This Pulitzer season, let’s root for the little guy
I always have a rooting interest in the Pulitzer Prizes. It goes in this order:…
April 12, 2016
A Century of Excellence
It’s time to reinvent the Pulitzer Prizes for this media age
When newspaper baron Joseph Pulitzer willed a fortune to Columbia University before his death in…
April 4, 2016
A century of Pulitzer winners call on journalists to shake up the status quo
Journalists uncover the facts. They’re instructed to seek the truth and report it. But they’re…
April 1, 2016
Reporters risked life and limb to cover Civil Rights Movement
Editor's note: This story, which originally appeared at TampaBay.com, is being republished with the permission…
March 31, 2016
How the AP busted an international seafood slavery racket
Journalists at The Associated Press knew that labor abuses in Thailand's seafood business were an…
March 30, 2016
Is the future of social justice journalism still bright?
Police shootings of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Walter Scott, the battle for marriage equality…
March 29, 2016
Meet the woman drowning out trolls that harass female writers
Michelle Ferrier's experience with harassment didn't start online, but that's where she's fighting back. Years…
March 28, 2016
How The Washington Post counted the dead, one police shooting at a time
When Wesley Lowery was covering the protests sparked by the fatal shooting of Michael Brown…
March 25, 2016
Despite its blind spots, the media is getting better at telling LGBT stories
Ben Smith was tired of getting scooped. So, when he became editor in chief of…
March 24, 2016
No matter the era, covering immigration means helping people see nuance
Perla Trevizo moved to Texas from Juarez, Mexico, when she was 8. She grew up…
March 23, 2016
Hate and racism in the South gave rise to ‘social justice journalism’
This year marks the centennial of the Pulitzer Prizes, a celebration in which the Poynter…
March 23, 2016
Pulitzer Prizes turn 100 this year, will celebrate with 4 big events
The Pulitzer Prizes will celebrate 100 years with four marquee events, according to a press…
January 8, 2016