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Sep 30, 2015
Can We Talk?
 Little in the often disrespected, dangerous and ever more deadly world of news journalism adequately prepared us for what happened last month in Virginia. One of our own targeted two of our own. He shot and killed them on live television, fled the scene, and posted video of the killings online.
Aug 27, 2015
In the Fog of News
 Judy Woodruff didn't necessarily agree.
Jul 07, 2015
Swim Pools
 A poignant national moment? Political posturing, more of the same? How about a JDI (Just Do It) for news and education in the public interest?
Apr 24, 2015
Let Every Voice Sing
 "Challenging the Whiteness of Public Radio" was the headline of a Twitter chat earlier this year on Code Switch, a program of National Public Radio (NPR). It was a Jan.
Mar 13, 2015
Word Up
 On Feb. 10, the day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with U.S.
Feb 27, 2015
Annual Report on Objectivity and Balance: 2014
 For my third and final annual report on objectivity and balance for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, I have examined the past year's reports filed by the ombudsmen for CPB, NPR and PBS.
Jan 31, 2015
Generation Stuck
 Back in the summer of 2012, WBUR, the public radio station in Boston, advertised for those ages 23-29 who would be willing to become regular bloggers about the life of a twenty-something.
Jan 27, 2015
The Business of Covering Business
 Many viewers and listeners of public media have become concerned with what they fear is a growing commercialization over what is supposed to be commercial-free airwaves.
Jan 27, 2015
To Frack or Not To Frack
 Many public radio and television consumers remain upset with both the concept that advocates for controversial public policy positions are able to sponsor programs as well as "advertise" their sponsorships of those programs.