October 3, 2014
#Sidney's Picks: Poverty; an Emmy in the Family; and Oral Roberts
The Best of the Week’s News
- Linda Tirado became an internet sensation with her essay, “Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or Poverty Thoughts.” Read a review of her new book, Hand to Mouth.
- John Carlos Frey and the PBS Need to Know team win an Emmy for their Sidney Award-winning story, Dying To Get Back. Congratulations to them and their collaborators at the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute!
- The fall of the Oral Roberts televangelism dynasty.
- Jessica Valenti on rape, bullying, and suicide in an age of online harassment.
[Photo credit: Wander Mule, Creative Commons.]