Gary Graham

Author Jon Krakauer digs deep into issues of rape, the criminal justice system and college athletes.

The Obama administration imposes new restrictions on the public's right to know

Latest Humanities Washington "Think & Drink" features timely look at how sports and society intersect.

Film experts examine portrayals of Native Americans and Arabs by Hollywood.

Journalism lost two stalwarts and a TV anchor's career falters

Brian Williams' lies undermine the work journalists and gives critics more reason to belittle our craft.

A cartoonist and an expert on Islam offer insights on Charlie Hebdo more than three weeks after a murderous attack on the weekly newspaper shocked the world.

Veteran reporter Jody Lawrence-Turner launched Extra Credit, her new blog on education.

The Charlie staff is determined to keep publishing. The weekly normally prints 30,000 copes. With support from other French newspapers and a Google-funded entity, plans are for 1 million copies next week.

Perusing the variety of lists of favorite books this time of year is a great way to whet your appetite for reading. I asked my newsroom colleagues to list a favorite book or two that they read in 2014. Not all of their choices were published this year, another testament to the enduring life of good works and the written word. The books are listed here in no particular order. • Gary Graham, editor, who has far too many unread books on his shelves : “Gone Girl,” by Gillian Flynn, was my favorite novel of the year. The movie, however, seemed lame by comparison. “Sons of Wichita,” by Daniel Schulman, was my favorite nonfiction read for 2014. It’s the story of the Koch empire and drew me in because I worked at the newspaper in Wichita for 13 years.

Perusing the variety of lists of favorite books this time of year is a great way to whet your appetite for reading. I asked my newsroom colleagues to list a favorite book or two that they read in 2014. Not all of their choices were...

Readers may be interested in my Sunday column on photographers and reporters who work overseas, covering conflict and its ramifications. Former Spokesman-Review colleague Holly Pickett shares her views on why their work is so vital to keeping the world informed on what's happening. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/sep/07/journalist-takes-risks-to-witness-and-inform/

This past week has not been an easy one for journalists. Consider:

Colleague Dave Oliveria asked his Huckleberries followers how they feel about our new online comment policy that we launched on Monday. Granted, while the poll he posted is not a scientific one and should be considered as such, the results are interesting. See DFO's item...

I have read 301 comments posted in response to my Sunday column about our new commenting system. And the number keeps rising, which I consider a good sign. Reader engagement remains a key ingredient for any newspaper and its website. Many of the comments are...

The Spokesman-Review’s policy on providing readers the opportunity to comment on stories, blogs, columns and other content on our website will change, effective Monday. That’s the news. But first, some context.

Associated Press Media Editors recently conducted a survey of newspaper and online editors to ask them how they manage public comments on newspaper websites. I am an APME board member and in that role I wrote a story summarizing the survey results for APME. The...