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Retaining Individuality and Refusing to be Silenced
/in First Amendment /by Christian BalesX and Y, left and right, male and female – life is littered with binaries. Some are inherent to the human experience, but what happens when a third variable is introduced? What happens when your options are X and Y, but you know you’re a Z? As was my experience going to a Catholic high […]
Journalism: The Fourth Pillar of Democracy
/in First Amendment /by Grace MarionBecause voters are the decision makers of any democratic republic such as our own, it is imperative that they not only be informed but wholly informed– a democracy hiding information from its people is no democracy at all. This is why journalism is the fourth pillar of democracy– without the free flow of information, democracy […]
Freedom to Express Diverse Viewpoints is Essential for Democracy
/in First Amendment /by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan HaidtThroughout our career, college students reliably supported free speech on campus. In fact, they demanded it. In 2013, we began to notice a dramatic shift: students arguing that certain expression or speakers were injurious to their mental health and their ability to function — utilizing the rhetoric of “violence” and “trauma” to characterize speech. They […]
Women in Journalism…
/in Article, Washington Women in Journalism /by Story PartnersMSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell was the featured honoree at the 6th Annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards at Anderson House in Washington, DC on April 25, co-hosted by Gloria Dittus, Chairman Story Partners and Washingtonian President and CEO Cathy Merrill Williams. The Thursday night event kicks off The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner weekend festivities.
The State of the Media
/in Gloria's Column, Washington Women in Journalism /by Gloria Story DittusWhile the media landscape continues to change, Americans’ constitutional right to free press remains constant. Granted by our Founding Fathers, America’s earliest leaders recognized the critical role a free press plays in seeking the truth, informing the public, and holding the government accountable. During the week of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Story Partners and […]
Diverse Newsrooms Help Tell Important Stories
/in News from D.C., Washington Women in Journalism /by Amanda TerkelWomen are still depressingly underrepresented in the media. Each year, the Women’s Media Center surveys newsrooms on their representation and in 2018, it found that women make up 41.7 percent of the total workforce in the outlets that responded. Even worse, people of color comprised just 22.6 percent. I’m proud that HuffPost has a majority-female […]
The Revolution of Journalism
/in News from D.C., Washington Women in Journalism /by Andrea MitchellIt is a great privilege to be honored by Washington Women in Journalism. I am humbled and gratified to be included in this esteemed group. A great deal has changed since I began reporting in Washington for NBC News more than forty years ago. Journalism has, of course, been transformed by the digital revolution, vastly […]
Asking Important Questions Regardless of Attacks
/in News from D.C., Washington Women in Journalism /by Abby Phillip“The truth, no matter how bad, is never as dangerous as a lie in the long run.” Today, that quote from the legendary newspaper editor Ben Bradlee is an important reminder to all journalists that the pursuit of facts is more important than the comfort of powerful people. These days, simply asking questions can make […]