Supreme Court leaks are good, actually. Let’s have more of them.
Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle, May 6, 2022 “An earth-shattering moment for a Supreme Court already on the brink,” read the headline on
May 14, 2022
Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle, May 6, 2022 “An earth-shattering moment for a Supreme Court already on the brink,” read the headline on
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 3, 2021 Public protests may be vital to the health of democracy, but like many other things
Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 21, 2021 The U.S. drone strike of Aug. 29 was as horrific a mistake as tactical
This column first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on July 13, 2021. For the practice of journalism, these should be the best
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
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
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 2021 The mainstream news media may feel vindicated by Donald Trump’s fall, and why shouldn’t they?
From Mother Jones on February 5, 2021. With Donald Trump grabbing the public gaze one last time via the valedictory assault on the Capitol that he
It has been a dark time for American journalism. Reporters are routinely scorned (if not beaten) by politicians and cops, to public applause
Published in Journal of Media Ethics, Vol. 2, Issue 2, April-June 2017. Expanded version appeared in After Snowden, Privacy, Secrecy and Security in the Information
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