Acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has accepted a faculty position at Howard University as the School’s inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism.
#EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning journalist @nhannahjones joins us to discuss her decision to turn down a prestigious faculty position at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, following weeks of controversy. pic.twitter.com/jpKOo8hCIH
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) July 6, 2021
Howard University: “Two iconic American writers to join Howard to create a center to help educate the next generation of Black journalists”
Rick Edmonds, Poynter: "UNC donor says he has no regrets about his role in the journalism school losing Nikole Hannah-Jones"
Lauren Lumpkin & Nick Anderson, Washington Post: “Nikole Hannah-Jones to join Howard faculty after UNC tenure controversy”
Joe Killian, NC Policy Watch: “Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC tenure offer, heads to Howard University”
Kate Murphy & Martha Quillin, Charlotte News and Observer: “UNC trustees approve tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones, bringing end to campus controversy”
Amanda Becker, The 19th: “Nikole Hannah-Jones receives tenure offer from UNC after backlash”
Katie Robertson, New York Times: “Nikole Hannah-Jones is granted tenure after weekslong dispute”
Reacting to Cosby’s Release
Sonia Rao, Paul Farhi & Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post: “Bill Cosby released from prison after sexual assault conviction is vacated by Pennsylvania Supreme Court”
Nicki Weisensee Egan, The Cut: “’We gave it our best shot’: Four of Bill Cosby’s accusers react to the news of his release from prison”
Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post: “’This can’t be true’: Bill Cosby’s accusers tell of their reactions when they heard of his sudden release from prison”
Lisa Respers France, CNN: “Phylicia Rashad celebrates Bill Cosby’s sentence being overturned”
Bruce Haring, Deadline: “Phylicia Rashad sends apology letter to Howard University students and parents”
BBC: “Bill Cosby defends TV wife Phylicia Rashad after she celebrated his release”
Revisiting New York Times v. Sullivan
Morgan Phillips, Fox News: “Thomas, Gorsuch say court should revisit libel standard for public figures”
Eugene Volokh, The Reason: “Justices Thomas and Gorsuch criticize New York Times v. Sullivan”
Andrew Chung, Reuters: “U.S. Justices Thomas, Gorsuch question libel protections for media”
Ariane de Vogue, CNN: “Justices Gorsuch and Thomas call to revisit landmark First Amendment case New York Times v. Sullivan”
Ben Brody, Protocol: “Gorsuch thinks US should revisit libel laws over online misinformation”
Adam Liptak, New York Times: “Two justices say Supreme Court should reconsider landmark libel decision”
Jan. 6 arrests for attacking journalists
Devlin Barrett, Washington Post: “FBI launces flurry of arrests over attacks on journalists during Capitol riot”
Erin Doherty, Axios: “FBI begins arresting individuals who attacked journalists on Jan. 6”
Mark Hosenball & Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters: “Illinois man is first charged for attacking journalists during Capitol riot”
Cameron Joseph, Vice: “So, so angry’: Reporters who survived the Capitol riot are still struggling”
Gene Wilder’s ‘Wonka’ turns 50
Annabel Aguiar, Washington Post: “’Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ at 50: The tender yet terrifying movie that never lost its flavor”
Daniel S. Levine, Pop Culture: “’Willy Wonka’ star shares touching Gene Wilder story on film’s 50th anniversary”
Sarah Mills, Reuters: “Fifty years on, cast say Willy Wonka film was their golden ticket”
Guy Lodge, The Guardian: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at 50: A clunky film that Roald Dahl rightly hated”
