Interviews & Articles
As hard as I push myself and my team, it feels different when you're on the other side of the interview questions. A few articles and interviews from recent years—
Asbury Park’s Mighty Watchdog—The Asbury Park Press
MARCH 6, 2018—The Columbia Journalism Review talked with me about our approach to watchdog reporting. This article highlights our continued success—even in the face of industry headwinds. Pictured above are members of our amazing reporting team. (From left: Kala Kachmar, Susanne Cervenka, Alex Gecan, investigations director Paul D’Ambrosio, Andrew Ford and Ken Serrano)
MLK 50 YEARS LATER: What I learned through conversations with his son
APRIL4, 2018—For many people, the legacy of Dr. King is something for the history books. For me, it’s always been more personal than that. One of my first jobs as a reporter was at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where I had the honor of interviewing his widow, Coretta Scott King, and his children.
Pretending racism doesn't exist is not working. It's time to talk about race candidly.
MAY 31, 2018—For too long, we have buried the hard subjects of racial bigotry, profiling and prejudice by pretending it doesn’t exist. But it does. I want to have a conversation about bias. I don’t know how, or where or when. I just know we need to share openly why our differences are so stark.
Conversation on race, bias: Readers offer ideas on how to get it started
JUNE 6, 2018—The infamous Philadelphia Starbucks incident did more than spark debate—it delivered an opportunity for us to talk. To get real. I invited readers to join in the dialogue—and they did just that!
Nieman Reports:
Why Newsroom Diversity Works
JUNE 2015— Alicia W. Stewart's thought-provoking piece on the progress we've made nailed so many of the issues facing newsrooms today. I told her, “Diversity isn’t a one-time thing where someone hires a person or two and says, ‘Okay, we’ve done our part.’ It takes time and resources to bring about diversity in coverage, diversity in thinking, and diversity in approach.”
NABJ Journal:
Towns pushing hard for all the right reasons
Writer Ismail Turay Jr. took me back—way back. In this 2007 profile, we talk candidly about the industry and the long road to journalism leadership, beginning with the first time I took an interest in reporting—back in 6th grade!