for exposing abuses of power. Yet power…
August 9, 2016
Making News Websites Accessible to All

Making News Websites Accessible to All

For journalists who want to represent readers’ interests, ensuring equal access to online content is essential
March 30, 2016
What Reporters Need to Know About Covering Net Neutrality

What Reporters Need to Know About Covering Net Neutrality

Imagine that the water in your home runs more slowly in the morning, when you most need it. Cooking, drinking, showering, and watering the garden are all possible, but they…
March 16, 2015

Embracing Encryption in an Age of Surveillance

Modern communica­tions and the rise of the surveillance state make it harder than ever for journalists abroad to protect their sources. The consequences for sources can be dire, even fatal.Journalists…
December 12, 2014