Ethics and support: What do you want from media? Josh Shear 07/15/2020 The opinions herein are mine, not my employer’s. This statement is original to the post, not forced by my employer after the fact. Edited to… Continue Reading
The role of sports in a post-fact world Josh Shear 05/06/2020 Note: I work in the news industry. Opinions herein are my own and are not endorsed by my employer. If the world were “normal” right… Continue Reading
Coronavirus: Personal responsibility, public responsibility, truth and vetting Josh Shear 03/25/2020 It’s been a crazy couple of months, right? It’s so difficult to vet information about something as confusing and fast-moving as a new virus —… Continue Reading
Enemy of the people Josh Shear 08/16/2018 I’d been thinking about this as a blog post lately, and it turns out that a bunch of news organizations writing op/eds today so I… Continue Reading
What’s the way out? Research in media, racism and lobotomies Josh Shear 10/25/2016 “Are you a cop, too?” “No, I’m just a reporter,” I said, grabbing my notebook and recorder, climbing out of the front seat of the… Continue Reading
Lessons from Sandy Hook Elementary: When to shut up, when to not Josh Shear 12/18/2012 On Friday, Dec. 14, a young man killed his mother, then walked into an elementary school, killed 20 children (all six and seven years old)… Continue Reading