journalism

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Immigration September 26, 2025

ICE officials, attorneys for Mario Guevara spar over the Georgia journalist’s immigration history

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 23, 2025 Lawyers for Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara and his family are asking…

Immigration September 22, 2025

Spanish-language journalist in Georgia now faces imminent deportation

by Sam Barnes, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 19, 2025 An immigration judge ordered Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara to be deported…

News Media November 11, 2024

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

by Michael J. Socolow, University of Maine, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most people agree that actual facts matter – in such activities as debate,…

News Industry August 8, 2024

Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims

by Randy Stein, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Caroline Meyersohn, California State University, Long Beach, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Pointing out that someone…

Media June 27, 2024

Journalism’s trust problem is about money, not politics

by Jacob L. Nelson, University of Utah, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Journalism faces a credibility crisis. Only 32% of Americans report having “a great…

History November 23, 2023

Burying the lede: We all had a fantastic time, except one of us was killed

This is a revised and expanded version of a story we originally ran in the earliest days of the Courier, in May of 2016, when our readership was less than…

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From the Editor August 27, 2023

From the Editor: Some corrections are so embarrassing I feel like crawling under a rock

Corrections are an inevitable part of journalism. News publications post between thousands and hundreds of thousands of words per day, depending on the size of the publication. The Cobb County…

From the Editor July 19, 2020

Why the Courier sticks to Cobb County news

Here at the Courier we’ve always had a policy of narrowly focusing on news from Cobb County. The only exceptions have been on state and national stories that have an…

Know Your Rights May 7, 2017

Georgia’s open government laws are for all citizens, not just for reporters

Citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale is no stranger to attempts by government officials to avoid public scrutiny. In 2014 she was arrested for filming a campaign event. But that was not…

Internet and Culture May 17, 2016

The Relentless Rise of Social Media as a News Platform

If you are my age, and were already old enough to join the AARP when George W. Bush began his first term as president in 2001, you may feel nostalgia…

Health & Wellness October 8, 2025

Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown

This article by Amanda Seitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amanda Seitz October 6, 2025 Hours into the federal government shutdown, Julio Fuentes stood steps from…

Economy October 8, 2025

More young adults are living with their parents than previous generations did

by Rohan Shah, University of Mississippi; Institute for Humane Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A potentially worrisome trend is emerging among young adults. Instead…

Health & Wellness October 8, 2025

Georgians can now get updated Covid shots at pharmacies without a prescription

by Rebecca Grapevine, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 8, 2025 This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their…

Health & Wellness October 8, 2025

How does your immune system stay balanced? A Nobel Prize-winning answer

by Aimee Pugh Bernard, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act,…

Cybersecurity October 8, 2025

Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency

by Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the United States experiences its latest government shutdown, most of the…

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ICE officials, attorneys for Mario Guevara spar over the Georgia journalist’s immigration history

Spanish-language journalist in Georgia now faces imminent deportation

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims

Journalism’s trust problem is about money, not politics

Burying the lede: We all had a fantastic time, except one of us was killed

From the Editor: Some corrections are so embarrassing I feel like crawling under a rock

Why the Courier sticks to Cobb County news

Georgia’s open government laws are for all citizens, not just for reporters