I Believe Hillary
This Gen X writer, who is mistrustful of technology, appreciates the former Secretary of State’s reasoning for the email debacle. But she also knows what’s really behind this invasion of privacy.
Media
Fashion Week Is So Over
Once the nexus of the industry’s creativity, the monthlong, globe-trotting event has become a media circus forcing any element of surprise right off the runway.
Are We Mistaking Feelings for Politics?
In an era when personal outrage and emotional reactions to injustice have become the norm, we may be losing sight of the big picture—and fueling oppression in the process.
Will Muslim Lives Ever Matter to the Media?
It's been a week since three young Muslims were murdered execution-style in their Chapel Hill home. And mainstream news outlets still refuse to call it what it is: an act of terrorism.
What’s the Harm in a Little White Liar?
Brian Williams has been benched for false reporting. But if media history tells us anything, he’ll be back. If only the newsroom were as forgiving of Black journalists who’ve made the same mistakes.
Santa Claus Schooled Me On Barbie Dolls
A magazine writer had a list of toys she’d never allow in her children’s possession. But a winter holiday assignment that made her reconsider.
Don’t Be Hating On Kwanzaa This Year!
It's become an annual tradition to dismiss, if not outright demean, the winter celebration of Black culture. But let's hold off on the mockery, because we need the holiday now more than ever.
Is the Media’s Desperation for Readers Becoming a Health Hazard?
Hungry for newsstand sales and clicks, tabloids and online mags are sensationalizing medical research, and, with increasing frequency, getting the information dangerously wrong.
This Is What Life Is Like For a Muslim Woman
Innumerable "harrowing" exposés written by “undercover” non-Muslim reporters don't tell the real story. Just ask this Muslim writer who wears a hijab every day on the secular American streets.