It’s odd that we forget people in our reporting. We’re people. Everyone around us is a person, however annoying their habits might be. People want to know about people; gossip and curiosity are some of our default settings. Yet we … Read more
When the Rev. Billy Graham died in February, Raleigh-based WRAL-TV provided expansive coverage of the famed evangelist’s life and legacy. That was no surprise since, after all, the pastor was a North Carolina native, and—though his funeral was … Read more
A French investigative journalist and filmmaker, Laurent Richard is the co-founder of the popular French public television newsmagazine “Cash Investigation,” produced by Premières Lignes. He has also produced several long-form investigative stories for television and oversaw coverage … Read more
I started closely following the crisis in Syria in the fall of 2015, when I was studying abroad in Paris. Suddenly, news reports about refugees forced to sleep in the city’s train stations became visceral because I had walked those … Read more
I didn’t always know I wanted to be a reporter. I came at it sideways, in college, after deciding to major in creative writing. There’s no career path for writing majors, so I did what a lot of aspiring writers … Read more
