On Sept. 7, Brazil commemorated the bicentennial anniversary of its independence. But a new media project aims to highlight how that independence — and how Brazil has evolved up to the present day — was built on slavery. Inspired … Read more
A few days before last November’s municipal elections in South Africa, local politician Siyabonga Mkhize was murdered. He was gunned down as he went door-to-door talking to his constituents in the neighborhood of Cato Crest. He was with three … Read more
They said it wouldn’t work. They had said the same thing when we started Daily Maverick, a fiercely independent, long-form news publisher, in 2009. At least they were consistent. Most people couldn’t get their heads wrapped around a voluntary membership … Read more
On September 15, dozens newsrooms across the country took part in Democracy Day, an initiative of news industry leaders at Hearken, the Center for Cooperative Media, the Institute for Nonprofit News, and the News Revenue Hub, … Read more
“I am at home everywhere, and nowhere. I am never a stranger and I never quite belong.” That quote by Belgian writer Georges Simenon hung above my 10th grade English teacher’s desk when I was in high school in Dubai, … Read more
November 8 is the date of the midterm elections, but today — September 15 — is Democracy Day. An initiative of news industry leaders at Hearken, the Center for … Read more
In writing about Sarah Palin and her 2022 bid for Congress, T.A. Frank made a promise to readers — and to himself. A past Palin critic, Frank set out on the reporting with “an avowedly open mind,” as he … Read more
From the senior editor Hello, I had just started a new job covering the Pentagon when the Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere. It was February of 2003, and because several of the crew members had been in … Read more
Stefanie Friedhoff, NF ’01, has launched a new initiative to help address information gaps Technology has fundamentally changed where people seek information and what they believe. It’s why, no matter how often officials revert to it, communicating by press conference and … Read more
Chris Quinn, editor of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer in Ohio, has used his weekly column to communicate with readers about various decisions at the newspaper, from hiring announcements to the launch of new products. The column also serves as … Read more
