Getting to the root of the problem: Journalism’s diversity problem
By Judah Martin When the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board met with adult film stars to decide on potential regulations for the industry in February 2016, The New York Times sent a white male reporter to cover the hearing. This decision was a mistake. Marveling at the fact that the “colorfully dressed” women were indeed […]
A Call to Arms: Using ethics in digital media
By Judah Martin I would hesitate to call myself a practicing journalist. In fact, I think such a claim would be patently wrong. In the years that I have worked as a student writer for The University of Alabama’s engineering college, I have written news releases, research articles, award announcements and “In Memorium” obituaries for […]