Why we capitalize ‘Black’ (and not ‘white’) - Columbia Journalism …
WEBJun 16, 2020 · b. At the Columbia Journalism Review, we capitalize Black, and not white, when referring to groups in racial, ethnic, or cultural terms. For many people, Black reflects a shared sense of identity and community. White carries a different set of meanings; capitalizing the word in this context risks following the lead of white supremacists.
Another record year for press-freedom violations in the US
WEBJan 12, 2022 · For the second year in a row, the response to federal and local mandates around COVID-19 also factored into physical attacks of journalists. From anti-lockdown to anti-vaccine protests, coronavirus-related assaults increased from four (and much harassment) in 2020 to 14 in 2021.. In 2020, an unprecedented 142 arrests and …
Shield laws and journalist’s privilege: The basics every reporter ...
WEBAug 22, 2016 · Compelled disclosure is in the air.. A federal judge has ordered Glenn Beck to disclose the names of confidential sources he used in his reporting that a Saudi Arabian man was involved in the Boston Marathon bombing. The man sued Beck for defamation after he was cleared of any involvement. Journalist and filmmaker Mark Boal, who wrote …
Journalism is a public good. Let the public make it.
WEBDec 15, 2021 · A revised definition of journalistic efficacy could make a new case for financial sustainability for journalism as a public good—one that serves communities most often left out of the bottom line when it comes to revenue. Imagine if the success of a newsroom were measured by the quality of informed civic action in its coverage area.
Black and white: Why capitalization matters - Columbia Journalism …
WEBJun 23, 2015 · One reason partisans capitalize “White” or “Black” is to denote its importance in messages, even subliminally, magnified by lowercasing the “other.”. As always, we believe that labels can oversimplify, and that a specific description is better. But if someone prefers “African American,” use that term rather than a more generic ...
Where Chuck Todd failed - Columbia Journalism Review
WEBSep 11, 2023 · Yesterday, Chuck Todd signed off as host of Meet the Press, NBC’s venerable Sunday morning show, after nine years in the role. His final guests were Bill Cassidy, the Republican senator from Louisiana, and Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California—both chosen, Todd said, because, unlike many other politicians …
What the ephemerality of the Web means for your hyperlinks
WEBMay 21, 2021 · Hyperlinks are a powerful tool for journalists and their readers. Diving deep into the context of an article is just a click away. But hyperlinks are a double-edged sword; for all of the internet’s boundlessness, what’s found on the Web can also be modified, moved, or entirely vanished. The fragility of the Web poses an […]
The Man Who Saw Himself - Columbia Journalism Review
WEBMar 6, 2019 · John Biewen, who is 57, is slender and tall, with once-brown hair that has gone gray with age. One of five kids, he grew up in Mankato, Minnesota, an overwhelmingly white town on a deep bend in the Minnesota River. His father was a high school teacher and basketball coach; his mother was a guidance counselor.
Covering Standing Rock - Columbia Journalism Review
WEBMay 22, 2017 · Covering Standing Rock. The buzz of a power saw drowned out excited shouting and screaming as Dale “Happi” American Horse, Jr. stood bound to a giant track hoe. “Shame,” yelled one bystander to police. “ SHAAAAAME!!!!! American Horse, 26, tensed up. The Lakota activist, a red bandana tied around his forehead, scrunched his …
Why did Matt Drudge turn on Donald Trump?
WEBJan 29, 2020 · Through July and August last year Drudge warned that big government had expanded on Trump’s watch, that his “trash talk” turned off suburban women, that farmers were struggling and that the president was ruining markets with his trade wars. And since the impeachment proceedings began, Drudge has gone further anti-Trump, pounding …
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