News outlets need to dig harder in reporting about policing in their communities
The initial press release from the Minnesota Police Department was headlined, “Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction.” That’s……
Category: Opinion
Newsrooms owe it to their Asian-American readers to get sourced, break stereotypes
Here we are yet again. We just can’t seem to get it right when reporting on race. On March 18,……
Local news outlets should play larger role in helping community members find vaccines
My mother was frustrated. At 78, she was next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine under state guidance in Illinois,……
What it was like to cover Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan
He always meant what he said, but figuring out what he said, and meant, was the tough part. It was……
‘Front Page’ to Ferguson: A memoir of half a century of St. Louis journalism
As a rookie reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch five decades ago, I sat directly in front of Ted Link,……