Journalist’s Trade

The Changing Tides of Olympic Sports Coverage with Helene Elliott

The Changing Tides of Olympic Sports Coverage with Helene Elliott

The veteran sportswriter and longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times discusses the Paris Games, women in sports, and how Olympic coverage has evolved.
July 30, 2024
Megan Cattel
Saving the First Draft of History

Saving the First Draft of History

Archiving wasn’t perfect in the analog days, but preserving journalism in the digital age is increasingly complicated.
June 3, 2024
Gabe Bullard
Why Retired Journalists Are Jumping Back into the Profession

Why Retired Journalists Are Jumping Back into the Profession

They're founding startups, coaching young reporters, and serving on boards to bridge the gap left by the industry's contraction
April 3, 2023
After the Capitol Riot, Journalists Contend with Rage against the Media

After the Capitol Riot, Journalists Contend with Rage against the Media

Most days, Paul Gillespie keeps himself to photographing the news, not commenting on it.January 6, 2021, wasn’t one of those days.As violent pro-Donald Trump rioters laid siege to the U.S.…
January 12, 2021
Celeste Katz Marston
Journalists Across Europe Collaborate to Cover Airbnb and Other Housing Issues

Journalists Across Europe Collaborate to Cover Airbnb and Other Housing Issues

One day in October 2019 a colleague alerted me to a meeting in Munich of representatives of European cities to discuss the impact of Airbnb on rental markets. There was…
November 17, 2020
Jose Miguel Calatayud
A Blueprint for Documenting and Debunking Misinformation Campaigns

A Blueprint for Documenting and Debunking Misinformation Campaigns

In 2020, amid a pandemic and protests and a presidential election, misinformation lays in wait everywhere. It’s on our social media feeds, coming out of the mouths of our politicians,…
October 20, 2020
Brian Friedberg
How Russian Media Reported the Coronavirus Pandemic

How Russian Media Reported the Coronavirus Pandemic

In a new Shorenstein Center report, “Conveying Truth: Independent Media in Putin’s Russia,” Ann Cooper, a Spring 2020 Joan Shorenstein fellow, describes the origins and evolution of independent media in Russia…
August 11, 2020
Ann Cooper
Can Journalism Be Both Impartial and Empathetic?

Can Journalism Be Both Impartial and Empathetic?

The reporters were used to getting stonewalled by the administration, but now the protesters demanding change were also shutting them out.One news organization, determined to tell the protesters’ stories, struck…
August 6, 2020
Greg Munno
Timeline: Milestones of the Black Press in the U.S.

Timeline: Milestones of the Black Press in the U.S.

The Black press has powered political action and lifted spirits as it chronicled achievements, aspirations, and challenges. Such was its power that some Southern towns banned the sale of Black…
July 14, 2020
“Permission to be human”: TV Journalists Crying on Camera Is Understandable

“Permission to be human”: TV Journalists Crying on Camera Is Understandable

For the third time now, I have watched a TV anchor choke up and weep on camera during a live, stressful interview with a Covid-19 victim or family survivor. That…
May 14, 2020
Clarence Jones