When Katherine West, a political science major at Furman University, attempted to mail her ballot for the 2018...
Aug 29, 2019Ahead of 2020 elections, Stacey Abrams announces new voting rights initiative
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams announced a new voter protection initiative last week. Called Fair Fight 2020...
Aug 19, 2019Tips on how to report on a protest
This column originally appeared in Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here. Milan Polk is...
Oct 02, 2018How to keep your biases in check
This column originally appeared in Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here. Milan Polk is...
Sep 20, 2018Advice from fact-checkers to avoid corrections
This column originally appeared in Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here. Milan Polk is...
Sep 04, 2018What happens when local news disappears?
WASHINGTON — After 17 years covering the Maryland counties just outside the nation’s capital, editor Judy Hruz was “devastated”...
Aug 16, 2018Anime fans and anti-fascists gear up for hate rally in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Kimberly Merani first started volunteering at Otakon, one of the country’s largest anime conventions, in 2011...
Aug 10, 2018Six tips for breaking into podcasting
This column originally appeared in Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here. Milan Polk is...
Aug 07, 2018The fight for better pay in D.C.
WASHINGTON –– Venorica Tucker has worked in the service industry since she was around 12 years old, when...
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