Clarence Thomas is not evil as many of his critics say nor the hero his backers worship. He’s not the legal incompetent his detractors ridicule. Nor is he the legal visionary many conservatives describe. He’s not the Uncle Tom of racist caricatures drawn by some liberal cartoonists. But his vision of equality couldn’t be more at odds with that of the first black justice … [Read more...] about Clarence Thomas ‘documentary’ was no documentary
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Little St. Louis coverage of U.S. attorney’s role in helping Trump rewrite history
St. Louisans may be surprised to hear it, but their U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen had a lead role in recommending that Michael Flynn be cleared of lying to the FBI - even though Flynn had been convicted and twice admitted the crime in open court. The Flynn dismissal is a key element of President Donald Trump’s attempt to rewrite the history of the Russian investigation. … [Read more...] about Little St. Louis coverage of U.S. attorney’s role in helping Trump rewrite history
Local editors, publishers should hire journalism students stuck at home for summer internships
It’s been hard in recent weeks to deliver my usual pep talk about journalism to the college students whom I teach. For one, we are not in the same physical space. I’m engaging with students online in bursts and have been since late March. Even so, I can sense their grief, sometimes in their silence and sometimes in their failure to reply to a simple email that would typically … [Read more...] about Local editors, publishers should hire journalism students stuck at home for summer internships
Reporting the coronavirus story feels familiar to a war reporter
My physical world, like many of ours, has become smaller in recent weeks even as my digital world has expanded. I’m working from home, and as an editor, I don’t have to be out reporting in the community to do my job. I can minimize the risks of exposure (for me and my family) to the coronavirus. Not everyone can. Photographers and reporters are still in the community, … [Read more...] about Reporting the coronavirus story feels familiar to a war reporter
Latino and Spanish-language media fill information gap during the Covid-19 crisis
Former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello once said, “Viruses and bacteria don’t ask for a green card.” In 1990, she became the first woman and the first Hispanic to be named Surgeon General of the United States. George H. Bush was then president. Now 30 years later, with the Covid-19 worldwide health pandemic, we are seeing this truth. It’s important that all people … [Read more...] about Latino and Spanish-language media fill information gap during the Covid-19 crisis
