This year marks my sixtieth year as a member of the press. I’ve witnessed the birth of both the 24/7 news cycle and the smokeless journalist.
If We Want Better Journalism, Make the Industry More Diverse
In the wake of Christchurch, there are lessons to be learned about how the media enabled such anti-Muslim sentiment. The solution is simple: make journalism a far more diverse conversation.
Safeguarding Journalist Sources in Times of War
As the culture of total war continues, the protections that journalists require become more pressing. We have a right to see what they uncover.
Moreno: Assange Can Remain at Embassy, So Long as He Doesn’t Practice Journalism
With the Ecuadorian President threatening to revoke Julian Assange’s political asylum if he continues to be Julian Assange, the future is desperately bleak.
Reflected Trauma: The Facts I’ve Faced Documenting Domestic Violence
As a journalist who has covered domestic violence for the better part of a decade, I’ve seen great change. But the abject horror I’ve seen and the trauma I’ve felt is the constant.
Strange Men Constantly Explain to Me How to Do My Job
Despite my expertise and reputation in my job, I fall victim to the lumbering hands of mansplaining. Enough has been enough for years, but what now?
The Week in Media: May 27, 2017
Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week, we bid farewell to big data, we analyze the key trends on how different generations consume media, and we illustrate why journalism is not dead.
Opinion: Untying the Rope of Emotional Safety
Basing opinion on our emotional reaction makes us feel safe, but it is merely a defense of not knowing enough about the topic.
Objective Journalism Is Not Unbiased Journalism
At a time when media outlets claim to be unbiased and fair, they do a disservice to the truth. Not all ideas deserve the same amount of media coverage; and when incorrect ideas held by a minority are propagated, they lend more credence than is deserved.