The way The New York Times reported the story of missing documents says more about them than Trump

In January, the National Archives recovered a series of 15 boxes from Trump’s lavish club at Mar-a-Lago. Included in these boxes were items including letters that Trump exchanged with Kim Jong Un, the …

The New York Times finally understands that Trump is attempting to end democracy, and they blame you

Waking up The New York Times to get them to notice how Republicans are attempting to end democracy has been a difficult task. Especially when they’re so busy continuing the investigation of Hunter …

'Without facts, you can’t have truth': Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of online misinformation

Two investigative journalists, one from the Philippines and one from Russia, received a Nobel Peace Prize this year. The journalists, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, received their prize on Dec. 10 at …

Cartoon: Tips & tricks of holiday journalism

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Happy New Year! I created this animation several years ago — it was originally published on January 1, 2013 — waaaaay back before things really started to go haywire.

From the holiday …

The Washington Post's opinion page hits rock bottom

News outlets under the First Amendment have a tremendous amount of leeway, and, of course, they should. They should be entitled to print diverse, conflicting, even vehemently oppositional views, and …

'We quite literally hid photos of our children': Women missing from 69% of newspaper bylines

Let’s talk about newspapers, specifically the big-hitters in terms of circulation. Many consider newspapers the most dogged pursuers of truth and accuracy, the originators of journalism, tasked …

CNN's milk story isn't awful because it's about milk, it's awful because it's about CNN

On Thursday, CNN ran a story about milk prices and how those prices were affecting a family of 12. In short, the head of a family of 11 says she buys 12 gallons of milk a week, and it cost 80 cents …

Earth Matters: Climate reporting improves; wolf protectors; Bullard eco-justice center lures donors

(Earth Matters is a weekly series featuring climate and other environmental stories.)

Two years ago, spurred by what they called “climate silence” in the media, Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope at The …

The Wall Street Journal published letter from Trump: No facts, just no facts, and only no facts

Lasts Sunday, the Wall Street Journal ran an opinion piece endorsing the Republican candidate for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The entire article takes and an extremely pro-Trump position, arguing …

Don't believe the banks or their shills: Biden’s proposed IRS reporting reform is a great idea

A lot of rich people have gotten very good at not paying their taxes. Hell, The Man Who Lost An Election And Tried To Steal It bragged about avoiding taxes, and thought it was a selling point for his …

Are journalism programs properly training students to navigate harassment?

This article was originally published at Prism. It’s part three in a series about the harassment of marginalized journalists. Read parts one and two of the series here.

Being a reporter is a …

Women working in local TV news say harassment from viewers gets out of hand

This story was originally published at Prism. It’s part two in a series about the harassment of women and marginalized journalists. Read part one of the series here.

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Cartoon: Algorithm news redux

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In light of the attack on the Capitol and recent Congressional hearings looking into the tech giant’s role in the attack, I thought it would be helpful — and a little creepy — to look back …

Refusing to name source of vaccine hesitancy doesn't make reporting nonpartisan, it makes it wrong

On Thursday morning, Bloomberg published an article showing vaccine information from the new data tracker website at the CDC. It’s an interesting article, showing that there are hundreds of counties …

'People’s lives aren’t static, they’re dynamic': Newspapers begin to put people before headlines

The Associated Press announced on Tuesday that it will stop publishing the names of those charged with minor crimes, staining their public images in a way that’s hard to erase. The news …

Jen Psaki shows the way the White House should respond to 'many people are saying' questions

On Friday, the White House press briefing included the conspiracy-addled jumble of thoughts from right-wing Newsmax reporter (big question mark if she can be called a reporter) Emerald Robinson. White …