Stuart Karle: Money and the politicization of press freedom
While Sarah Palin may have lost her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, the legal climate for journalists nevertheless seems to be getting worse.Stuart Karle is a media lawyer who has serve...
18 Feb 202224min
Eleanor Beardsley: Putin and Biden summon the Cold War
The Biden administration on Friday warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen within days, and again advised Americans to leave Ukraine “now.” The advice is strangely at odds with what day...
11 Feb 202223min
George Packer: A dishonorable ending in Afghanistan
As last summer’s efforts to aid evacuations from Afghanistan grew desperate, media debated who was to blame for the crisis. In his landmark piece “The Betrayal” for the Atlantic, George Packer reframe...
7 Feb 202228min
Tonga: Not for sale
Typical disaster journalism follows a transactional track. Survivors give the press their stories to package and sell. In turn, the media validates the horror and solicits aid. But when Tonga faced a ...
28 Jan 202223min
Russia, Ukraine, and the front lines of information warfare
Despite Ukraine’s efforts to downplay the threat, hybrid warfare between Russia and the west has already begun. Christo Grozev is the lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat, focusing on security thr...
24 Jan 202222min
The Chicago ed beat: Why do politicians fight back when teachers want to feel safe?
Education reporters cover one of the most emotional facets of the Covid-19 pandemic. The political obsession with keeping public schools open during the latest Covid-19 surge does not match the desire...
14 Jan 202221min
Julie K. Brown, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, and coverage of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial
The Ghislaine Maxwell trial has highlighted the court system’s bullying of sexual assault victims—those who take the stand, those who come to bear witness, and even those who sit on the jury. On this ...
7 Jan 202237min
Twitter on a tightrope
Journalists on Twitter are faced with an impossible task, a choice between building their following or avoiding harassment. More often than not, they face those risks without the support of their edit...
13 Dec 202123min
