The word on opinion

  • Streets to screens

    Citizen journalists fill the gap during Indonesian protests, but face a digital foe. Read more

  • A graphic image representing digital accessibility in journalism showing a person at the center sitting in a computer surrounded symbols of accessibility and disability: an ear in a circle for access for audio assitance, an eye in a box for access for visual assistance, a finger for Braille, and a head in circle for assistance for cognitive impairment all surrounding a person in sitting on a computer monitor.

    Inclusive journalism as style

    Journalism boasts of telling the truth and representing the general will of the public. Who is the public when our stories cannot be seen or listened to by everyone? Read more

  • Slow down when news breaks

    When major news breaks, news outlets try to get the most information to their audience as quickly as possible. In that rush to get the newest, freshest information, we often rely on “people close to the investigation” — unnamed sources from the law enforcement community who may or may not have the correct information. Read more