Election ’16: Lessons for Journalism

Don't Fear the Curmudgeon

Don’t Fear the Curmudgeon

Most editors get lots of feedback from readers—through calls, emails, or comments in social media.For the past two years, though, The [Springfield, Illinois] State Journal-Register has had a special group…
For African Journalists, Trump’s Treatment of the Press Is All Too Familiar

For African Journalists, Trump’s Treatment of the Press Is All Too Familiar

If there is anything African journalists have learned from their American compatriots, it’s the role of a free press in fostering the growth of Africa’s fledgling democracies. Through its diplomatic…
Sweden, Trump, and Reality

Sweden, Trump, and Reality

Examining what lies beneath the misinformation implicit in the president’s remark
Will the Trump White House Defend Press Freedom Abroad?

Will the Trump White House Defend Press Freedom Abroad?

Trump's treatment of the press as the enemy has long been the default position of autocratic regimes around the world
To Restore Trust, Enhance Transparency

To Restore Trust, Enhance Transparency

Make explaining how we do what we do an essential part of our journalism, not an afterthought
The Road to Better National Journalism Starts in Small Towns

The Road to Better National Journalism Starts in Small Towns

The media would be better off with more journalists working outside the major cities
6 Things Journalists Can Do to Win Back Trust

6 Things Journalists Can Do to Win Back Trust

Political consultant and Harvard Kennedy School lecturer Steve Jarding on measures the media can take to correct perceptions of bias
Covering American Muslims—as an American Muslim

Covering American Muslims—as an American Muslim

How journalists, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, can deepen coverage of American Muslim communities
Inform, Expose, Fact Check, Explain

Inform, Expose, Fact Check, Explain

Two days after the election, one of our reporters spoke to teenagers at Topeka High School who said they were bullied and threatened with Donald Trump-inspired sexual assault.The story angered Diane…
What’s the Point of Editorials When Ideology Outweighs Facts?

What’s the Point of Editorials When Ideology Outweighs Facts?

The editor of Oklahoma’s Enid News & Eagle on why opinion pages must continue to stimulate civic—and civil—discourse