Is it ever okay to name victims? Editors question the policy of omitting information in sexual assault and domestic violence cases October 24, 2014 By Nigel Duara
Loaded language of gay marriage January 4, 2013 By Jennifer Vanasco Reporters need to be mindful of using loaded terminology
Must-reads of 2012: Can women have it all? December 31, 2012 By Kira Goldenberg Unclear, but not for lack of column inches
Rhonda Lee shouldn’t have been fired December 14, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco Responding to racist comments on her former TV station’s Facebook page was the right journalistic decision
Don’t let Belcher off the hook December 7, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco Coverage of the murder-suicide shouldn’t have called it a "tragedy"; it was a crime
Gay at the Times November 30, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco A lot has changed at the Gray Lady since the early ’90s
Five awesome blogs about minority communities November 23, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco These sites do a good job giving a sense of their group’s culture or politics, or pointing out media stereotypes
The media’s woman blaming November 16, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco Most coverage wrongly blames Paula Broadwell for leading Gen. David Petraeus astray
Historic votes, hidden from live coverage November 12, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco The four gay marriage votes in last week’s election were hard to follow in real-time
Jenny McCarthy as a Sun-Times columnist? October 29, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco Science writers are skeptical, though McCarthy won’t promote a fake link between vaccines and autism there
Covering the candidates on women October 19, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco As Obama and Romney try to secure the female vote, reporting quality varies
Covering BSA’s anti-gay stance October 15, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco In the most recent incident, quality of media coverage drastically differed
More coverage of US Muslims is needed September 14, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco It’s up to journalists to provide the antidote to fear and ignorance, which is facts
LGBT coverage worth a shout-out September 7, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco The mainstream media much improved its coverage in recent years
Don’t posit ‘what women think’ without quoting any August 31, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco Coverage of Ann Romney’s RNC speech said she connected with women, but no female voices in the stories verified the claim
Akin was wrong August 24, 2012 By Jennifer Vanasco And journalists should’ve said so from the get-go, rather than simply reporting his comment