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Tag: journalist
More lives at stake when journalists killed
by LZ Granderson CNN anchor Sara Sidner was live on air from the West Bank when she was confronted by an angry pro-Palestine protester. He walked up […]
Journalism and truth telling in wartime
by Rob Okun Brent Renaud. Marina Ovsyannikova. One a US filmmaker killed by Russian troops on March 13 while working on a documentary about refugees. The other, […]
Some of us still have some growing up to do
“I know you are, but what am I?” Remember that kid from fifth grade? That little riposte constituted his entire arsenal of comebacks. Slam him with the […]
Something to add to your reading list
by Doyle McManus Eight and a half years ago, Paul Salopek set out on a long walk: 21,000 miles across four continents. He’s still walking. His aim […]
Nike ad blames sports writers
by Dennis O’Shea I have an Olympic-sized beef with Nike. You’ve seen their “Best Day Ever” Olympics TV ad, right? The one narrating — from morning alarm […]
Seeing America from the ground
This is not a story about politics. Instead, it is a story about America and how sometimes, you can discover something new when you try to absorb […]
Being on social media doesn’t make you a journalist
Last week, the Washington Supreme Court tried to figure out who counts as a journalist in the digital age. It concluded that just having a camera and […]
Punish Belarus leader for hijacking
by Trudy Rubin Imagine you are flying over Europe in a European air carrier on your way home from a Greek vacation in the post-coronavirus era. Suddenly, […]
Can’t have democracy without a free press
by Gene Policinski There’s a reason we need a free press, despite its faults and foibles: Democracy won’t work without it. The grand experiment in self-governance that […]
