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Celeste Headlee

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Let’s kill these four standards of journalism

This is the transcript of a lecture I delivered last month while accepting the AP-Eunson Distinguished Lecturer Award at my undergraduate…

Dec 2, 2022
Let’s kill these four standards of journalism
Let’s kill these four standards of journalism
Dec 2, 2022

Father’s Day is Not About Me, and That’s Okay.

Let’s get the disclaimers out of the way immediately. Holidays can be intensely personal for some. Perhaps there is personal tragedy or joy…

Jun 20, 2021
Father’s Day is Not About Me, and That’s Okay.
Father’s Day is Not About Me, and That’s Okay.
Jun 20, 2021

There is so much that you can do to fight racism! Here’s a list.

WHITE PEOPLE: There is so much you can do. There is so much. And not just going to a protest with a sign.

May 8, 2021
There is so much that you can do to fight racism! Here’s a list.
There is so much that you can do to fight racism! Here’s a list.
May 8, 2021

Dream Too Long Deferred

I read a news report recently about a charter school in Utah where parents were given the option to “opt out” of Black History Month…

Mar 12, 2021
Dream Too Long Deferred
Dream Too Long Deferred
Mar 12, 2021

Let’s Solve Our Journalism Problem

(This is the text of a speech delivered at Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism on January 26, 2019 while accepting the…

Feb 18, 2021
Let’s Solve Our Journalism Problem
Let’s Solve Our Journalism Problem
Feb 18, 2021

An Anti-Racist Future: A Vision and Plan for the Transformation of Public Media

Racism is the idea that one racial group is inferior or superior to another, and has the social power to carry out and benefit from…

Jan 18, 2021
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Jan 18, 2021
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We Already Know Racism Is Wrong: My Speech for the 2020 PRPD/PMJA Conference

Public radio has been in the headlines a lot lately and for the most part, it’s not for positive reasons. It’s because staff members are…

Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020

Congratulations, You’re (Probably) Not an Introvert

Sometimes you like to go to a restaurant and laugh with a group of friends. Sometimes you’d rather sit at home in sweats, watching movies…

Feb 28, 2019
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Congratulations, You’re (Probably) Not an Introvert
Congratulations, You’re (Probably) Not an Introvert
Feb 28, 2019
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On That Racist Photo…

If someone has said something racist, that is not good. If they dressed in blackface or in a KKK costume at some point, that was a racist…

Feb 13, 2019
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On That Racist Photo…
On That Racist Photo…
Feb 13, 2019
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Not Everyone Hates Us, Just Lots of People

(This is the text of a speech delivered at Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism on January 26, 2019 while accepting the…

Feb 1, 2019
Not Everyone Hates Us, Just Lots of People
Not Everyone Hates Us, Just Lots of People
Feb 1, 2019
Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee

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Writer, journalist, anchor, reporter. All views are my own. celesteheadlee.com, https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062669001/we-need-to-talk/

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