journalism

A woman holds a candle next to a portrait of slain journalist Viktoria Marinova during a vigil at the Monument of Liberty in Ruse, Bulgaria, on Monday.

World News

European Leaders Demand Investigation Of Slain Bulgarian Journalist

4:34pm October 09, 2018

by Amy Held

A suspect was briefly detained Tuesday, but was let go. Bulgarian officials have indicated Viktoria Marinova was not targeted for her work, and that no suspect or motive has been yet uncovered.

A blocked road in Istanbul leads to the Saudi consulate. Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, visited the consulate earlier this week and has not been seen since.

World News

Saudi Critic Vanishes After Visiting Consulate, Prompting Fear And Confusion

10:05pm October 04, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Saudi Arabia said that Jamal Khashoggi left the premises in Istanbul. But Turkish authorities said the journalist, a vocal commentator on the Gulf kingdom, remained inside the building.

In the White House briefing room, Sarah Sanders often moves quickly from one news outlet to the next, cutting off follow-up questions and ending press conferences with many reporters' questions unanswered.

Politics & Government

In The White House Press Room, Sarah Sanders Channels President Trump

4:45pm July 21, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Sarah Sanders is marking one year as White House press secretary, a job that requires her to understand and reflect Trump's combative style.

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Science

Fake News: An Origin Story

9:00pm June 25, 2018

Fake news in the U.S. is as old as American journalism itself. We explore the trade-offs journalists have long faced between elitism and populism, and integrity and profit.

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'Black On Campus' Series Documents The Stories Of Student Journalists

9:58am May 31, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

There is a new series currently running in the magazine The Nation.

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"Women are just 32 percent of newsrooms, but the percentage of women of color is even more dire," Cristal Williams Chancellor, director of communications at the Women's Media Center, told NPR.

National

Women Of Color Are Severely Underrepresented In Newsrooms, Study Says

7:05pm March 07, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

They make up just 7.95 percent of U.S. print newsroom staff, 12.6 percent of local TV news staff and 6.2 percent of local radio staff.

A Look Back At Pioneering Sports Writer Mary Garber

5:00am March 01, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

This month WFDD will be taking a look at the stories of pioneering leaders in our series, "Her Voice: Revolutionary North Carolina Women."

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A T-shirt with the message "Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED" rose to prominence days before last year's U.S. election. Until recently, it was offered for sale on Walmart's website.

Walmart Pulls T-Shirts That Hint At Lynching Journalists

5:45pm November 30, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The T-shirt's message said, "Rope. Tree. Journalist." The third-party seller who was offering it through Walmart had promised that it would arrive by Christmas Eve.

World News

China's Few Investigative Journalists Face Increasing Challenges

8:08am August 06, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Until recently, some muckraking journalists were able to investigate and even bring down allegedly corrupt officials. Government censorship and commercial pressures now make such reporting difficult.

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With an opioid addiction crisis that shows no sign of abating, how we describe addiction and dependence matters.

Why We Should Say Someone Is A 'Person With An Addiction,' Not An Addict

5:00am June 11, 2017

by Maia Szalavitz

Journalists should quit calling a person who uses drugs an "addict," according to The Associated Press Stylebook. This follows a trend toward "person first" descriptions of people with diseases.