Journalism is in crisis; that is old news. But since I arrived at Harvard nearly three months ago, I have been struck at how much emotional and intellectual energy is being expended in the U.S. declaring that journalism is on … Read more
In 2015 Dave Isay, StoryCorps’ founder, received the $1 million TED Prize. The money funded the development of an app for preserving and sharing meaningful conversations with the world. Those in the audience that night at TED’s … Read more
Elle Reeve, a technology correspondent for “Vice News Tonight,” shows little emotion as she interviews white nationalists spewing hate in the chilling documentary “Charlottesville: Race and Terror.” That was by design. “I grew up … Read more
It took a terrorist attack for Google to enter the news business. On September 11, 2001, after hijackers crashed two commercial jets into the World Trade Center as well as a third plane into the Pentagon and another into … Read more
When Cam Newton, one of the biggest names in the NFL, said, “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes; like, it’s funny” while responding to a question from Carolina Panthers beat reporter Jourdan Rodrigue of … Read more
Inc. magazine dubbed web guru Tim O’Reilly “The Oracle of Silicon Valley.” Wired magazine called the founder and CEO of the O’Reilly Media publishing and conference business “The Trend Spotter.” So when one of … Read more
Read in English. -¿Te sorprende que el gobierno mexicano los espía? A la pregunta del corresponsal extranjero sobre el último escándalo del gobierno mexicano mi respuesta no fue exagerada: -No. Eso siempre lo hemos sabido. Desde hace … Read more
Translated from the Spanish by Patrick Timmons of the Mexican Journalism Translation Project. Leer en español. “Is it a surprise that the Mexican government spies on you?” I did not exaggerate when I responded to the … Read more
In “Death Makes the News: How the Media Censor and Display the Dead,” being published November 21 by NYU Press, social scientist Jessica M. Fishman probes a double standard in the U.S. media regarding images of death … Read more
On September 19, as Hurricane Maria gathered strength and Puerto Ricans took shelter, bracing for the worst, a team of NBC News reporters whose social media accounts suggest they’re based in Pasadena, New York, and London, filed … Read more
