by Alison Bass | Dec 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
A friendly Afghan man named Fazel was my Lyft driver on a recent trip from Washington Dulles Airport into the city, and as we talked during the long ride, I learned that Fazel was driving 11 to 12 hours a day to support not only his wife and two young children but...
by Alison Bass | Dec 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
At a recent book talk I gave, a student at West Virginia University asked me how the media could improve its credibility with the public. I noted that the “media” was not a monolithic entity, but a diverse number of information outlets, some way more...
by Alison Bass | Nov 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I lived in Boston in my 20s, another young woman who also lived in the Back Bay, a nurse, was brutally raped and murdered by a man, who, if my recollection is correct, got into her apartment through an open window. I remember thinking about why this guy, who was...
by Alison Bass | Nov 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
This weekend, everyone is talking about the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on murder charges in the deaths of two protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Although I am disturbed by the verdict and specifically the judge’s dismissal of the gun charge against Rittenhouse...
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...
