Bill Adair

Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University; creator of PolitiFact; Blue Devil of the Week, March 7–15, 2016.

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Bill Adair

Jul 18 · 2 min read

I love record stores. So why didn’t I buy anything at Amoeba Music?

Bill Adair

May 11 · 7 min read

Facts, community, and bears

My speech at the Warren Wilson College commencement, Asheville, N.C., May 11, 2019

Thank you, President Morton, members of the board of trustees, graduates from the class of 2019, and members of the Warren Wilson family.

Bill Adair

Feb 12 · 3 min read

The calling: How I fell in love with journalism

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Bill Adair

Dec 29, 2018 · 3 min read

The books I didn’t finish in 2018

The truth is that I start more books than I finish. I’ll get bored…

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Bill Adair

Aug 27, 2018 · 6 min read

Syllabus: Advanced Reporting Lab: Covering Local News in Durham, N.C.

PJMS 391 — Fall 2018

This is the syllabus for a new course I’m teaching at Duke this fall. The students’ news stories will be posted on a website that will go live in mid-September.