The media is making missteps in covering COVID The media, perhaps even unintentionally, often isn’t telling the full story in the fight against COVID-19, and this is leading to confusion and panic. August 2, 2021 Tom Jones
How Hearst is conquering Connecticut with the latest in a growing roster of statewide networks Most news outlets cut back to service only metro areas during the Great Recession. That’s changing in South Carolina, Arkansas and, now, Connecticut. August 2, 2021 Rick Edmonds
Should journalists be allowed to protest? A legendary news organization tries to address that issue NPR unveiled a new ethics policy that cracks open the door to allow journalists more freedom in their civic lives away from work. July 30, 2021 Tom Jones
ER doctor talks about ‘horrid’ shift in stunning CNN interview as country once again reaches for masks to fight COVID ‘They come in begging for help, but also refusing the vaccine. It’s utterly ironic. It’s, quite frankly, anger-inducing.’ July 29, 2021 Tom Jones
The usual professional trollers are criticizing Simone Biles’ decision Let’s remind ourselves that no one has committed more energy, time and sweat to Simone Biles’ Olympic dreams than … Simone Biles. July 29, 2021 Tom Jones
‘This is how I’m going to die’ — police officers recount the terrifying riot of Jan. 6 We watched the acts as they happened. But at Tuesday’s hearing, you couldn’t help but be shaken as if it was all happening for the first time. July 28, 2021 Tom Jones
California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls out right-wing media, including Fox News Newsom said vaccine misinformation is ‘literally putting people’s lives at risk’ and ‘it’s overwhelmingly coming from certain networks.’ July 27, 2021 Tom Jones
How to write with honesty in the plain style It’s a middle ground between an ornate high style and a low style that gravitates toward slang. Write in it when you want your audience to comprehend. July 27, 2021 Roy Peter Clark
It’s not over yet: COVID dominates the news once again The US is up to 51,000 cases per day — four times what we saw a month ago. What’s happening? The short answer: vaccine hesitancy. July 26, 2021 Tom Jones
Sarah Huckabee Sanders plays politics with COVID in a guest column for The Democrat-Gazette But maybe anything that encourages someone to get the vaccine could be viewed as positive. July 26, 2021 Tom Jones
