John Hamer
Latest work
Equity
Bird-dogging news errors in the modern media age
Studies show that 40 to 60 percent of news stories contain errors, and those mistakes now live on in electronic form, reaching ever-wider audiences. Is there an oversight role for independent news councils?
Culture
In praise of 50th high school reunions
It's been 50 years since first-wave Baby Boomers graduated from high school. Celebrating the milestone with old classmates is profound, deeply bonding, almost tribal.