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Cynicism and skepticism in the run-up to global conflict

By Jim Slusher
Feb 24, 2022 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: We talk often around the Daily Herald about the importance of distinguishing between cynicism and skepticism. The distinction seems especially timely in these dangerous days on the apparent brink of global conflict over Ukraine.
The goal of portraying diversity in the suburbs

By Jim Slusher
Jan 20, 2022 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: There was a time not so long ago in newspapering when about the only way readers would see the face of a Black person or other minority in the paper, and especially on the front page, was if the person committed a crime. Thankfully, times change. But they don't always change fast or far enough.
Searching for truth in the vocabulary of democracy

Jan 6, 2022 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Long before lyricist Dan Raye put words to the music of Alan Jacobs in 1940 to create the anthem "This Is My Country," we already were arguing over what America is and who it belongs to.
Sometimes, knowing where to look can't find all the details you need for a story

Dec 9, 2021 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Oh, the things we do in the name of accuracy.
By Jim Slusher
Dec 6, 2021 10:18 AM - Connecting to readers, and helping readers to connect to each other, through social media has become an integral part of the Daily Herald's mission as a community newspaper. In addition to our main Facebook page, DailyHeraldFans, our social media staff manages Facebook pages for our editorial board and various groups, as well as pages on other platforms, including Instagram and Twitter.
A Thanksgiving reminder of the abundance of good in the news

By Jim Slusher
Dec 7, 2021 5:17 PM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: A common contemporary cliché describes Thanksgiving Dinner as a homespun Rockwellian tableau trembling to mask the promise of political eruptions over events in the news.
A Thanksgiving reminder of the abundance of good in the news

By Jim Slusher
Nov 25, 2021 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: A common contemporary cliché describes Thanksgiving Dinner as a homespun Rockwellian tableau trembling to mask the promise of political eruptions over events in the news.
Reflections on treatments for today's 'information disorder'

By Jim Slusher
Nov 18, 2021 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Few people who see how people interact with each other in the age of social media would dispute the Aspen Institute's assertion that contemporary society is suffering from an "information disorder."
The Rittenhouse case and the press's duty to report with depth on criminal cases

By Jim Slusher
Nov 11, 2021 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Among the important take-aways from the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial for the public and the press -- not to forget the jury -- is the recognition that he is not an empty, one-dimensional storybook character.
Succor, sting: The role of 'them pictures' in engaging opinion

Nov 4, 2021 4:09 PM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: The political cartoon is a newspaper feature with a rich history and a shaky future.

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