Opinion

Opinion Pieces (Including This One) Are Ruining the Internet

Opinion Pieces (Including This One) Are Ruining the Internet

On Danish television recently, a conspiracy theorist named Michael Kastis was describing what he believed to be Bill Gates’ ghostly connections to the global vaccine industry. His audience, a friendly…
Want Better Coverage of Threats to Democracy? Diversify Newsrooms

Want Better Coverage of Threats to Democracy? Diversify Newsrooms

I’ve been torn this month about what to focus on: the refusal of our industry to take true diversity goals seriously or the state of our democracy in the aftermath…
It’s Time for Journalists to Talk Climate Change Solutions

It’s Time for Journalists to Talk Climate Change Solutions

Way back in 2017, I saw Edward Maibach, the director of George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication, give a presentation about the climate crisis and the public’s still-limited…
Serious Problems Demand Serious Data

Serious Problems Demand Serious Data

­It was a fine March morning 16 years ago and the phones in my office at ABC News were ringing hard. The Associated Press had moved a story on a…
It’s Time to Go Beyond the Typical Election Coverage Playbook

It’s Time to Go Beyond the Typical Election Coverage Playbook

Russia’s unprovoked attack on the Ukrainian people, coupled with its massive disinformation and propaganda campaign amplified by state-controlled media, serve as a stark reminder of the role a free press…
Sarah Palin, The New York Times and the Limits of Political Messaging

Sarah Palin, The New York Times and the Limits of Political Messaging

When the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a judgment against The New York Times almost 60 years ago and established a higher standard of proof for public officials in libel…
Ukrainian Journalists Risk Everything to Stand Up to Putin

Ukrainian Journalists Risk Everything to Stand Up to Putin

As air raids commenced and armored convoys began to roll across Ukraine last week, I reached out to an NPR colleague huddled in an Odessa bomb shelter. I pathetically wrote…
Why Political Reporters Are Still Focused on the Wrong Things

Why Political Reporters Are Still Focused on the Wrong Things

Let’s take a brief look at the problem with political reporting.First, I read a story by the Associated Press explaining why the Democratic brand is “toxic” in many largely white…
Call Out Bigotry in Reporting on the Ukraine Invasion

Call Out Bigotry in Reporting on the Ukraine Invasion

It didn’t take the Swiss leaving behind their well-known and well-worn status of neutrality to know the events unfolding in Ukraine are potentially world-changing and deserve the wall-to-wall, front-page coverage…
In Journalism, Salary Transparency Shouldn’t Be A Radical Idea

In Journalism, Salary Transparency Shouldn’t Be A Radical Idea

I hit send on a tweet in my hotel room at the Park Hyatt St. Kitts just before heading to the beach to unwind after leaving my job. Like millions…