How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing How Social-Media Surveillance of Teenagers Led to a New Kind of Policing
Sociologist Jeffrey Lane’s book The Digital Street looks at the ever-increasing scrutiny of teenagers’ social-media accounts in central Harlem.
Apr 19, 2019 / David Uberti
Jill Abramson’s ‘Merchants of Truth’ Can’t Pass Its Own Journalistic Purity Test Jill Abramson’s ‘Merchants of Truth’ Can’t Pass Its Own Journalistic Purity Test
In an attempt to understand journalism’s “Age of Anxiety,” the former New York Times executive editor takes aim at digital media.
Jan 25, 2019 / David Uberti
Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless Reporting Norms Are Never Timeless
A new history of American newspapers traces today’s debates about journalism to shifts in tech and politics 50 years ago.
Dec 10, 2018 / David Uberti