Behind the News
When some Maine papers call the capitol, there’s no comment
The governor’s office thinks the state’s largest media company does unfair coverage, so officials there will no longer respond to its reporters
By Kira Goldenberg Jun 19, 2013 at 06:00 PM
The office of Maine Governor Paul LePage will no longer respond to queries from the state's largest media company, announced... More
Full-Court Press
Stupidity trap
Atlanta’s ‘Mayhem in the A.M.’ were smart sports-talkers—until Monday
By Robert Weintraub Jun 19, 2013 at 02:50 PM
I live in Atlanta and have two small children, so I am up early and often in the car, schlepping... More
United States Project
Detroit News noses out a school reform ‘skunk works’
But the wider education story is hardly black and white. How can news outlets do more for readers on this critical issue?
By Anna Clark Jun 19, 2013 at 02:50 PM
DETROIT, MI -- Education policy in Michigan and the debates around it have become a tangled thicket for reporters (and... More
Minority Reports
Gay marriage coverage mostly supportive
Though almost half of Americans oppose same-sex nuptials, coverage covers supporters 5-to-1, says a new Pew study
By Jennifer Vanasco Jun 19, 2013 at 11:00 AM
This likely won't come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the same-sex marriage battle as it rolls... More
The Second Opinion
The missing villain in the healthcare drama
When it comes to rising costs, what about hospital consolidation? A shout-out to Eduardo Porter for pointing that out
By Trudy Lieberman Jun 19, 2013 at 10:50 AM
Eduardo Porter, the New York Times economics columnist, deserves a shout-out for his column last Wednesday challenging a meme... More
The Observatory
Science media centers & the press, part 2
How did the SMCs perform during the Fukushima nuclear crisis?
By Susannah Eliott, Peter Griffin, and Kate Kelland Jun 19, 2013 at 06:50 AM
With a mission to provide the press and the public with high-quality scientific information and sources, the Science Media Centers... More
The Audit
The Advance Publications name game
The old Newhouse Pledge and the company’s corporate shuffle
By Ryan Chittum Jun 19, 2013 at 06:50 AM
The Oregonian is about to get Newhouse'd. As the billionaires' Advance Publications has rolled out its newspaper-liquidation plan across the... More
United States Project
A second look at the sequester
And it isn’t pretty. A Laurel to The Associated Press
By David Cay Johnston Jun 18, 2013 at 03:02 PM
The federal budget sequester is back in the news. Three months after these across-the-board budget cuts began--some $85 billion... More
United States Project
The voting wars and the Supreme Court: a pre-ruling primer
Trying to wrap your mind around the Voting Rights Act before the court weighs in? Here’s a guide to readings and resources
By Mariah Blake Jun 18, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Once again, the Supreme Court has found itself on the front lines of the voting wars. On Monday, the... More
Behind the News
Greek judge rules ERT should remain on air
But it hasn’t happened yet
By Alison Langley Jun 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM
A Greek court ruled Monday that the country's public broadcasting network, known as ERT, should remain on air until it... More
Behind the News
Stories I’d like to see
Vetting the Syrian rebels, stock gyrations, A-Rod’s return
By Steven Brill Jun 18, 2013 at 10:20 AM
In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Language Corner
Small bites
Making big numbers more understandable
By Merrill Perlman Jun 17, 2013 at 03:00 PM
The wildfires are at it again: One near Colorado Springs was really big. How big? CNN said it was about... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
One of the great reporters of his generation died Tuesday at 33. The stories he wrote, and the ones he didn’t live to write
Michael Hastings: my friend and his enemies
Hastings was fearless and shook things up - especially with his McChrystal expose. The haters in the media couldn’t forgive him
Journalism is about finding flaws and magnifying them, and surely someone who would spill massive loads of state secrets must contain a few broken parts, right?
Call it the Politico rhetorical crutch
The inside-the-beltway publication’s go-to phrase
Rachel Maddow’s tribute to Michael Hastings
“Michael was angry … he was angry about things that weren’t right in the world. He was angry with war and with loss, and that drove his reporting.”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
