| Aug 28, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyAt the exact moment that I’m writing this, the New York Times homepage is displaying stories authored by 35 men — and eight women. And three of those eight articles were coauthored with men. You can find this data at WhoWritesFor, a website that tracks...
| May 8, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyIf you hear someone talking about journalism these days, they’re usually complaining about how the industry is collapsing. Or how terribly biased the media is, one way or the other. But every time the annual White House Correspondents Dinner rolls around, the...
| May 21, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyWhen you ask conservatives for proof of the “liberal media bias” they are so concerned about, you often get a response along the lines of, “The media are liberal because we say so! It’s obvious.” So I was happy to find a case where the...
| Apr 23, 2012 | Economy / BusinessDavid Kocieniewski just won the Pulitzer Prize for his in-depth reporting on the loopholes that the richest Americans and corporations routinely exploit to minimize their tax bills. Congratulations to him! But most of his counterparts covering economics and business...
| Apr 18, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyI’m a volunteer blogger for the Huffington Post. I have a job writing for other entities, but I submit my work to the popular website for free to push my writing further into the blogosphere. HuffPo relies on volunteers. It has a core staff of about 150 paid...