Dec 23, 2022
As journalists and local news organizations, we have recognized over the past few years that we have too often lost touch with the basic civic information needs of our communities. It is difficult for citizens to engage with either news media or government without the...
Dec 8, 2022
Refugees of the Moria camp in Lesvos, Greece are behind the camera in the film Nothing About Us Without Us. One of the pressing complaints about Western journalism is that traveling reporters drop into the scene where a story is unfolding, tell only a fraction of it,...
Nov 23, 2022
The experience of an Arizona student journalist highlights the growing threat that online harassment poses to journalists, especially those just starting out. Source: Online mobs are now coming for student journalists, The Washington Post, Taylor Lorenz, November 19,...
Oct 5, 2022
For years, democracy around the world has been in retreat. Dictators have made every effort to reassert their hold on power, with independent media often a first line of attack. Despite this troubling trend, movements for democracy are constantly emerging, ushering in...
Aug 19, 2022
The remaining female journalists in Afghanistan have one thing in common: They love their work, and feel it is more vital than ever. Source: Afghan women are still reporting the news, Committee to Protect Journalists, by Zahra Joya, August 11,...