Opinion

As the World Changes, Sports Journalism Needs to Keep Meeting the Moment

As the World Changes, Sports Journalism Needs to Keep Meeting the Moment

One of the pandemic’s most significant sports moments took place before a nationally-televised basketball game on Aug. 4, 2020 on black t-shirts with bold white lettering. The all-caps message: “VOTE…
STAT's Helen Branswell On How COVID-19 Has Changed the Health and Medicine Beat

STAT’s Helen Branswell On How COVID-19 Has Changed the Health and Medicine Beat

In a career that has spanned 40 years, Helen Branswell has covered some of the biggest health stories of the last several decades: the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, the West…
What Are We Missing in The Afghanistan Story?

What Are We Missing in The Afghanistan Story?

I can’t think about the horrific images of people in Afghanistan clinging to the wheels of U.S. military airplanes without thinking of the coverage of the Iraq war on April…
How NFTs Could Lead to A Serious Business Opportunity for News Organizations

How NFTs Could Lead to A Serious Business Opportunity for News Organizations

Circa 2015 the phrase “pivot to video” became popular in the news industry. Organizations were indeed leaning into video, but fast forward just a couple of years, and the catchy…
Journalism Must Pick a Side — Not of a Party But for Democracy

Journalism Must Pick a Side — Not of a Party But for Democracy

Seems we need a reminder.On Jan. 6, 2021, the nation’s Capitol building was attacked — not figuratively, but literally. Thousands of people descended upon D.C. in an attempt to stop…
Why Newsrooms Should Publish Salary Ranges with Every Job Posting

Why Newsrooms Should Publish Salary Ranges with Every Job Posting

One hour of sifting through job postings. Another hour of filling out applications. Tack on two hours of interview prep, as well as a one-hour edit test. If you are…
Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Need for BIPOC-Serving News Organizations

Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Need for BIPOC-Serving News Organizations

Two weeks ago, the world watched as the saga involving Nikole Hannah-Jones’s pursuit of tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to an unexpected — and…
“A Wake in Words”: The Importance of Obituaries During — and After — the Pandemic

“A Wake in Words”: The Importance of Obituaries During — and After — the Pandemic

When I started to attend wakes as a girl, I told my father I didn’t know what to say or do.It was simple, he said. You extended your hand and…
The Real Meaning of “He’s No Angel” for Journalism

The Real Meaning of “He’s No Angel” for Journalism

Alex Roman Jr. and his mother stayed up all night under a Texas sky to finish a piece of art forged to honor a deceased man from Roman’s hometown of…
“As Journalists, Our Greatest Tool is Telling Stories that Bind Us, that Connect the Dots”

“As Journalists, Our Greatest Tool is Telling Stories that Bind Us, that Connect the Dots”

As a kid, the first letter of the alphabet I learned was not A, B, or C. It was the letter F. A big fat red F with a circle…