The Enduring Whiteness of the American Media

Howard W. French reflects on the crisis of race in journalism: “For decades it has been clear that space is made in the firmament for a tiny number of black journalists at any given time, if mostly to write about race. These figures, however brilliant, find themselves transformed into unwilling emblems of inclusivity…”

Source: The Guardian
Published: May 25, 2016
Length: 22 minutes (5,712 words)

The Next Empire

All across Africa, new tracks are being laid, highways built, ports deepened, commercial contracts signed—all on an unprecedented scale, and led by China, whose appetite for commodities seems insatiable.

Source: The Atlantic
Published: May 1, 2010
Length: 26 minutes (6,656 words)