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The books I read in 2020

To escape the painful reality of the pandemic, I read a lot of novels in 2020 –including one about a pandemic.

Dec 30, 2020

The books I read in 2020

Dec 30, 2020

The books I read in 2019

I read 10 novels and eight non-fiction books in 2019. The novels were my favorites because they gave me a nice escape from the madness of…

Jan 1, 2020

The books I read in 2019

Jan 1, 2020

I love record stores. So why didn’t I buy anything at Amoeba Music?

Last week, I visited one of the coolest record stores in the world, Amoeba Music in San Francisco.

Jul 18, 2019

I love record stores. So why didn’t I buy anything at Amoeba Music?

Jul 18, 2019

Facts, community, and bears

My speech at the Warren Wilson College commencement, Asheville, N.C., May 11, 2019

May 11, 2019

May 11, 2019

The calling: How I fell in love with journalism

In which I reveal my fondness for brown corduroy suits.

Feb 12, 2019

The calling: How I fell in love with journalism

Feb 12, 2019

The books I didn’t finish in 2018

The truth is that I start more books than I finish. I’ll get bored or decide the book hasn’t lived up to billing. Or something better …

Dec 29, 2018

The books I didn’t finish in 2018

Dec 29, 2018

Syllabus: Advanced Reporting Lab: Covering Local News in Durham, N.C.

PJMS 391 — Fall 2018

Aug 27, 2018

Aug 27, 2018

The bad UX of my local Target

Has anyone seen the English muffins?

Jul 13, 2018

The bad UX of my local Target

Jul 13, 2018

“Journalists must speak up and push back”

My First Amendment Day speech at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sept. 26, 2017.

Sep 27, 2017

Sep 27, 2017

How Amazon can help local news with the Echo Show

Our Amazon Echo Show sits on the kitchen counter flashing a mix of user tips (“Try ‘Alexa, tell me a Star Trek joke’ ”) and click-baity…

Jul 27, 2017

How Amazon can help local news with the Echo Show

Jul 27, 2017

Bill Adair

Bill Adair

Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University; creator of PolitiFact; Blue Devil of the Week, March 7–15, 2016.

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