I wanted to share a good resource on poverty coverage from On the Media. Most journalists fail in their coverage, for a variety of reasons, which OTM does a good job detailing in their Breaking News Consumer Handbook.
Listenn here:
This is part of a five-part series on poverty from OTM, which is worth listening to in its entirety.
Send me an e-mail.
Author: hankkalet
Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.
View all posts by hankkalet
Hank Kalet 