Two families, both making big investments of time and money to involve their kids in sports. But the investments they’re able to make are very different. In Part 5 of “Contested,” our series on sports,…
Tal Ben-Artzi didn’t worry about being an out bisexual athlete at Penn State. Maybe she would have if she’d known the school’s history. How much have times changed? In Part 4 of “Contested,” our series…
Two small towns, one in Idaho, the other in Upstate New York, try to decide whether to change the nickname of their high school sports teams: The Redskins. Photo: Emblem in the main foyer at…
More from suburban St. Louis, post-Ferguson, on the popular notion that sports unites communities. Can the camaraderie of a team sport make race and class status “disappear” for the kids involved or their parents? Scene…
Can a winning baseball team bring St. Louis together post-Ferguson? John Biewen investigates in the inaugural episode of Scene On Radio, a new podcast of audio stories from the Center for Documentary Studies…
Not surprisingly, @amywestervelt has the best write up yet of why the new California lawsuit against Big Oil is so important, the content of the complaint, and the industry's strategy to try and defeat it.
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@IPK is thrilled to cosponsor an upcoming conversation between @garyyounge and @catchatweetdown (Chenjerai Kumanyika) with @nyu_journalism on 9/20 (5:30 PM ET). https://journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/event/2023-fall/dispatches-from-the-diaspora-a-conversation-with-gary-younge/
Christiane Amanpour knows the score. And it's not 50-50. At a celebration of her 40 years in the business, @oliverdarcy asked her what assignment has left the biggest imprint. Read her reply.
