Karen List
Cognoscenti contributor
Karen List is a professor in the journalism department at UMass Amherst where she teaches journalism law and ethics. She’s written frequently on legal and ethical issues in journalism.
Recently published
Good journalism doesn't mean covering Biden and Trump equally
It's not the media's job to match tough stories on one president to those on another, writes Karen List, a journalism professor at UMass-Amherst.
'I can't take this photo. I must take this photo': There are images you have to see from Ukraine
Photographers have the courage to show us exactly what’s happening in these fraught and dangerous situations, writes Karen List, and newsrooms must have the courage to publish them.
Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit is bad news
The case against The New York Times turns on an earlier court decision that allows the media to hold the government accountable, writes Karen List.