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"A mass shooting, only in slow motion"

“A mass shooting, only in slow motion”

Newsrooms are moving away from a focus on mass shootings to tell more nuanced stories about the people and communities marred by gun violence
June 26, 2017
Covering Controversial Issues on Campus

Covering Controversial Issues on Campus

With an extended reach online, newly energized college journalists are facing off against university administrators
June 13, 2017
Why We Need More Visual Journalists and Editors of Color

Why We Need More Visual Journalists and Editors of Color

A growing number of individuals and organizations are working to address the lack of diversity among photojournalists and editors
May 15, 2017
Yes, We Need A Special Commission…

Yes, We Need A Special Commission…

The media, along with former FBI Director James Comey, helped Donald Trump become president. Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com has detailed why. But it doesn’t take a mathematician to understand that…
May 11, 2017
Rethinking the White House Beat

Rethinking the White House Beat

How newsrooms are changing to cover the Trump White House
April 25, 2017
AI Is Journalism’s Next Big Threat (or Opportunity)

AI Is Journalism’s Next Big Threat (or Opportunity)

Recently I watched a 15-second Burger King commercial, which was designed to trigger my voice-activated Google devices. In the ad, a Burger King employee, standing behind a counter at the…
April 24, 2017
Can News Literacy Be Taught?

Can News Literacy Be Taught?

At a time when more critical media consumption is sorely needed, news literacy can be a difficult skill to impart
April 14, 2017
S. Mitra Kalita: “‘They don’t know, they don’t show’—those words [from ‘Boyz n the Hood’] just penetrated me. … Those words have been the refrain of my career”

S. Mitra Kalita: “‘They don’t know, they don’t show’—those words [from ‘Boyz n the Hood’] just penetrated me. … Those words have been the refrain of my career”

A leader in digital innovation and editorial strategy, S. Mitra Kalita has had reporting jobs and leadership roles at news organizations spanning multiple platforms and locales, from New York to…
April 6, 2017
Covering Sexual Assault

Covering Sexual Assault

Reporting on rape and sexual assault challenges journalists to build trust with sources and avoid injecting bias into the story
March 15, 2017
Andrew Fitzgerald: “The way people are talking about something in the world is in itself news. … Increasingly, the conversation itself is driving that news cycle.”

Andrew Fitzgerald: “The way people are talking about something in the world is in itself news. … Increasingly, the conversation itself is driving that news cycle.”

Twitter has been enjoying more than a moment recently, most notably whenever President Trump tweets. Yet, 11 years after its founding and at a time when tweets are must-reads and…
March 8, 2017