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October 27, 2021
Opinion: VICE Article Highlights Black Families Searching for Missing Loved Ones
On September 24, 2021, VICE News published an article by Manisha Krishnan titled, “Black Families Are Hiring Private Investigators Because […]
October 27, 2021
National Geographic’s Wildlife Watch Spotlights Importance of Advocacy Journalism
I’ve never thought about how I could help fight the illegal cheetah cub trade until reading about it in National […]
October 27, 2021
When Investigative Health Journalism is Advocacy, the Little Guy Wins
Acting as a counterweight for money and politics distinguishes between “good guys” and “bad guys,” and when UVA did not immediately resolve the problems that Hancock and Lucas pointed out in their original investigation, the journalists reacted through additional reporting.
October 27, 2021
Why ‘The Moratorium Saved Us. It Really Did.’ Qualifies As Advocacy Journalism
Advocacy journalism has a long history in America. From Ida B. Wells’s heroic investigations into Southern lynchings in the late […]
October 27, 2021
Opinion: Abortion Laws and Advocacy Journalism: Can a Journalist Take Sides?
The case of Texas’ reproductive and voting rights laws seen through Rebecca Solnit’s eyes.