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Political Polarization and the Press

What coverage of a 1951 Dartmouth-Princeton football game says about partisanship—and what journalism can do to address it
August 14, 2019
“When you see me on the news, you’ll know who I am”

“When you see me on the news, you’ll know who I am”

Journalists often withhold details of mass shooters and suicides to discourage copycats. Should that “strategic silence” be extended to extremist speech, misinformation, and propaganda, too?
July 30, 2019
Mueller’s Testimony: Journalists Allow "Optics" to Triumph Over Substance

Mueller’s Testimony: Journalists Allow “Optics” to Triumph Over Substance

The optics were flawless. The best Hollywood screenwriters and directors could not have produced a better performance. There he was, a black Republican, a decorated war hero and general, a…
July 29, 2019
Trump’s “Go Back” Tweet: This Is What Racism Looks Like

Trump’s “Go Back” Tweet: This Is What Racism Looks Like

White racism flourishes in the United States in America for a variety of reasons. Its historical roots stretch back hundreds of years, to even before there was officially a USA.…
July 17, 2019
Working Across Disciplines: A Manifesto for Happy Newsrooms

Working Across Disciplines: A Manifesto for Happy Newsrooms

Do you want to be ready for a startup in your newsroom, for new research methods, immersive storytelling, and product thinking? Then open doors for people with different skill sets.…
July 9, 2019
“Foreign” lands are not foreign in a globalized world—and it is time international news media realized this

“Foreign” lands are not foreign in a globalized world—and it is time international news media realized this

New outlets' decision to publish graphic photos of a terrorist attack in Kenya highlights a double standard in global coverage
July 3, 2019
“If you come out to Indian Country to write about us, do your damned homework”

“If you come out to Indian Country to write about us, do your damned homework”

The television cameras were all packed away and stuffed into the trunks of the rental cars.  Notebooks were crammed into briefcases and alongside the cameras, packed in rental cars headed…
July 2, 2019
Journalism and Libraries: “Both Exist to Support Strong, Well-informed Communities”

Journalism and Libraries: “Both Exist to Support Strong, Well-informed Communities”

How librarians are teaming up with journalists to promote media literacy, spur civic engagement, and even take on reporting projects
June 19, 2019
“What are you doing to ensure that you’re controlling the way you want to cover this presidential campaign?”

“What are you doing to ensure that you’re controlling the way you want to cover this presidential campaign?”

One of the biggest goals for the U.S. journalism industry in covering the 2020 election is to not repeat its mistakes from the 2016 election. So what steps are journalists…
June 14, 2019
Using Rapid-Response Expertise to Strengthen 2020 Campaign Coverage

Using Rapid-Response Expertise to Strengthen 2020 Campaign Coverage

The U.S. presidential election may be a year and a half away, but polls are already ranking—and rankling—the still-developing field of 2020 candidates, prompting familiar, biennial pleadings for journalists to…
May 7, 2019