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    Articles by The Objective Staff

    January 15, 2021
    Do you know the McMuffin man?
    Capitol coverage, the problem with op-eds, and that Vogue cover.
    December 18, 2020
    The media reckoning that came and went
    Plus: The New York Post works to destroy trust in journalism, and Public Media for All.
    December 4, 2020
    It’s a problem that most of the people paid to cover and criticize journalism are white
    Plus: Bon Appétit messes up…again, and McClatchy drops a proposal that would force pageview quotas on journalists.
    November 20, 2020
    Why should Trump supporters get media coverage that other groups of voters don’t?
    Plus: The Committee to Protect Journalists has its first union contract, Wisconsin Public Radio tracks source diversity, and who is Substack for?
    November 9, 2020
    Can cable news find a new way to cover Election Night?
    Plus: Unions keep fighting for parental leave, BBC journalists may no longer be allowed to attend marches, and “POC really flattens class experience, even amongst people who are nominally part of the same racial group.”
    October 23, 2020
    Keep your pants on, everyone (and quit defending the male journalists who don’t)
    Plus: The SacBee wants those sweet, sweet clicks, the Dallas News Guild wins its vote to unionize, and “when bison merit 80% of the airtime afforded to Asian American history, it calls into question not only the leadership of public television but also who gets to tell these stories, and why.”
    October 9, 2020
    The Media 2070 project asks what media reparations would look like
    Plus: The LA Times grapples with its racist history and journalists share the worst career advice they’ve received.
    September 25, 2020
    The fight over racism, sexism, and other misconduct in public radio isn’t going away
    Plus: Unions at HuffPost, Wired, and the Dallas Morning News continue to fight for pay equity and recognition; how “objectivity” has played into immigration reporting; and a new Python script helps reporters keep diversity in style.
    September 17, 2020
    Are news companies already putting diversity pledges on the back burner?
    Plus: Writers reveal problems at Chicago Magazine, and The Atlantic damages trust with transgender readers.
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