Welcome to the launch of Above the Fold
Welcome to Above the Fold. It’s where I share my thinking about contemporary media and invite you to weigh in with your own thoughts. My abiding passion is journalism, since that’s where I’ve put most...
View ArticleConflict of interest and the lamentable affair of David Brooks
Conflict of interest among journalists is an exasperating subject, especially now when shrunken budgets and the transformation of jobs into gigs force many journalists into a perpetual hunt for...
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The media get a peace deal with Biden while leaving whistleblowers out to dry
This column was published in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 17, 2021. Press advocates are practically aglow since President Biden recently pronounced a personal commitment to keeping government...
View ArticlePress protections need to be both stronger and wider in the digital age
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 3, 2021 Public protests may be vital to the health of democracy, but like many other things that have health benefits they can also be messy,...
View ArticleBritain mulls protecting leakers. The US must do the same.
Originally published in the Columbia Journalism Review, Oct. 22, 2021 Britain’s Official Secrets Act, the country’s main legal instrument against breaches of governmental security, is reviled by...
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