The difference between lawyers and journalists
Lawyering and journalism are different. One is about advocacy, where the search for facts is designed to find support for a narrative in the client’s interest.
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The reflexology of modern journalism
Forces are combining to let the air out of the tires of the business of journalism.
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The Performance of the Acting Attorney General
Remember Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who subbed in when Jeff Sessions was forced out as President Trump’s first Attorney General?
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Reactions to Elizabeth Warren’s claims of Native heritage
As a proud Native American and member of the Cherokee Nation, I took noticed of Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s claims of Native heritage and citizenship. She recently took a DNA test to prove her native American ancestry in response to backlash from President Donald Trump.
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Rescue to Reunion: A fictional dog’s perspective during a disaster
The following immersive piece is a fact-based depiction of a fictional dog named Gus, who is separated from its family by a natural disaster and depicts the process of reuniting them.
Read MoreDespite small victories in keeping DACA alive, uncertainty remains. Here’s one recipient’s story.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients received a reprieve, in late November when a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the end of DACA. The recipients were given a small victory, but fear of deportation remains. The DACA recipients and the Trump Administration anxiously await to learn if the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case.
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No end in sight to Bay Area housing woes
SAN FRANCISCO — In the San Francisco Bay Area, home of Silicon Valley, the lack of affordable housing remains a consistent problem for local communities.
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360 miles in 360 degrees: Mushing in Northern California
ADIN — A firsthand look at Northern California’s biggest sled dog kennel.
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What’s behind the Sichuan peppercorn’s numbing, ma, effects?
STANFORD — Sichuan peppercorn defies traditional flavor descriptors. At once sharp, meaty and citrusy, it neither bites like the familiar, sneeze-inducing black pepper, nor burns the way sweat-inducing chili peppers do.
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The thoughtless act of giving food
While aid in the form of food is appropriate in times of war or natural disaster, the vast majority of food aid has been given to relieve poverty. It’s had the opposite effect.
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How a pescatarian Quechua woman is changing the world
ECUADOR — An ecolodge deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon is home to Chef Alicia, a Quechua woman who is helping transform indigenous practices around sustainability, conservation and even vegetarianism.
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