Opinion
The Optimist’s Lament
For the vast majority of human beings, being alive in 2013 makes them among the luckiest people in the history of the world.
Opinion
Telling Both Sides of the Story
It’s a basic tenet of journalism, but impartial reporting seems to be a rarity in today's world.
News
Friday Interview: The Future of Nonprofit Newspapers
RALEIGH — It’s no secret newspapers are battling a major slump. Declining ad revenue means smaller newspapers, fewer stories, even fewer reporters. This change will affect both for-profit and nonprofit newspapers. Dr. Jay Hamilton, Charles S. Sydnor professor of public policy at Duke University and director of DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, discussed the changing media picture in a 2009 presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also discussed that topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
Young journalists unto the breach
As I looked out on a sea of shining faces at the University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Tuesday, I couldn’t help thinking to myself: “Man, I’d hate to be you guys.”
Opinion
Is the MSM depressing the hell out of us?
RALEIGH — Extrapolating from recent polling research, I think it’s fair to conclude that journalists are depressing the hell out of us.
Opinion
Journalism and the bottom line
Some parents in Naples, Fla., are upset that their kids in journalism classes are being graded in part on how many ads they sell for the school newspaper.
Opinion
No. 818: So Long, Liberal Journalists
Longtime journalist Jon Ham says farewell to a profession that abandoned its higher values and embraced a liberal agenda.
Opinion
The “Which Blair?” Project
The controversy over Jayson Blair's trouble tenure at The New York Times is prompting a welcome discussion of journalism, bias, and affirmative action.
