During the most turbulent years in China’s recent history, photojournalist Li Zhensheng documented the “human tragedies and personal foibles” of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath for the Heilongjiang Daily in Harbin, China. Now many of these images and … Read more
In his essay “Only a Lunatic Would Do This Kind of Work,” David M. Shribman, executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, captures the essence of what motivates political journalists. “They have an ethos,” Shribman writes. “They believe in inquiry. They believe in the value of the pointed question. They believe in catching their prey in an unscripted moment or in a lie. They believe in asking impertinent questions of their social betters. They believe small deviations from a candidate’s basic stump speech have grave implications.” – Melissa Ludtke, Editor Read more
On January 21st, officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) searched the Toronto home of Juliet O’Neill, a reporter with the Ottawa Citizen. They also searched her desk at the paper’s city hall bureau. The RCMP’s search warrant alleged … Read more
