In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Marvin Olasky, executive editor for News and Global at Christianity Today and the founder and chairman of Zenger House. They discuss many of the news stories that won the 2025 Zenger Prizes. What is the state of journalism today? How does honoring excellence in journalism encourage better journalism? What makes for a good story, ethically and technically? How can those who love reading great journalism become great journalists themselves?
Zenger House | Biblically Objective Journalism
At Bible Study for the Homeless, a Search for Meaning | The New York Times
What I Saw in the Darién Gap | The Atlantic
The Border Crisis Won't Be Solved, No Matter Who Wins the Election
Heroes and heartbreak: 36 hours of hell in Helene's historic floods
A Retiree in California Is Teaching Afghan Women How to Drive | The New York Times
The Indian Midwives Who Turned the Tide on Infanticide
The Christians Trying to Restore Our Faith in Elections | Christianity Today
The Heroic Race to Rescue 370 Orphans from a War Zone—Twice | WSJ
Doctors Can Now Save Very Premature Babies. Most Hospitals Don’t Try. | WSJ
The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally | The Atlantic
The Elements of Style | Wikipedia
Writing with Style: The Economist Guide | Profile Books