The Four Freedoms, in 2017
I spoke this afternoon at a rally in Pittsfield, Massachusetts my (almost) hometown (I live one town north, in Lanesboro.) The rally honored the four… Read More »The Four Freedoms, in 2017
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Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Race, Fame and Ability: untangling media coverage of NFL QBs
Some research from our lab, the Center for Civic Media, because it’s fun and something I’m glad we produced. In the US, NFL football is… Read More »Race, Fame and Ability: untangling media coverage of NFL QBs
Lunch with my friend, the Trump supporter
Two week ago, I wrote an op-ed for CNN.com on Steve Bannon, the “alt-right” and white nationalism. It got the reaction I usually get when… Read More »Lunch with my friend, the Trump supporter
Trump’s victory and the rise of insurrectionism in America
Hundreds of thousands of articles will be written this week trying to explain what happened in the 2016 US presidential election. One of the best… Read More »Trump’s victory and the rise of insurrectionism in America
Making space for sadness
I hadn’t found space yet to cry this week. As the election results came in, I was out bowling with my students, and as they… Read More »Making space for sadness
What happens when mistrust wins – my speech at the Colombian national journalism prize
I spent yesterday in Bogota, Colombia, as the invited guest of the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón BolÃvar, offering a speech on the future of… Read More »What happens when mistrust wins – my speech at the Colombian national journalism prize