Alison Frankel

Senior Advisor

Alison Frankel spent nearly 40 years as a legal journalist, first as a magazine writer at The American Lawyer and most recently as a daily columnist at Reuters. Frankel is also the author of Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World’s Most Valuable Coin. She is a Dartmouth College graduate.

Do No Harm: Covering gun violence with ‘radical empathy’

“The model should be going into stories with compassion, heart, and humility.” A new coalition is building stronger bridges between journalists and communities affected by shootings.

Collier Award Issue Spotlight: How to Minimize Harm to Sources without Minimizing Impact

Many journalists have turned to anonymity as a default method for minimizing harm to story subjects. But how do we balance our obligation to sources with our ethical imperative to tell the full story?