Leadership 2: Be impeccable with your word

Our words plant seeds in people’s minds that can do great good or cause great harm This is the second of a series about leadership. This skill is difficult to teach. Some of it relies on talent. Leaders aren’t necessarily extroverts. Parents, teachers, bosses all are put into positions of leadership. What can help you […]

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Reasons for optimism #11: A Spanish watchdog

If any publication shows the public demand for trustworthy journalism, it’s this one Ignacio Escolar and his colleagues at elDiario.es have succeeded in producing high-quality journalism “in spite of everything” for the past 10 years. Those words are in fact part of the slogan of the publication he co-founded in Spain, elDiario.es: “Journalism in spite […]

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Mentors 3: Bosses with memorable lessons

Keep expectations high, focus on a few key metrics, build credibility and trust Ray Shaw was the boss at American City Business Journals where I worked for 18 years. I still hear his voice in my head, asking pointed questions and insisting that I give evidence to justify opinions. Above, Ray came to Columbus in […]

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Juan Andrés Muñoz

Recalling 25 years of news in Spanish

CNN en Español, and one of its pioneers, celebrate an anniversary What follows is my translation of Ismael Nafría’s interview of Juan Andrés Muñoz, digital director of CNN en Español, on its 25th anniversary. The original interview, in Spanish, appeared on Nafría’s newsletter, Tendenci@s, on April 11, 2022. I have edited the original for length […]

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Reasons for optimism #10: Podcasts and profit

This format taps into the power of the human voice: the ‘Gutenberg Parenthesis’ Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. Editor’s note: this article was […]

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Reasons for optimism #7: The movement for trustworthy information

Fact checkers globally offer alternatives to the flood of lies and misinformation Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. Much of what I read […]

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Reasons for optimism #6: Jared Diamond and other cautious optimists

Leaders in academia, business, journalism are collaborating on urgent global crises Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, today is another day of opportunity. Jared Diamond, whose bestsellers have […]

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