Opinion

Another Under-Covered Trump-Voting Demographic

Another Under-Covered Trump-Voting Demographic

The media are making good on their promise to spend more time in Trumpland, to explore more deeply the animating thoughts of the millions of supposedly previously overlooked Americans who…
Here Comes Somebody: Journalism and the Trust Economy

Here Comes Somebody: Journalism and the Trust Economy

I think we’re beyond peak fake news pandemic. The early fever of moral panic has abated. Attention is moving from symptoms to cause. And so begins the sober, purposeful work…
Reporting the Bad News—And the Good

Reporting the Bad News—And the Good

The federal government implemented a policy that helped reduce the deficit and how much senior citizens had to pay for drug prescriptions they otherwise couldn’t afford. The policy made it…
A Time for Press Solidarity, Not Finger-Pointing

A Time for Press Solidarity, Not Finger-Pointing

Deniz Yücel is the only German journalist who is in prison in Turkey for doing his job. He has been in police custody since February 14, when he turned himself…
Why Coverage Must Reflect the Complexities of Race

Why Coverage Must Reflect the Complexities of Race

It wasn’t all that long ago that top U.S. journalists seemed most concerned with explaining why the decision by tens of millions of Americans to vote for Donald Trump made…
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
Why News Organizations Should Buy Twitter

Why News Organizations Should Buy Twitter

Since its founding, Twitter has always lost money—more than $2 billion since 2011 alone. Oddly enough, Twitter now faces the same problem as newsrooms did back in the day when…
When Is A Remark Racist?

When Is A Remark Racist?

In an increasingly polarized world, journalists need to write with context and precision about race