As my dreams changed, my goal to tell stories that move people always remained This essay was originally published as a guest column in The Cross Creek Chronicle, a… May 22, 2018 Eric Deggans
Sizing up Howard Kurtz’s new show against ‘Reliable Sources’ As a recent member of the conga line of guest hosts for CNN’s media-analysis show… September 9, 2013 Eric Deggans
Ebony editor: ‘The extremists are the ones with the megaphone’ When a Florida jury pronounced George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed… August 9, 2013 Eric Deggans
Snowden’s leaks force media self-examination Besides forcing government and national-security institutions to face the public about their spying efforts, Edward… July 3, 2013 Eric Deggans
Lauer’s interview with Paula Deen missed the real questions Celebrity chef Paula Deen’s tearful interview on NBC’s "Today" show Wednesday morning doesn’t seem to… June 27, 2013 Eric Deggans
Pointers journalists should keep in mind when covering the Zimmerman trial As media coverage of George Zimmerman’s murder trial begins this week, we already know a… June 11, 2013 Eric Deggans
PETA reaches out to news outlets that exaggerate its position on Chris Christie killing a spider In early May, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie killed a spider during an event with… June 3, 2013 Eric Deggans
Is Truth-O-Meter the real issue in Maddow’s latest blast at PolitiFact? The Tampa Bay Times’ fact-checking site PolitiFact has drawn another heated rebuke from MSNBC anchor… May 9, 2013 Eric Deggans
Charles Ramsey interviews reveal risks of jumping on a good story too soon What big media gives, it can take away just as quickly. That’s the feeling in… May 9, 2013 Eric Deggans
New ESPN ombud Robert Lipsyte talks about his role Ask if Robert Lipsyte is going to be particularly critical as ESPN’s new ombudsman, and… April 25, 2013 Eric Deggans
Studies: Women candidates pay political price for any mention of their looks Name It. Change It. For many years, some media critics have insisted that press coverage… April 8, 2013 Eric Deggans
In conversations about race and media, Twitter’s limitations show It may have been the the oddest 90 minutes of my media-watching life courtesy of… April 4, 2013 Eric Deggans
In defense of Matt Lauer: ‘Today’ will be hurt if he leaves For me, reports of a phone call to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper about taking Matt… April 2, 2013 Eric Deggans
‘Today Show’ narrative grows more complicated with New York Magazine piece If this is one of the first steps in rehabbing "Today Show" star Matt Lauer’s… March 25, 2013 Eric Deggans
When anchor jobs open up in cable news, people of color too often left out Despite his history as an aggressive and sometimes fiery advocate, outgoing CNN analyst Roland Martin… March 20, 2013 Eric Deggans