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When Trump Goes Low, Media Can Go Away Jan. 17, 2017
Dog trainers have long advised owners against reacting to their pets' attention-seeking antics ̵... Read More
A Call for Activists for Journalism Jan. 11, 2017
Well, that was quite the spectacle. In his first news conference since July, President-elect Donald ... Read More
We Are Not the Enemy Jan. 04, 2017
On the last day of December, this was Donald Trump's greeting for America — via Twitter, of co... Read More
Sexism? Misogyny? So Last Week Nov. 16, 2016
In the months leading up to the presidential election, the media coverage was full of references to ... Read More
Social Media Warp Politics Jun. 14, 2016
"The Bernie Bros are out in full force harassing female reporters," according to a recent headline o... Read More
Trump's Epic Meltdown Jun. 02, 2016
Donald Trump: crazy or evil? That's the question that has loomed over his presidential candidacy fro... Read More
Trump's Whining Strategy Jun. 01, 2016
The day before the March presidential primary in Ohio, one of my journalism students at Kent State t... Read More
As Journalists, Let Us Not Tiptoe Around Trump, the Nominee May. 04, 2016
Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for president, and now journalists must decide ho... Read More
Editor Is Fired, but Not Silenced, Over the NRA Dec. 16, 2015
Five days after the shootings in San Bernardino, California, Jan Larson McLaughlin sat down in her h... Read More
The 'God Isn't Fixing This' Liberal Media Dec. 04, 2015
The first wave of analysis after the mass shooting in San Bernardino suggested that this could be a ... Read More
Ramos 1, Trump Zee-ro Aug. 26, 2015
I am so tired of the media tap dance around Donald Trump. Earlier this week in Iowa, Univision journ... Read More
Hillary Using Racism Template to Weaponize Sexism? Mar. 31, 2015
If Hillary Clinton survives her myriad real scandals and becomes the Democratic presidential candida... Read More
Let Him Who Is Without Spin... Feb. 12, 2015
I work on a treadmill of shameless self-promotion. Most mornings, I've tweeted before 6 a.m. When I'... Read More
Why I'm Pulling for Brian Williams Feb. 11, 2015
Newsrooms are snake pits. I say this with great affection. Newsrooms are tribal and competitive, fue... Read More
Rioters by Any Other Name Jan. 14, 2015
Various members of my family have roots at Ohio State University, from college degrees to employment... Read More
Loving Uber Less Nov. 25, 2014
Some Uber customers are reportedly deleting the car-hailing service's app from their cellphones. Her... Read More
Uber Forgot Charm in 'Charm Offensive' Nov. 20, 2014
When Uber hired onetime Obama whisperer David Plouffe, CEO Travis Kalanick wrote: "We are in the mid... Read More
Meet the New Cleveland Jul. 09, 2014
Greetings from Cleveland, the birthplace of Superman. You knew that, right? Please say yes. Like so ... Read More
Journalism On Trial in Egypt Jun. 26, 2014
Three journalists for the news channel Al-Jazeera, including one Australian national, were given pri... Read More
Angry White Men -- aka Journalists May. 13, 2014
A poll released last week reported that 7 percent of American journalists say they are Republicans. ... Read More
