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Better language for criminal justice coverage; working as a journalist while in prison; and the overlooked women journalists of the Vietnam War. (episode)
What to do with words — or silence — from the Oval Office.
Terms like “inmate,” “felon,” and “offender” aren’t as neutral as some reporters presume.
For the incarcerated, basic info about the vaccines is even harder to parse with limited access to news.
How three women changed the course of history and paved the way for women to cover wars.
May Day isn't some kind of Soviet export developed in Moscow's Red Square. It actually started in the U.S. (episode)
Restrictive laws over protests; life beyond Earth; and a former child actor reckons with his career. (episode)
State legislatures around the country are drafting "anti-riot" bills. But what the term means remains criminally vague.
As we rove Mars, are others roving us?
The actor behind Dash of "The Incredibles" confronts its sequel for the first time.
In the past few years, the NIH could have fined medical researchers $18 billion for transparency violations. (episode)
A Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Vaccine Edition. Plus, how coverage affects union drives like the one in Bessemer, Alabama. (episode)
We examine the fuzzy math and misleading language that can cloud media coverage of vaccines.
Labor-friendly media depicted a movement with momentum. Did they overhype the union drive?
The demise of the labor beat dovetailed with the rise of the "money" beat.
For the incarcerated, information about the covid vaccines is even harder to parse with limited access to the media. (episode)
How a 70-year-old promise to decolonize Puerto Rico keeps getting broken. (episode)
The afterlife of Puerto Rico's political experiment.
The Puerto Rico and U.S. teams face off at the Olympics.
An investigative podcast was sued for libel. Four years, and millions of dollars later, it won. Sorta. (episode)
What's the afterlife of Puerto Rico's political experiment? (episode)
The effect of cameras in the court, and how striving for the appearance of “objectivity” can make newsrooms less diverse. (episode)
Court TV, which produced soapy legal broadcasts in the 90s, is manning the cameras at the Derek Chauvin trial.
A Black journalist finds anxiety and humanity in watching the televised trial.
The case of Felicia Sonmez, and the role of trauma in journalism.
White editors still have significant control of newsroom leadership positions — and "objectivity" itself.
Covering gay marriage when your own vows are at stake.
Moving on from so-called "objectivity."