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It’s nice when a newsroom experiment pays off in unexpected ways.
In Arizona, ProPublica teamed up with the Arizona Daily Star to sponsor a story by Amy Silverman that looked into why the state’s Division of Developmental Disabilities turned down thousands of people who sought assistance.
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Rob Tornoe
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1/25/21
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Google and Facebook have made a lot of money from platforms that have been blamed for the viral spread of misinformation, intentional disinformation campaigns and hate speech. In the process, they’ve also commoditized digital advertising and disrupted the traditional business models that support the journalism that cuts through that misinformation.
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It is undeniable that newsroom revenue is becoming more and more dependent on website and social media clicks. This also means that it has become easier to track exactly how well an individual article does in relation to the rest of the organization’s content.
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It would be a drastic understatement to say that we’re living in a time of change. In the past eight months, we have seen core improvements to the way we approach long-distance communication. So, what does that mean for the traditional office meeting?
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Doug Phares
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12/28/20
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If I could go back in time to the days and weeks following the mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, I would make one major addition to the news coverage my newsroom was providing in Connecticut.
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Matt DeRienzo
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12/21/20
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The recent killing of 49-year-old Lee Keltner following protests in downtown Denver brought national attention to Colorado news organizations. In particular, eyes were on KUSA-9News, the station that brought the private security guard—hired through Pinkerton—who shot Keltner, and who is now charged with second-degree murder.
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Nancy Watzman
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12/18/20
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As Many News Organizations Switch to Remote Work, How Will This Affect News Reporting in the Future?
The switch to remote work may be accelerating the transition from print to online-only journalism. Just this year, the Thresher has faced a similar struggle—when classes at Rice went online for spring semester, so did the Thresher, and we halted print production for only the second time in our publication’s history.
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Evelyn Mateos
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12/17/20
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I may be showing my age with this headline, but when I thought about writing my last editorial column for 2020, the first thing that came to mind was the popular song by 90s boy band NSYNC "Bye, Bye, Bye."
Let’s face it. Many of us have been waiting for this year to end since March when the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted our daily lives...
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In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, a loud and long-overdue reckoning with institutional racism has been happening in newsrooms across the country.
At the Philadelphia Inquirer, where I …
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Rob Tornoe
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11/24/20
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It would be challenging to detail even a fraction of the loss, grief, anxiety and fear we have suffered in 2020; the breakdown of political and governmental norms; the degree of reckoning we are …
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Matt DeRienzo
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11/23/20
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As we all keep going and the pandemic drags on, there’s a temptation to just “hang in there” until normal comes back around. But as many people are realizing, normal isn’t …
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Doug Phares
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11/20/20
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If I had the chance to interview the incoming president, I’m not exactly sure what I wouldn’t ask him. The choice between the current president and Republican candidate Donald Trump and former vice president and Democratic candidate Joe Biden left me with a sense of dread for the upcoming election. I honestly had no drive to vote at all...
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Evelyn Mateos
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11/6/20
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It’s that time of year again where we honor our Publisher of the Year. Every year, we search for the individual who has “risen above the rest,” but honestly, it seems unfair to name …
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Nu Yang
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11/3/20
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The phrase “unprecedented times” has become a platitude at this point, and while this situation is unique, I believe that we can draw from past experiences to help navigate these new …
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Doug Phares
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10/29/20
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Raise your hand if you have Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus world map in your bookmarks?
For reporters covering the coronavirus pandemic (and let’s face it, most of us are in …
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Rob Tornoe
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10/28/20
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Racist journalism literally cost lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago. Racist journalism has allowed police to get away with lying and wrongfully arresting and imprisoning …
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In an age where it is not uncommon to use “quarantine” and “racial justice” in the same sentence, credible editorial pages are arguably more important than ever. The world is seeking answers and trustworthy opinions to help make sense of what is all around them.
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Evelyn Mateos
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10/23/20
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Next month, the election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will come to a head. The road to Election Day 2020 has had its twists and turns, and certainly covering an …
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Nu Yang
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10/6/20
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Congress is doing a tremendous service by scrutinizing the excessive, harmful market power of online platforms such as Google and Facebook.
Recent hearings with tech CEOs revealed as much about …
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Seattle Times Editorial Board
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10/2/20
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Managing tomorrow is not going to be like managing yesterday. The coronavirus has changed everything about how we work, and we are going to see that impact ripple throughout businesses for a long …
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Doug Phares
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9/25/20
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