Mourning those you never met: Scott Miller
Last week was a stressful, dreadful one, not just for people in Boston who lost friends in the marathon bombing and a colleague when Officer… Read More »Mourning those you never met: Scott Miller
Bloggers in Bangladesh facing arrest, assault, murder
This is a hard day to write about issues other than sudden, unexpected disasters – the bombing in Boston, the earthquake in Iran – and… Read More »Bloggers in Bangladesh facing arrest, assault, murder
Beyond “The Crisis in Civics” – Notes from my 2013 DML talk
Two weeks ago, I gave the opening keynote at the Digital Media and Learning conference in Chicago. The conference, which explores how digital media is… Read More »Beyond “The Crisis in Civics” – Notes from my 2013 DML talk
Harper High School, and finding solutions to complex problems
Every few years, This American Life puts forward a piece of radio reporting that raises the bar for journalism as a whole. A few years… Read More »Harper High School, and finding solutions to complex problems
Is civics in crisis? Or just changing its shape?
In late January of 2012, Austin Oberbillig and Evan Ricks, students at Olympia High School in Olympia, Washington made a video called “Lunch Scholars“. The… Read More »Is civics in crisis? Or just changing its shape?
Paul Salopek: reporting the world at a walking pace
“It’s either that or find another war”. From a note from Paul Salopek to his editor at National Geographic, proposing a 5 year walk around… Read More »Paul Salopek: reporting the world at a walking pace