Anita Varma·Sep 28, 2024Marcellus Williams and the Problem with the Contingency of Innocence in Journalismby Anita Varma, Solidarity Journalism Initiative lead
Anita Varma·Sep 28, 2022Solidarity Journalism: Opening Remarks for Social Justice Week event at Toronto Metropolitan…The following remarks were prepared and delivered for the event “Solidarity Journalism: Why social justice is newsworthy,” hosted by the…
InThe Engaged Journalism LabbyAnita Varma·Jul 28, 2021Want to support accurate journalism? Fund solidarity reporting.Last summer, solidarity became a national buzzword. Thousands of people declared and demanded solidarity against racism in the wake of…
Anita Varma·Feb 18, 2021WandaVision and the Fantasy of ReturnSpoiler warning: WandaVision, season 1, episodes 1–6
Anita Varma·Aug 28, 2020Heading into Election 2020, Let’s Ask Ourselves: “What Makes This Newsworthy?”Anita Varma, PhD is the assistant director of Journalism & Media Ethics as well as Social Sector Ethics. Views are her own.
InThe Engaged Journalism LabbyAnita Varma·Jul 23, 2020Beyond the statement: How journalism funders can act in solidarity with marginalized communities“We stand in solidarity with Black communities. Black Lives Matter.”A response icon1A response icon1
InMarkkula Center for Applied EthicsbyAnita Varma·Apr 9, 2020What to Do When the Numbers in the News Become BenumbingHow journalists can better humanize death tolls, coronavirus cases, and unemployment rates
InMarkkula Center for Applied EthicsbyAnita Varma·Jan 15, 2020Why Are Politicians Lying & What is Advertising Doing in Politics?Two alternative questions to “Should Facebook allow politicians to lie in ads?”
Anita Varma·Apr 26, 2019Regulating Disinformation? We’ve Been Debating the Wrong QuestionSanitizing digital content by fetishizing information will not remedy the root issue at hand
Anita Varma·Oct 6, 2018What criteria should we use to confirm a Supreme Court justice?The Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and collective action in response have filled me with pain and pride. Watching protestors flood the…
