Media Responsibility

'Why Do People Hate Jews?' Is Not the Right Question

Danielle Wiener-Bronner | Posted 05.30.2012

Danielle Wiener-Bronner

Henry Blodget raised eyebrows yesterday with an article published in Business Insider, originally titled "Why Do People Hate Jews?" This was quickly changed to "Why Do Some People Hate Jews," and finally to "What Are the Sources of Anti-Semitism?"

Our Media Has an Opportunity to Help This September 11 -- but Will They?

Judith Barr | Posted 11.04.2011

Judith Barr

As we approach and move through the 10th anniversary of September 11th, our media has such an opportunity to help. To help every single one of us and ...

Tucson, Guns, Madness: Our Media Problem With Mental Illness

Dan Agin | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Agin

When society puts a Glock machine pistol into the hands of a man with a haywire brain, society is as crazy as the patient. Either we find a way to prevent that, or we find a way to get rid of guns altogether.

Pacing In The Shadows Of Our Finger-Pointing

Carol Smaldino | Posted 11.17.2011

Carol Smaldino

To be therapeutic, addressing our differences must include seeking truth, both the subjective and the factual. This can only be done when we see our own mistakes, and recognize how much in common we all have.

Terror Alerts: What Should We Do?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

Judge H. Lee Sarokin

Two recurring news stories always mystify me: Terror alerts and locations that are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. So what is a citizen supposed to do with this information?

Three Questions the Media Must Ask Republicans

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert S. McElvaine

One of the principal reasons why large percentages of Americans have been misled about health insurance reform and President Obama is the abdication of responsible journalism by much pf the mainstream media.

Earth to Lou Dobbs: Hawaii Is A "United State"

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard Laermer

Today is not a wasteland of slow news. The Government is having its most thorough health care discussion ever, the climate is doing all sorts of strange things, and Vick is once again a free man.

Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 11.17.2011

Jaemin Kim

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.