Opinion

If journalists listen to readers’ observations, there is progress in fairness to be made.

‘Fairness keeps the playing field of a democratic society level.’

With a Latino readership, is coverage of certain issues likely to be biased?

Progress provides seats at morning story meetings, but doesn’t lessen the challenges.

Latino journalists don’t serve their communities by failing to probe for stories.

In cultural journalism, Latino critics confront a double-edged sword.

Typical story assignments underscore the difficulty of defeating stereotypes.

Latino journalists speak up about coverage, but doing so takes its toll.

David Nyhan, a columnist with The Boston Globe, describes why—at a time of deepening public mistrust of journalism—there needed to be a way of recognizing and rewarding fairness. “Rare is…

In a series of interviews with staff members of network news, former broadcast executive Av Westin uncovered ways in which racial bias impacts decision-making about the content of news. He…