Is CRT Discourse Doomed by Local News?
Journalists in local newsrooms face painful amounts of work for a public that has been incited to view them as ‘enemies of the people.
Pressing Issues
What the Afghanistan Coverage Reveals About American Media
Journalism on the Afghanistan withdrawal often suffered from missing context, tacit assumptions, over-editorializing, and emotion at the expense of nuance.
Big Media Can’t Hold Itself Accountable
A case study of past 9/11 news coverage reveals a press corp stuck in its ways, bound to casting leaders as heroes despite their faults and drawing false equivalencies that fail the public.
Journalism Jargon is Obfuscating the Facts
Even when the facts are clear, even when one side is clearly lying, even when the science and truth are obvious, mainstream media still fails to call it like it is.
Who Loses When Reporters Don’t Report?
Some of America’s top-tier journalists have withheld information ahead of their book releases—prioritizing sales over public good. And when they do, nobody wins.
Who Should Cover Stories About Sexual Violence?
The Washington Post's Felicia Sonmez was sidelined from reporting stories on sexual assault because she disclosed she was a survivor. But doesn't journalism benefit from those who understand the real-life stakes of the issues they cover?
How Chalkbeat’s Founder Plans to Fix Media
Journalist Elizabeth Green believes treating, and funding, local journalism as a public goodwill usher in a wave of much-needed civic engagement and change
We Don’t Owe Rush Limbaugh Anything
Death does not absolve the hate-mongering radio blowhard, who set the stage for Trumpism. And the media has to stop recasting the bigot as a “provocateur” and “personality.”
Is the Media Ready for the Next GOP Gaslighting?
If the Senate votes to impeach, prepare for Republicans to unrelentingly scrutinize and block every Democratic lawmaker and policy in an attempt to win back their party. Will the press wise up?