by Alison Bass | Nov 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
There has been much ado of late about West Virginia University President Gordon Gee’s decision to sign onto the advisory board of a new university in Texas that purports to allow freedom of speech without any interference and will offer “forbidden”...
by Alison Bass | Nov 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I taught journalism at West Virginia University, I always included a class on libel and how reporters can avoid getting sued for it. To drive that point home, I used a real-life story about one of my journalism students whose first job after graduation was...
by Alison Bass | Nov 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
I was lucky when I worked at The Boston Globe because for most of my time there I had an editor who was incredibly supportive. Nils had my back, especially on the rare occasions when other editors tried to pressure me into reporting stories a certain way or criticized...
by Alison Bass | Oct 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
At a recent book talk, one attendee asked me how I dealt with the intimidation and threats that often comes with writing tough investigative stories about powerful individuals and institutions. Her question brought to mind an incident that I didn’t end up...
by Alison Bass | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is #MeToo week in celebration of the four-year-old hashtag that inspired thousands of women to come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment and abuse. While Alyssa Milano, an Italian actress, used the hashtag to ask other women to come forward in the...
