In December 2020, before the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, when many had chosen to celebrate Thanksgiving in groups, which sent Covid cases soaring, The New York Times ran an opinion piece on why we should not shame people who traveled during the holidays. That these individualistic choices were burdening already overtaxed healthcare workers and causing people to die of preventable illnesses because they simply could not access care didn’t merit a mention in the piece. This idea that we should not shame people for ignoring Covid recommendations — even when it was costing lives — became...…In December 2020, before the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, when many had chosen to celebrate Thanksgiving in groups, which sent Covid cases soaring, The New York Times ran an opinion piece on why we should not shame people who traveled during the holidays. That these individualistic choices were burdening already overtaxed healthcare workers and causing people to die of preventable illnesses because they simply could not access care didn’t merit a mention in the piece. This idea that we should not shame people for ignoring Covid recommendations — even when it was costing lives — became...WW…

HOME          LATEST STORY                    June 24, 2020, 12:22 p.m.“People kept sharing these videos that were coming up and it was unambiguous what was going on. We weren’t looking at a stream of videos of violence erupting or clashes breaking out. We were looking at cops, attacking people.”It was Slate that arguably broke the media logjam.For nearly a week, there had been nationwide protests after a bystander released video showing that...…HOME          LATEST STORY                    June 24, 2020, 12:22 p.m.“People kept sharing these videos that were coming up and it was unambiguous what was going on. We weren’t looking at a stream of videos of violence erupting or clashes breaking out. We were looking at cops, attacking people.”It was Slate that arguably broke the media logjam.For nearly a week, there had been nationwide protests after a bystander released video showing that...WW…

—In 2022, I want to believe that the national media will finally take its role as a pillar of democracy seriously. But frankly, I doubt it. Coverage will continue to perpetuate the erosion of social norms, of human rights, and of democracy. Political media will continue to use false equivalency, problematic images, and the perpetual belief that objectivity is white, male, and affluent. Climate change will continue to get short shrift because it’s too technical, it’s too scary, it’s not sexy.Articles pontificating on who’ll win the midterm elections will bury the largest threat to human life...…—In 2022, I want to believe that the national media will finally take its role as a pillar of democracy seriously. But frankly, I doubt it. Coverage will continue to perpetuate the erosion of social norms, of human rights, and of democracy. Political media will continue to use false equivalency, problematic images, and the perpetual belief that objectivity is white, male, and affluent. Climate change will continue to get short shrift because it’s too technical, it’s too scary, it’s not sexy.Articles pontificating on who’ll win the midterm elections will bury the largest threat to human life...WW…

In December, The New York Times revealing how ExxonMobil and other oil companies had paid a public relations firm named to build “news” and information websites falsely suggesting grassroots support for the fossil fuel industry and its initiatives. ExxonMobil, which didn’t speak with Times reporter (and my former coworker) Hiroko Tabuchi for the story, responded by trying to smear the messenger. “We refused to work with the author,” ExxonMobil , “because of her obvious bias against the oil and gas industry.”The firm was alluding to an October tweet by Tabuchi that she’d “been thinking...…In December, The New York Times revealing how ExxonMobil and other oil companies had paid a public relations firm named to build “news” and information websites falsely suggesting grassroots support for the fossil fuel industry and its initiatives. ExxonMobil, which didn’t speak with Times reporter (and my former coworker) Hiroko Tabuchi for the story, responded by trying to smear the messenger. “We refused to work with the author,” ExxonMobil , “because of her obvious bias against the oil and gas industry.”The firm was alluding to an October tweet by Tabuchi that she’d “been thinking...WW…