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TED Talks
TED: Life on the frontlines of war reporting | Jane Ferguson
Covering global war stories can be hard and thankless — but it's critical work if the rest of us are to understand what's really going on in the world. For nearly two decades, journalist Jane Ferguson has reported on hostilities across...
PBS
Alabama Reporters Earn Pulitzer Prize For Uncovering Police Corruption In Small Town
A local news organization in Alabama received multiple Pulitzer Prizes this week. A team of reporters for AL.com uncovered how police in the small town of Brookside used aggressive policing and made-up charges to extract fines out of...
PBS
Coverage Of Protests Illuminates Journalism's Race Problem
George Floyd's death and the ensuing protests have reignited the American conversation on race. That includes inequities and discrimination in news reporting, where several recent incidents have highlighted the different experiences of...
TED Talks
TED: Don't misrepresent Africa | Leslie Dodson
Real narratives are complicated: Africa isn't a country, and it's not a disaster zone, says reporter and researcher Leslie Dodson. She calls for journalists, researchers and NGOs to stop representing entire continents as one big tragedy.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to choose your news - Damon Brown
With the advent of the Internet and social media, news is distributed at an incredible rate by an unprecedented number of different media outlets. How do we choose which news to consume? Damon Brown gives the inside scoop on how the...
TED Talks
TED: Women should represent women in media | Megan Kamerick
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. How do you tell women’s stories? Ask women to tell them. At TEDxABQ, Megan Kamerick shows how the news media...
Curated Video
How to Speak in Sound Bites during a Speech
Howcast - Learn how to speak in sound bites from media coach TJ Walker in this Howcast public speaking video.
Curated Video
How to Improve Your Media Interview Skills
Meeting the press is always a challenge. Here are some ideas to help you master the art of promoting your company through a media interview.
The Wall Street Journal
Airbnb and The Lowman Group On Becoming An Entrepreneur
Co-Founder of Airbnb, Nate Blecharczyk, and chief executive of The Lowman Group, Isom Lowman, share the ups and downs, failed attempts and what they did and didn't do on their respective journeys to creating successful businesses at the...
The Art Assignment
Be a news photographer. | Alec Soth | The Art Assignment
Order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes this + new assignments!) Alec Soth is a photographer who works on large-scale projects that play with the boundaries...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Zucchino - Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
David Zucchino is a contributing writer for The New York Times. He was awarded a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for his book, "Wilmington's Lie." He was also awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his dispatches from apartheid South Africa. Mr....
TLDR News
How Will Biden Pick His Vice President (US 2020 Election) - TLDR News
Biden has said that he will announce his running mate at the beginning of August, which leads us to ask, how will he pick them? In this video, we take a look at the process used to select a VP as well as the factors that Biden and other...
Curated Video
NYT Takes the Pentagon to Court in a Battle Over the First Amendment
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against the Defense Department, arguing that new Pentagon press rules violate first amendment protections.
Curated Video
Did the city decide to buy a dump today? We don't know. Here's why
Municipal affairs reporter Kate Porter breaks down what we know, or don't know, about Wednesday's closed-door meeting where councillors discussed the purchase of an east end landfill site.
Curated Video
US-Venezuela tension: USS Gerald R Ford carrier arrives in Caribbean amid tensions
The United States has significantly ramped up its military presence in South American waters, deploying its largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, along with three warships. Meanwhile, allied cooperation faces strain: the UK...
Curated Video
Trump Mistakes Armenia for Albania and Stumbles on Azerbaijan
US President Donald Trump mistakenly referred to Armenia as "Albania" while claiming credit for resolving its conflict with Azerbaijan — a dispute that did not involve the Balkan nation.
Curated Video
Pentagon Press Restrictions: Journalists Must Pledge Compliance
Pentagon Press Restrictions: On Friday, the Pentagon introduced new rules for reporters covering the Defense Department, requiring them to pledge not to publish any information that hasn’t been authorized by the administration, or risk...
Curated Video
Opposition accuses Nova Scotia government of ducking scrutiny
Premier Tim Houston and members of his cabinet haven't made themselves available as a group to the legislature’s press gallery for five weeks. The CBC's Michael Gorman explains what opposition leaders are saying about it.
Curated Video
CBC's Mike Clarke retiring after 40 years in journalism
Veteran journalist Mike Clarke started his career as a radio reporter 40 years ago, before shifting to television and then joining CBC British Columbia's digital team for the last 15 years. He spoke to On The Coast about his career, the...
Curated Video
Israeli PM calls deadly strikes on Gaza hospital a ‘tragic mishap’
WARNING: Video contains distressing images | Strikes on the Nasser hospital in Gaza that left at least 20 people dead, including rescuers, journalists and health-care workers are being met with global outrage. The Israeli military is...
Curated Video
Illinois governor slams Trump's threat to deploy National Guard to Chicago
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago to address crime, but in a news conference Monday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said there is no emergency warranting the deployment of the National Guard...
Curated Video
Spinning, downplaying, ignoring: Lebanon protests and the media | The Listening Post (Lead)
How domestic media outlets are covering Lebanon's protests against taxes, austerity and corruption.
Curated Video
European press freedom 'almost catastrophically bad'
Reporters Without Borders' latest report on press freedom shows the situation in Europe has worsened in conjunction with the rise of increasingly authoritarian governments.
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Curated Video
Need 2 Know: North Korea Summit Breakdown, Cohen Under Oath
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019.