Opinion
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 … Read more
Recent Stories
Sounding
“Journalists Make Me Better”
Journalists stand for truth, integrity and for those who can’t stand for themselves. When I think the work can’t matter, they show me it does
Opinion
3 Steps Toward Making NPR More Inclusive and Diverse
Creating public media for everyone means realizing a more equitable distribution of power. Here’s how
Opinion
Adam Toledo, Bodycam Footage, and Coverage of Police Shootings
Reporting on police shootings is incomplete if it doesn’t give audiences a sense of the aftermath, too
Features
Serving the Audiences Mainstream Newsrooms Don’t
How the pandemic, anti-police brutality protests, and Atlanta spa shootings starkly illustrate the need for community and immigrant-serving media outlets
Opinion
The Newsroom Is Dead. Long Live the Newsroom!
Covid has forced true change, much of it long overdue. Now journalists — editors and reporters alike — must resist the temptation to return to pre-pandemic rhythms
Books
Keeping the Abolitionist Press Alive in Pre-Civil War America
Ken Ellingwood examines the life of abolitionist journalist and newspaper editor Elijah Parish Lovejoy in his new book, "First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery"
Opinion
The Old Normal Is Not the Normal Journalism Needs
The opening of newsrooms is filled with hope and fear. But we need human contact to feel human, and we need to feel human to report the stories of humanity
