by jpitney | Jul 1, 2020 | civic virtue, Coronavirus
President George W. Bush: We were not meant to live apart from each other, especially in times of challenge. Our tools of compassion — a hug, gathering as people of faith or in friendship, caring for our family when they are ill — bring the opposite of the love we...
by jpitney | Jun 24, 2020 | Coronavirus
This virus isn’t over. We’ve lost two talented @AP colleagues to COVID-19 over the past week. Greg Katz was one of our terrific London correspondents. https://t.co/ZkCLS8u4gL And John Bompengo was a veteran video and photojournalist in Congo....
by jpitney | Jun 21, 2020 | Coronavirus
From the Marin Journal The City Council introduced and passed an ordinance a few days ago which fixes a penalty to be imposed upon persons who fail or refuse to wear gauze masks when appearing on I the streets. The ordinance is not being enforced. Scores of people...
by jpitney | Jun 3, 2020 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility, Coronavirus, Tocqueville, Volunteering
Daniel Stid at The Art of Association: Viewing civil society through the distorting lenses of our polarized and nationalized politics, and via media that are part of the fray, yields a bleak perspective. These lenses emphasize conflict and suggest what happens in...
by jpitney | Jun 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, Journalism
From the Press Emblem Campaign: More than 127 journalists have died from coronavirus in three months in 31 countries, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) announced in Geneva on Tuesday. Latin America is the most affected region. “Media workers have an important role to...
by jpitney | May 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Journalism
What are the global consequences of censoring journalists during a pandemic – and what danger does this pose to civil liberties? Join Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Antonio Zappulla and Joel Simon, the Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists...
