Selected Writings

Poynter.Org’s E-Media Tidbits

“How Computational Thinking is Changing Journalism — And What’s Next.” May 22, 2009

“Should ABC News Reveal Anonymous Sournces in Anthrax Probe? Bloggers Say Yes” Aug. 5, 2008

“Interactive Literary Journalism: Building New Tools.” Oct. 1, 2007

Key posts at Professor Kim’s News Notes:

Series: Why this blog exists, January 2005

• A dedication by way of introduction to a long series
• Part One
• Part Two:  What I Wanted to Learn From Blogging
• Part Three:  Why I Focus on Race, Class, Sexuality and Religion in My Blog
• Part Four: What I Have Learned From Blogging So Far

photo: Prof. Manfred Halpern, Princeton University, whose theory of transformation radically transformed my thinking.

Focusing  a spotlight on “Small Murders” in the News Media

• Sakia Gunn

Poem: “A Libation for Sakia”

I used my blog to document and investigate the news coverage of the murder of  Sakia Gunn, a 15-year-old African American lesbian who was murdered May 11, 2003 after she and her friends resisted a man’s advances by declaring their sexual orientation. One of the outcomes of the project was a chapter in the book, News and Sexuality: Media Portraits of Diversity, eds Laura Castenada and Shannon B. Campbell (Sage, 2005)

• Roy Veal
• Blog Against Racism: Let the Mothers Have Their Say
• Book review:  On Killing the Buddha
• On the Meaning of the Life,  Death and Myth of Emmett Till
• For Anthony Walker
• When Even Having a Father is Not Enough

The Revealer: Black Christians, Homosexuality and the American Creed