New River City Journalism Fund stimulates local reporting
At a time when regional newspapers are cutting back and news deserts are emerging across the country, pioneering collaborative journalism……
Category: Opinion
To paywall or not? Young readers provide the answer
A few years ago, while preparing to teach a copy editing course for the first time, I stumbled across a……
Southern Illinois media fail to report whole story of Chinese-American professor wrongly targeted by feds
In April 2021, the federal government indicted a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor under the “China Initiative,” alleging two counts……
Media outlets need to talk about abortion as self-defense
We need to talk about abortion as self-defense. Terminating a pregnancy as an act of self-defense has been missing from……
Journalism educators need to up their game to stay relevant in their own changing industry
For a decade now, I have been teaching journalism without officially having left the business. I keep one foot in……