New anti-bullying book
Students at Michigan State University have published a book about bullying in the age of social media. The book is a project of an advanced undergraduate journalism course on the East Lansing campus....
View ArticleFind the work you love and forget the rest
CareerCast.com ranked more than 1,000 American jobs , and determined that the worst job isn’t garbage collector, animal cage cleaner or Lindsey Lohan’s sobriety tester – but journalist. Yes! Score!...
View ArticleHow we should remember Helen Thomas
You probably know by now that legendary journalist Helen Thomas died over the weekend, in her apartment in Washington. She would have ninety-three next month. She spent her forty-first birthday in the...
View ArticleJournalists work hard to tell you everything you don't want to hear
To put it mildly, journalists are not the most beloved group in society. They never have been. We show up to tell you all sorts of unpleasant truths about life, society, your leaders and yourselves....
View ArticleDoes this post make me look fat?
Facebook has decided I have a weight problem – a big weight problem. It's been helpfully suggesting diet pills, plus-sized swimsuits with tummy-control panels, and affirming articles about body image...
View ArticleOhio paper considers layoffs, closing facility
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Blade newspaper in Toledo says it's considering shutting down its printing and mailing facilities and laying off about 130 workers. Block Communications Inc. notified city officials...
View ArticlePeople bit by the media bug everywhere
Journalism is considered to be one of the most influential, glamorous and attractive professions in Pakistan. The same craze to work for media seems to be in the U.S. too. It’s usual to see young...
View ArticleThis 20-year-old U of M student makes six figures breaking stories about Apple
Mark Gurman started his tech journalism career in high school. Now he's a junior at the University of Michigan and he's still making good money by breaking stories about Apple Inc. Michigan Radio's...
View ArticleUnique Ann Arbor editor prefers print journalism
Newspapers in Michigan are declining. But, one newspaper editor in Ann Arbor isn’t worried. Lucy Tobier is the editor of The Murray Ave. Times , a monthly newspaper. When Tobier started producing the...
View ArticleDetroit radio legend Rod Hansen dies
One of the great voices in Detroit radio journalism has died. Rod Hansen was an investigative reporter with WJR-AM 760 from 1967 until 2005. A tough and tenacious reporter mostly on the federal court...
View ArticleFlint has one of nation's oldest community media outlets
This year marks the 40th anniversary of East Village Magazine . The nonprofit magazine has been bringing community news to people in Flint since 1976, a labor of love for its founder, the late Gary...
View ArticleWhat state is journalism in today?
“In flux.” “Dynamic.” “Amazing.” “Blurry.” That’s how Monday night’s Issues & Ale panelists described journalism in today’s ecosystem.
View ArticleThe New York Times and the truth
Less than two weeks ago, President Donald Trump launched his latest Twitter attack on the nation’s most important newspaper, the New York Times.
View ArticleFrom El Salvador to apartheid: Detroit native reflects on time as foreign...
There is a new book out from Detroit native and journalist Lynda Schuster , Dirty Wars and Polished Silver: The Life and Times of a War Correspondent Turned Ambassatrix . The book, by the former Wall...
View ArticleReporter who broke the Nassar scandal explains how the story came together
Few stories are more horrifying than the revelation of nearly two decades of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of gymnasts — girls and women who were supposed to be getting medical treatment. The story came...
View ArticleExpert explains how media consolidation allowed Sinclair to control local...
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View ArticleTostada Magazine explores the intersection of food, culture, and identity in...
Detroit has one of the largest populations of African-Americans among major US cities. But you might not know it based on what you see in the media, which often highlights the growth and development of...
View ArticleDetroit magazine trains citizen journalists to tell stories of neighborhood...
Detroit-based quarterly magazine, Riverwise , focuses on activism and neighborhood concerns in Detroit and is now looking to find and train writers. Managing editor Eric Campbell joined Stateside to...
View ArticleBlack journalists from around the world come to Detroit for annual convention
This week, 3,000 journalists from around the world come to Detroit for the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists. The NABJ hasn't held its convention in the Motor City...
View ArticleMexican journalist seeking asylum earns prestigious Knight-Wallace fellowship
Emilio Gutierrez Soto was a journalist in Mexico reporting on the military’s behavior during a drug cartel crack down. He sought asylum in the U.S. in 2008. He joins us to discuss the seven months he...
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