Politics

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Investigating Voting Rights and Explaining How to Vote by Mail

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Investigating Voting Rights and Explaining How to Vote by Mail

I lead election coverage for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a mid-sized regional newspaper in Georgia. Our state, as you have probably heard, has become a bona fide battleground. The evidence is…
High Voter Turnout? Result Delays? What to Expect from Cable News on Election Night

High Voter Turnout? Result Delays? What to Expect from Cable News on Election Night

When it comes election night nightmares, Steve Kornacki has been there.Kornacki, whose high-energy “big board” election analyses are a staple of MSNBC political coverage, recalls all too well how correspondents…
The Miami Herald: Covering the 2020 Election — and Remembering the 2000 Recount

The Miami Herald: Covering the 2020 Election — and Remembering the 2000 Recount

I covered one of the closest presidential elections in modern history from Florida. But even with the knowledge we gained from the brutally divisive 2000 election to draw on, I’m…
“We Can’t Only be Mad at Facebook”: Nonprofits, Newsrooms Team Up Against Misinformation

“We Can’t Only be Mad at Facebook”: Nonprofits, Newsrooms Team Up Against Misinformation

On September 28, a detailed investigation by Channel 4 News in the U.K. revealed that Trump’s election campaign had deployed an ad strategy it called “Deterrence.” The campaign bought ads…
How The Associated Press Plans to Report The Election Results

How The Associated Press Plans to Report The Election Results

For more than 170 years, the world has relied on The Associated Press to count the vote in U.S. elections and deliver the results. We have done this through the…
Covering Election Anxiety, Racial Inequity, and a Whole Lot More in a Key Battleground State

Covering Election Anxiety, Racial Inequity, and a Whole Lot More in a Key Battleground State

As a 53-year-old, family-owned, Black-led newspaper in Pinellas County, Florida, The Weekly Challenger’s mission has been to expound upon, educate, and address the interests and needs of the Black population…
How Not to Cover Voter Fraud Disinformation

How Not to Cover Voter Fraud Disinformation

No group of people has a more important role to play in shaping how Americans think about mail-in voter fraud than editors and journalists who write for local and regional…
Critical Coverage: Cable News and Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis

Critical Coverage: Cable News and Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis

On Monday evening, President Donald Trump gently touched down on the White House lawn in Marine One after a weekend treatment for Covid-19 at Walter Reed Medical Center.He mounted the…
Without a Campaign to Cover, Reporters Shift to Covering the Voting Process Itself

Without a Campaign to Cover, Reporters Shift to Covering the Voting Process Itself

As Patrick Marley moved down the queue of voters lined up near a high school in Madison, some of his interviewees had to shout. Six feet apart is not ideal…
Vote and Die: Covering Voter Suppression during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Vote and Die: Covering Voter Suppression during the Coronavirus Pandemic

On April 7, 2020 a new slogan began circulating on Twitter during the Wisconsin Democratic primary: “Vote and Die.” The slogan is a play on “Vote or Die,” a 2004…