Opinion

Dear Sunnylands, Make More Room for BIPOC, LGBTQ, and Rural Media Leaders at the Table

Dear Sunnylands, Make More Room for BIPOC, LGBTQ, and Rural Media Leaders at the Table

Donors looking to support journalism as “civic information” need to hear directly from leaders of news outlets serving these communities
Press Freedom Community: Prioritize the Defense of Journalism that Serves the Public Interest

Press Freedom Community: Prioritize the Defense of Journalism that Serves the Public Interest

To produce positive social outcomes, press freedom advocacy must shape the global information space to promote accountability and democratic debate
Report from Sunnylands: Revitalizing Local News with New Capital, Creativity, and Collective Action

Report from Sunnylands: Revitalizing Local News with New Capital, Creativity, and Collective Action

A gathering of current and prospective journalism funders and practitioners seeks to reinvent local news as civic information in service of communities
Reporting is Never Merely Reporting

Reporting is Never Merely Reporting

Journalists don’t just observe the world but help shape it — for better or for worse — through our coverage choices
Why Climate Change Stories Need More Context

Why Climate Change Stories Need More Context

Reporters covering climate change should combine traditional and solutions journalism approaches to provide more depth
Newsrooms and Twitter: Focus Less on Elon Musk and More on Your Audience

Newsrooms and Twitter: Focus Less on Elon Musk and More on Your Audience

Since the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk went through in late October, the social media platform has seen a lot of change. Within Musk’s first week on…
Navigating Elon Musk’s Twitterpocalypse

Navigating Elon Musk’s Twitterpocalypse

The news that Elon Musk was actually going through with the purchase of Twitter came as a genuine surprise to me. From the start I somewhat assumed Musk was throwing…
A Decade of Failed Efforts to Protect Journalists in Latin America

A Decade of Failed Efforts to Protect Journalists in Latin America

A few years ago, at a conference, I said that Mexico had more protection for journalists and press freedom than the United States, Great Britain, or France. I got confused…
It's Time to Abandon the 'Police Say' Headline Format

It’s Time to Abandon the ‘Police Say’ Headline Format

When news organizations cover police statements, why do they do it? This isn’t a trick question. Or it shouldn’t be. In theory, reporters seek police comments to better understand matters…
As Journalists, We Need to Change the Way We Cover Disasters

As Journalists, We Need to Change the Way We Cover Disasters

Driving home from the beach a few weeks ago, I listened to a guest on NPR assert that most of the damage from Hurricane Ian was insured, implying, I imagined,…