The fixation on personal stories happens at the expense of real conversations about policy and culture.
Do we really need to personalise everything?
Category: media
It’s all about ethics in citation practices
What are you saying when you cite a person or organisation? Are you endorsing poor practices by lending your weight to bad entities?
Whither Infowars? The revolution in the White House Press Room
Pushing the press out of the White House should be a cause for grave concern for everyone, regardless of political inclinations.
We need more diverse disability stock photography
Sometimes a big shift in representation can happen with a relatively small project, like increasing diversity in stock photography.
What has journalism done for you? A lot, actually
Voicing loathing for the media has become a popular collective activity, but it ignores the tremendous work journalists do for you every day, often where you can’t even see it.
Stop indulging the myth of journalistic impartiality
Journalistic impartiality is a myth and we all know it — so stop acting surprised when the bubble gets popped.
Where are the media opportunities for underrepresented people?
People demanding to know where the underrepresented people in media are should get familiar with the labyrinthine process of hiring and promotions in the world of media.
When investigative journalism turns into doxing
Ferreting out information is a key component of investigative journalism. Where does the line between doxing and journalism in the public interest lie? Is it as bright as some people claim it is?
Stop supporting the Huffington Post
The Huffington Post doesn’t pay their writers. So how come so many progressives keep viewing it as a legitimate news source?
Try writing more than transition stories
So you’ve discovered that trans people exist! Congratulations, you. Did you know that we’re about so much more than our transition narratives?