Town Square
Former New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan on Journalistic Integrity
Posted on · The veteran journalist and author shares her insight and experience in America’s newsrooms.
Tag: journalist
Press
Houston Public Media Selected to Host “Report for America” Journalist in 2020
Posted on · The reporter will focus on factors that affect the health of Houstonians.
Houston Matters
Lessons From Six Years Embedded With White Supremacist Groups
Posted on · Journalist Vegas Tenold talks about his book, "Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America."
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: Ex-Felons As Candidates, And Embedded With White Supremacists (Dec. 2, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The latest on the runoff race for Houston City Council District B, the latest efforts to treat HIV/AIDS, lessons from six years studying white supremacist groups, and the latest on Houston sports.
Houston Matters
Molly Ivins Was ‘Twitter-Ready, Before Twitter’
Posted on · The documentary Raise Hell shows how the late Texas columnist was ahead of her time.
Houston Matters
He Won a Pulitzer, And He’s Undocumented
Posted on · Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story in his new memoir, Dear America: Notes of An Undocumented Citizen.
News
Journalist Austin Tice Still Missing Six Years after Being Kidnapped in Syria
Posted on · The U.S. government reportedly still believes he is alive
News
Alberto Downgraded To Depression, Falling Tree Kills Two Journalists Reporting On Storm
Posted on · A television news anchor and a photojournalist have died when a tree fell on their vehicle as they reported on severe weather on the fringes of the huge system
News
Tom Wolfe, Best-Selling Author And Genre-Breaking Journalist, Dies At 88
Posted on · The author of The Bonfire of the Vanities and The Right Stuff used to give himself a quota of 10 triple-spaced pages per day. He also experimented with literary techniques in his nonfiction.
News
Dallas Journalist, Firefighter Among Those Killed In New York Helicopter Crash
Posted on · The pilot was able to free himself and was rescued by a tugboat
Houston Matters
Are Journalists and Journalism Under Attack – And Why?
Posted on · A journalist was assaulted by a Congressional candidate in Montana. Texas Governor Greg Abbott joked about shooting reporters after signing gun bill. President Donald Trump disparages any negative reports about him as "fake news." It seems these days like journalism is under attack – so much so that the National Press Club is organizing a […]
Houston Matters
Longtime Houston Columnist Ken Hoffman Reflects on Why He Left the Chron for CultureMap
Posted on · (Above: Longtime Houston columnist Ken Hoffman. Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media) Longtime Houston columnist Ken Hoffman recently left the Houston Chronicle for CultureMap Houston. We check in with him on why he made the move and get reflections on his many years writing about Houston for the Chron, the Houston Post, and now CultureMap.
Houston Matters
Houston Film Critics Preview March Movies
Posted on · Houston Matters goes to the movies! Our panel previews what's coming out in theaters this month. Today's panel includes: Regina Scruggs, film journalist and critic; T.J. Callahan, film critic for AM 1070 The Answer's Sam Malone Show; and Lisa Elin of Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy. Theater Releases Mentioned in this Edition: Logan Kong: Skull Island […]
Full Show
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and March Movies: Tuesday’s Show (March 14, 2017)
Posted on · The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo heads into its second week. In just its first five days, the annual event has drawn more half a million visitors to events ranging from calf roping, to mutton busting, to the carnival and numerous big-name musical acts. On this edition of Houston Matters, we send Michael Hagerty to […]
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Political Roundup, and the Best Places to Watch Sports in Houston: Wednesday’s Show (March 1, 2017)
Posted on · For the first time, President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night (Feb. 28, 2017). Plus the Texas Legislature continued into its eighth week. On this edition of Houston Matters, we convene our weekly political roundup to discuss the those and other political stories happening at the national, state and local […]