Opinion

Before You Can Fix Your Newsroom, You Need to Fix Your Life

Before You Can Fix Your Newsroom, You Need to Fix Your Life

“Those bookshelves in your Zoom backdrop should overflow with literature that challenges your world view”
Journalists Need to Remember that Not All News Readers are White

Journalists Need to Remember that Not All News Readers are White

Dear Journalism: Audiences of national media have too long been presumed to be white. A New York Times editor argues it’s time to change that
How Objectivity Can Make Audiences Cynical about Politics—and Journalism

How Objectivity Can Make Audiences Cynical about Politics—and Journalism

It’s a shame that headlines for straight-news stories about the stalled stimulus talks between Congress and the White House didn’t plainly say this before the issue was swamped by coverage…
As Erdoğan Cracks Down, Turkey's Independent Journalists Need Digital Skills and Business Acumen

As Erdoğan Cracks Down, Turkey’s Independent Journalists Need Digital Skills and Business Acumen

“Turkey’s mainstream media has imploded, and it will not come back even after Erdoğan”
Trump’s Presidency Isn’t Normal. Journalists Should Stop Reporting As If It Is

Trump’s Presidency Isn’t Normal. Journalists Should Stop Reporting As If It Is

I began writing this piece with trepidation, wondering if it would be fair to compare the president of the United States of America to a president in SyFy’s cult classic…
In Photographing Social Justice Protests, Respect Means ‘Looking Again’

In Photographing Social Justice Protests, Respect Means ‘Looking Again’

Dear Journalism: If visual journalists privilege conflict over collaboration and community, we fail in our duties as witness, truthful storyteller, and concerned citizen
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and “The Pipeline Problem”

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and “The Pipeline Problem”

Dear Journalism: Beyond public statements, commit to building the relationships needed to broaden your work and workplace’s look, feel, and sound
In Africa, Press Freedom Can Be a Matter of Life and Death

In Africa, Press Freedom Can Be a Matter of Life and Death

Recent incidents, including Hopewell Chino’ono’s arrest and government repression of coronavirus-related news, underscore the perilous state of freedom of the press in many African nations
What Hopewell Chin’ono’s Arrest Says about the Free Press in Zimbabwe

What Hopewell Chin’ono’s Arrest Says about the Free Press in Zimbabwe

The new regime in Zimbabwe continues the country’s legacy of intimidation and targeting of journalists, including Nieman fellow Hopewell Chin’ono
Changes at VOA Threaten the Free Press — At Home and Abroad

Changes at VOA Threaten the Free Press — At Home and Abroad

Many news consumers in the United States may have no idea that some of the world’s best reporting on what is happening in authoritarian societies and fragile democracies comes from…