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A New First Amendment
Nearly six decades ago, the Supreme Court made a decision in the case New York Times v. Sullivan that would forever alter the way journalists practic…
4 years, 9 months ago
Maligned Women
Cries to free Britney Spears from her conservatorship this summer have prompted a reevaluation of how the pop star was covered by the press decades a…
4 years, 9 months ago
How Radio Makes Female Voices Sound Shrill
"Shrill" popped back up in the national lexicon in the coverage of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential bid, and again, in a 2020 race filled with fem…
4 years, 9 months ago
A 40 Acre Promise
Last week, the federal government, in a limited way, extended the eviction moratorium in place since the start of the pandemic. It's a temporary solu…
4 years, 9 months ago
I'm Brooke Gladstone and I Am a Trekker
In September 1966, Gene Roddenberry dispatched the crew of the Starship Enterprise on its maiden voyage through space and time and into the American …
4 years, 9 months ago
Bad Idea Machine
With Delta Variant cases surging, public health officials are pleading with Americans to get vaccinated ASAP. This week, we examine at how some journ…
4 years, 9 months ago
"Haiti Needs a New Narrative"
In the wake of the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse on July 7th, international media rushed to cover Haiti’s latest political crisis—…
4 years, 9 months ago
Undercover and Over-Exposed
This week, we consider whether information should ever be off-limits to journalists. It’s a thorny ethical question raised by FBI informants, hacked …
4 years, 9 months ago
Occupational Hazards
A look at how journalism selectively judges objectivity and bias… Which produces better reporting: proximity to the community you cover? Or distance?…
4 years, 10 months ago
How a Nightclub Fire Brought Down a Government
In 2015, a tragedy gripped Romanian consciousness when a fire at a popular club in the country's capital killed 27 people, injured nearly 200 more, a…
4 years, 10 months ago