Opinion

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

More transparency can help address pay disparities and make newsrooms more diverse
Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Need for BIPOC-Serving News Organizations

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

We need more initiatives like Hannah-Jones’s Center for Journalism and Democracy to invest in media makers of color
“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

Unless news organizations continue to invest in obituaries, a fundamental way of keeping people together — and informed — will be lost
The Real Meaning of “He’s No Angel” for Journalism

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

Why an artist’s angelic rendering of George Floyd could help change the way journalists describe victims of police violence
“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”

The executive editor of The Providence Journal on how his identity as the first-generation son of immigrant Chinese parents informs his journalism
There Is an Open War on Facts and Truth. That’s Why We Need Accountability Reporting in Political Stories

There Is an Open War on Facts and Truth. That’s Why We Need Accountability Reporting in Political Stories

It’s past time to move on from “both sides” reporting and stop worrying about faux cries of bias
Challenging Traditional Views of Objectivity Is Not a Call to Lower Standards But to Reexamine Them

Challenging Traditional Views of Objectivity Is Not a Call to Lower Standards But to Reexamine Them

The New York Times story about internal struggles at the ACLU. is an illustration of the futility of clinging to “objectivity.” It parallels the wrestling over the First Amendment and…
Post-Covid, Newsrooms Should Cover What’s Going Right in Indian Country, Too

Post-Covid, Newsrooms Should Cover What’s Going Right in Indian Country, Too

The mainstream press covered Indian Country at its worst. Its Covid-19 recovery is just as newsworthy