Kristen Chick
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Photojournalists under David Furst felt ‘set up to fail’
Years of complaints from colleagues and freelancers preceded the recent departure of a New York Times photo editor → Read More
Magnum’s moment of reckoning
In the nearly three years since the #MeToo movement transformed journalism, Magnum Photos, the world’s most prestigious photo agency, has portrayed itself as an industry leader. Magnum issued a code of conduct for its members in 2018, and its CEO boasted the same year it had not received a single complaint against any of its […] → Read More
Want Diverse Newsrooms? Unions Push for Pay Equity As a Path Forward
As an uprising against racism and discrimination swept across U.S. newsrooms, another related issue that's been raised is pay equity. → Read More
Want Diverse Newsrooms? Unions Push for Pay Equity As a Path Forward
As an uprising against racism and discrimination swept across U.S. newsrooms, another related issue that's been raised is pay equity. → Read More
Art of the steal: European museums wrestle with returning African art
Western museums have wrestled for decades with whether to return objects taken from Africa. A new report and controversial plan are adding urgency. → Read More
World Press Photo disinvites photographer to industry awards
The World Press Photo Foundation disinvited an award-winning photographer from its annual awards ceremony Thursday following allegations of “inappropriate behavior,” according to the foundation. This is the first time in the organization’s six-decade-long history that it has done so. Andrew Quilty’s photographs of the aftermath of a bombing in Kabul, some of which ran in […] → Read More
As Britain plans its exit from EU, Ireland proves a sticking point
Most of the talk in Britain amid the Brexit debate has been about how the fate of the Irish border will affect the United Kingdom. But no less important is the way in which Brexit could change the island of Ireland. → Read More
CJR Special Report: Photojournalism’s moment of reckoning
When Vox revealed in late January that Patrick Witty left National Geographic, where he was deputy director of photography, after an investigation for sexual harassment, an issue that’s long been discussed in private was catapulted into the open: Photojournalism has a sexual harassment problem. In interviews with more than 50 people, in a CJR investigation […] → Read More
CJR Special Report: Photojournalism’s moment of reckoning
When Vox revealed in late January that Patrick Witty left National Geographic, where he was deputy director of photography, after an investigation for sexual harassment, an issue that’s long been discussed in private was catapulted into the open: Photojournalism has a sexual harassment problem. In interviews with more than 50 people, in a CJR investigation […] → Read More
By staying on the job, Poland's top judge fights the right-wing government
Poland is in the midst of a battle over its Supreme Court, which the ultraconservative ruling party is trying to remake. And by quietly coming to work, Judge Małgorzata Gersdorf has become the face of resistance. → Read More
Reluctant champion: How Nadia Murad has become the international face of Yazidi suffering – and resilience
The same courage and determination that helped Murad escape from the Islamic State have driven her to travel to more than two dozen countries to tell her story, forcing the world to hear about the atrocities and demanding that ISIS be held accountable for its crimes against Yazidis. → Read More
How do refugee students make the jump to Germany's universities?
Many of the asylum seekers in Germany are university students looking to continue their studies. Various organizations are trying to help them navigate the country's particular challenges, including a big one: German. → Read More
To fight domestic violence among Syrian refugees, an outreach to men
Domestic violence is reported to have risen sharply among Syrians forced to flee their homeland. While many aid programs target women, some groups in Lebanon are putting new focus on men, hoping to address the problem at the source. → Read More
Life in a new land: a refugee's journey
A Monitor reporter reconnects with a Syrian refugee who is starting a new life in Germany – while trying to save his family back home. → Read More
Egypt's other uprising: Start-up companies are flourishing
Despite a struggling economy and political repression, some Egyptians find that creating a business is a way to work toward a positive future. → Read More
Egypt: Why blasphemy cases are rising under President Sisi
Egypt's ex-military president, who unseated the Muslim Brotherhood, is criticized for curbing rights and freedoms. But criminalizing blasphemy is popular. → Read More
'Ruining of a republic'? Thousands protest Kosovo's US-backed leaders
Protesters say that EU-brokered talks between Kosovo and Serbia are undermining Kosovo's sovereignty and bolstering corrupt public officials. → Read More
Why some Christians in northern Iraq are choosing to stand and fight
Christian militia fighters know that hopes for the future of their community – chased out by the Islamic State – are slim. But they will tell their children, 'We fought.' → Read More
Christians ready to leave an Iraqi homeland that 'doesn't love us'
At camps for displaced persons in northern Iraq, Christians who fled the Islamic State more than a year ago are preparing to leave their homeland permanently. → Read More
Childhood in his wake: An 11-year-old Afghan boy on the refugee trail
Countries along the Balkan route are failing to protect refugee children making dangerous journeys alone → Read More