Journalists and Journalism

Introducing the 2023 Puffin Student Writing Fellows

Introducing the 2023 Puffin Student Writing Fellows Introducing the 2023 Puffin Student Writing Fellows

Selected from a highly competitive applicant pool of entrants from coast to coast, ten student journalists will be mentored by leading Nation voices, bestselling authors, and award...

May 15, 2023 / StudentNation / Press Room

Emmett Louis Till, 14, with his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, at home in Chicago. (Chicago Tribune file photo/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

He Called for His Mother He Called for His Mother

Mamie Till-Mobley was one of the first in a far-too-long line of Black mothers to seek justice for their sons.

May 14, 2023 / Lottie Joiner

Former president Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

The Suits at CNN Have Always Loved Trump The Suits at CNN Have Always Loved Trump

Despite a recent fake public fight, the network is happy to continue profiting from promoting Trump.

May 12, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A memorial to Shireen Abu Akleh in the room that used to be her office at the Al Jazeera news channel in the West Bank city of Ramallah

My Cousin Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed a Year Ago. No Justice Has Been Served. My Cousin Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed a Year Ago. No Justice Has Been Served.

Despite relentless pressure from my family, the Biden administration has done nothing to hold Israel accountable for Shireen’s killing.

May 11, 2023 / Jennifer Zacharia

Protesters at the Broadway/Lafayette Street subway station during a

The Phony Solidarity of the American Pundit Class The Phony Solidarity of the American Pundit Class

A certain brand of commentator wants to claim that Jordan Neely's death was the blameless outcome of a climate of fear among working-class commuters.

May 9, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Ron DeSantis’s Anti-Trans Agenda Exiles Dwyane Wade, NBA Superstar and Loving Father

Ron DeSantis’s Anti-Trans Agenda Exiles Dwyane Wade, NBA Superstar and Loving Father Ron DeSantis’s Anti-Trans Agenda Exiles Dwyane Wade, NBA Superstar and Loving Father

The Wade family, which includes their trans daughter, is fleeing Florida for their safety.

May 8, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Police officers on the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., on Trump's inauguration day.

The Final Settlements in the J20 Case Seek to Sanction State Repression The Final Settlements in the J20 Case Seek to Sanction State Repression

Freelance journalists Aaron Cantú and Alexei Wood had sued DC's police department after they'd been arrested while covering an anti-Trump protest.

May 4, 2023 / Frances Madeson

A line of protesters holding signs including

Tucker Carlson’s Racist Text Didn’t Get Him Fired Tucker Carlson’s Racist Text Didn’t Get Him Fired

He regularly said worse things on his highly rated White Power Hour on Fox—and Fox let it happen for years.

May 3, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Sean McElwee

Sean McElwee’s Betting Against Democracy Sean McElwee’s Betting Against Democracy

The Data for Progress founder’s gambling isn’t just a bad habit. It’s a symptom of the decay of solidarity.

May 1, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Bob Frese

Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail

Criminal defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.

May 1, 2023 / David Cole and Brian Hauss

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