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Covering American Muslims—as an American Muslim

Covering American Muslims—as an American Muslim

The story that has dominated coverage of Muslims in America this past year, especially these past few months, has been the rise of Islamophobia and how President Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric…
January 31, 2017

When War Comes Home

Three years ago I worked as a news editor at Donbass, the largest newspaper and news website in my native city of Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine. I was responsible for…
January 5, 2017
Al Sharpton, Donald Trump, and the Black and White Truth

Al Sharpton, Donald Trump, and the Black and White Truth

A fast-talking, prolific headline-making man from New York with a controversial record on the issue of race showed up on the political scene to run for the presidency of the…
December 14, 2016
Why We Need News Literacy Now

Why We Need News Literacy Now

At times like this, News Literacy faculty look at each other and quip, “What have we done to deserve such riches?”The wisecrack reminds us to relish the meaningful work of…
December 6, 2016
"For Every Truth There Is a Source": Vladimir Radomirovic, NF ’15, brings whistleblowers and journalists together at a conference in Belgrade

“For Every Truth There Is a Source”: Vladimir Radomirovic, NF ’15, brings whistleblowers and journalists together at a conference in Belgrade

Whistleblowers from Serbia, Bosnia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands had just shared intensely emotional stories with an international audience of journalists, activists, prosecutors, and judges. We almost lost English translation to…
November 30, 2016
Bring Back Retail Campaigning

Bring Back Retail Campaigning

From 1980 through 2008, when I was editor of the Concord (N.H.) Monitor, most presidential candidacies began long before the campaign went national. From fringe to favorite, candidates came to…
November 14, 2016
Closing Gaps in the Name of Democracy

Closing Gaps in the Name of Democracy

Everyone has a story along the lines of mine. At a family gathering in October, I was chatting with a cousin about the campaign, and, since we didn’t see it…
November 13, 2016
Let the Interlopers In

Let the Interlopers In

I remember the day the Los Angeles Times decided to hire me. I’d been freelancing for the paper out of California’s Central Valley. Ashley Dunn, then the metro editor, came…
November 12, 2016
Responding to Our Oral Culture

Responding to Our Oral Culture

Sometime late last winter, I began to focus closely on what would happen in the primaries on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016. I realized I really needed to get on…
November 11, 2016
Crowdfunding the News

Crowdfunding the News

On June 25, 2013, Texas state Senator Wendy Davis spent nearly 11 hours on the chamber floor filibustering a bill that would have restricted access to abortion in her state.…
September 26, 2016