Opinion (Page 20)
December 7, 2021
Opinion: “Icarus,” the 2017 Documentary on Doping, Flies Close to Unjustifiable Were It Not for a Twist of Fate
"Icarus," the 2017 film on doping, is a prime example of why the value of undercover journalism is best determined in hindsight.
December 7, 2021
Opinion: Anonymous Sourcing’s Role in the Coverage of the Boston Marathon Bombing
"Anonymity brings with it a willingness to cast light into the dark places that hide secrets about what we all need to know. On the other hand, the use of anonymous sources makes the media a dupe for putting out unreliable stories." - Bruce Fritz
December 6, 2021
Opinion: The Scouting Feud
The Girl Scouts are suing the Boy Scouts for poaching girls. What if progress means the loss of all-female spaces and networks of support?
December 6, 2021
Opinion: Undercover Journalist Stuart Goldman Lies Down With the Tabloids and Gets Up Exposed
“What I didn’t know was that I had embarked upon a journey that would eat up, cancer-like, the next 5 years of my life,” Goldman tells Spy.
December 2, 2021
Opinion: Risking It All To Report On What Others Are Risking
Oftentimes, journalists go undercover because there is a danger to themselves if they do not. In the case of writer Luke Mogelson and photographer Joel van Houdt, they went undercover in order to put themselves directly in danger.