Opinion

The New York Times and Why White Supremacy Isn’t News

The New York Times and Why White Supremacy Isn’t News

A much-discussed Nazi-next-door piece in The New York Times went wrong for one reason: It treated the reporter’s discovery of the normalcy of white supremacy as news.There is nothing new…

8 reporters reflect on the challenges of covering sexual harassment

Journalists who break stories about powerful men who have sexually harassed or otherwise abused women face a host of challenges. These include getting  women to go on the record and…
Fotoperiodistas en México muestran solidaridad en medio de las ruinas

Fotoperiodistas en México muestran solidaridad en medio de las ruinas

Read in English.Nueve horas duró el abrazo colectivo FotoXWesley, cuatro horas más de lo planeado: la subasta tuvo que suspenderse porque el Centro de la Imagen estaba por cerrar. A…
Photojournalists in Mexico Show Solidarity Amid the Ruins

Photojournalists in Mexico Show Solidarity Amid the Ruins

Translated from the Spanish by John Gibler. Leer en español.The collective embrace Photo4Wesley lasted nine hours, four hours longer than planned. The auction was only interrupted because the venue, Centro de la…
What Journalists Can Learn from the Blues

What Journalists Can Learn from the Blues

Journalism is in crisis; that is old news. But since I arrived at Harvard nearly three months ago, I have been struck at how much emotional and intellectual energy is…
Cam Newton and Journalism’s Credibility

Cam Newton and Journalism’s Credibility

When Cam Newton, one of the biggest names in the NFL, said, “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes; like, it’s funny” while responding to a question from…
"Corresponsales de guerra en nuestro propio país"

“Corresponsales de guerra en nuestro propio país”

Read in English.-¿Te sorprende que el gobierno mexicano los espía?A la pregunta del corresponsal extranjero sobre el último escándalo del gobierno mexicano mi respuesta no fue exagerada:-No. Eso siempre lo…
“War Correspondents in Our Own Country”

“War Correspondents in Our Own Country”

Translated from the Spanish by Patrick Timmons of the Mexican Journalism Translation Project. Leer en español.“Is it a surprise that the Mexican government spies on you?”I did not exaggerate when…
The Trauma of Covering Traumatic Events

The Trauma of Covering Traumatic Events

I had increasingly intense visions of harming my wife.That’s not quite right. I had been having off-and-on images of violent events for years—seeing myself raped in prison or impaled during…
In Mexico, Journalists Are Silenced by Torture

In Mexico, Journalists Are Silenced by Torture

(Translated from the Spanish by Dick Cluster. Leer en español.)In some parts of Mexico, the majority of reporters have been silenced by means of torture. I first learned about this by…