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.

Foreign Correspondents Dig Into The Ethics of Overseas Reporting

An extraordinary group of foreign correspondents gathered at New York University to discuss working with local journalists, protecting vulnerable sources, and maintaining ethical bearings in difficult situations.

How Chalkbeat Protects The Students It Covers

Interviewing students is a fundamental part of Chalkbeat's mission as an education-focused nonprofit newsroom that reports extensively on K-12 policy and experience. But how can newsrooms work with underage sources ethically?

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.

Anonymous Sources: How to Minimize Harm 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?