Interview

An Antidote to the Minimization of the Long Covid Crisis

An Antidote to the Minimization of the Long Covid Crisis

Why the founders of The Sick Times have made it their mission to report on overlooked perspectives from Covid long haulers
January 9, 2024
Megan Cattel
Meet the Plymouth Independent, One of the Many Local News Startups Cropping Up Across the Country

Meet the Plymouth Independent, One of the Many Local News Startups Cropping Up Across the Country

The Plymouth Independent’s editor Mark Pothier on launching the new site and why digital startups are “the future of local journalism”
December 4, 2023
Natalie De Rosa
‘It Was Hard to Put Words to Something So Raw and So Recent’

‘It Was Hard to Put Words to Something So Raw and So Recent’

Daily Tar Heel editor-in-chief Emmy Martin shares the story behind the paper’s viral front page
September 7, 2023
Natalie De Rosa
"We Are Trying to Help Out These Russian Journalists … Do You Think That Americans Would Want to Get Involved?”

“We Are Trying to Help Out These Russian Journalists … Do You Think That Americans Would Want to Get Involved?”

Why Mother Jones magazine is helping Russian website Meduza raise funds
July 7, 2023
Peter Canova
The Trans Journalists Association Tackles the Shortfalls of Media Coverage of Trans People

The Trans Journalists Association Tackles the Shortfalls of Media Coverage of Trans People

“To some degree, if you don't cover trans issues, you're failing to meet the basic purpose and ethics of our profession”
June 23, 2023
Marigo Farr
Threats Against Journalists on the Rise

Threats Against Journalists on the Rise

Nearly half of respondents report facing legal threats in first investigation of its kind from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism
May 9, 2023
Marigo Farr
Why Public Radio Could Be a Key Part of Saving Local News

Why Public Radio Could Be a Key Part of Saving Local News

A recent study finds that shoring up NPR member stations with more philanthropic funding could increase community reporting capacity
March 15, 2023
Marigo Farr
Launching a Legal Defense Fund for Journalists

Launching a Legal Defense Fund for Journalists

What would you do if the target of your investigation threatened you with a lawsuit? What if it came from a direction you weren’t expecting: A government official you’ve been…
December 12, 2022
Marigo Farr
"The Amount of Violence is Astonishing": Why Threats to Journalists are Increasing in Iran

“The Amount of Violence is Astonishing”: Why Threats to Journalists are Increasing in Iran

On Sept. 22, Iranian journalist Niloofar Hamedi, a reporter for the Tehran-based newspaper Shargh, was arrested in her home by authorities. Her house was raided, her laptop and phone confiscated,…
October 21, 2022
Ha Ta
“Journalism Is the Way to Act”: Why NPR Launched Its New Climate Desk

“Journalism Is the Way to Act”: Why NPR Launched Its New Climate Desk

National Public Radio, America’s hallmark public media organization, had a unique beginning. A people’s radio of sorts, NPR was made possible by a 1967 act of Congress in 1971, with…
October 14, 2022
Marigo Farr