Topic: News Media

A conversation with Judge A. Leon Higginbotham opens his nephew’s mind to the urgency for a new civil rights movement in America

The free, ninth annual day of discussion returns to carry on the legacy of Walter P. Lomax Jr. and of one of only three Black-owned and operated talk radio stations in the U.S.

Media needs to cover the values underpinning the gubernatorial campaign of Doug Mastriano, because business as usual “objectivity” won’t capture the looming threat to pluralism

The paper’s recent well-meaning story about its own history on race relations raises overdue questions about class, too

A transgender swimmer at Penn is setting NCAA records. Why haven’t we read about it in the Inquirer?

The Citizen's co-founder argued that a government bailout of newspapers was a bad idea. Penn’s chief innovation officer and board member of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism disagrees

A youth-led after-school media program helps young Philadelphians cover issues important to, and about, them. Are you listening, big media?

Recent events at The Inquirer and The New York Times raise questions both about racial hierarchy and the commitment to open discourse

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen board member on covering the protests, getting shot by a so-called rubber bullet, and whether the First Amendment is in peril

Feeling anxious with every headline from D.C.? On Tuesday, join a panel of journalists from the frontlines to talk about why a free press matters