Must-reads of 2012: UK media’s craziest year

Phone hacking, alleged child molestation, and—right—the Diamond Jubilee

By Hazel Sheffield   Dec 31, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond... More

Darts & Laurels

2012’s media highlights and lowlights

By The Editors   Dec 31, 2012 at 06:50 AM

DART for the most imaginary friends: Karen Jeffrey, Cape Cod Times In December, her editors at the Cape Cod Times announced... More

Must-reads of 2012: Can women have it all?

Unclear, but not for lack of column inches

By Kira Goldenberg   Dec 31, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Why Women Still Can't... More

Best of 2012: Ryan Chittum

The Audit’s deputy editor picks his favorite posts of the year

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 28, 2012 at 05:33 PM

The Washington Post Co.’s Self-Destructive Course — Dividends, share buybacks, and an anti-paywall stance help bleed the paper dry. CNBC:... More

Must-reads of 2012: political corruption in out-of-the-way places

Crazy things happen in small places

By Michael Meyer   Dec 28, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Border town edges into... More

Darts & Laurels

2012’s media highlights and lowlights

By The Editors   Dec 28, 2012 at 06:50 AM

DART for foul balls: ESPN What is going on in Bristol, CT? As rival Deadspin gleefully reported, ESPN made some big,... More

Must-reads of 2012: sports

Lebron, Paterno, and fabricating race times

By Robert Weintraub   Dec 28, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Patrick Hruby did an... More

Must-reads of 2012: crime

Monsters, thugs, and hustlers

By Justin Peters   Dec 28, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. "18 Tigers, 17 Lions,... More

Darts & Laurels

2012’s media highlights and lowlights

By The Editors   Dec 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM

DART for callowness: Vice magazine After crowing about its access to on-the-lam software pioneer John McAfee (“We are with John McAfee... More

Must-reads of 2012: science

Let your dork flag fly

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. The dream that failed... More

USPS may start selling mag subscriptions

The Postal Service wants people to keep checking their mailboxes

By Peter Sterne   Dec 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Your next magazine subscription may well be purchased at the post office—the Postal Service could begin selling magazines directly to... More

Must-reads of 2012: interactives

A fantastic year for data journalism

By Anna Codrea-Rado   Dec 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. 2012 was a fantastic... More

Darts & Laurels

2012’s media highlights and lowlights

By The Editors   Dec 26, 2012 at 06:50 AM

DART for grade inflation: Charles Jaco, KTVI, St. Louis, MO When you’re interviewing a senatorial candidate who says, as Todd Akin... More

Must-reads of 2012: business

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 26, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Vast Mexico Bribery Case... More

Flirting with disaster

Where do you draw the line between activism and journalism—and between flirting and “cultivating sources”?

By Ann Friedman   Dec 26, 2012 at 06:50 AM

A lot of freelance writers, including me, have to maintain multiple hustles to keep the bills paid, including work that... More

Must-reads of 2012: politics

What you should have read (in case you didn’t)

By Liz Cox Barrett and Greg Marx   Dec 26, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. From New York magazine,... More

A political documentary that defies convention

How’s Your News? takes a skewed perspective on Campaign 2012

By Justin Peters   Dec 24, 2012 at 06:50 AM

It’s the second-to-last day of the 2012 Republican National Convention, and the How’s Your News? news team has Michele... More

Must-reads of 2012: food

Have your cake and read it too

By Brent Cunningham   Dec 24, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. The history of chicken... More

Darts & Laurels

2012’s media highlights and lowlights

By The Editors   Dec 24, 2012 at 06:50 AM

DART for inflaming an already tense situation: Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Michelle Malkin, NBC News Following Trayvon Martin’s death... More

Must-reads of 2012: music

Singing in the new year

By Hazel Sheffield   Dec 24, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Grizzly Bear Members Are... More

Must-reads of 2012: profiles

Expert portraits of fascinating people

By The Editors   Dec 24, 2012 at 06:50 AM

As 2012 draws to a close, CJR writers brainstormed the year's best reads in their beats. Cooking isn’t creative, and... More

‘Lost and found’ follow-up

Our writer responds to his critics

By Bruce Porter   Dec 21, 2012 at 04:40 PM

Editors’ note: It has come to our attention that Marcy, the subject of Bruce Porter’s article, “Lost and found,”... More

Must-reads of the week

A-difficult-week edition

By The Editors   Dec 21, 2012 at 02:50 PM

Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More

Fronting for fossil fuels

A study says that the media rarely discloses think tanks’ industry funding

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 21, 2012 at 02:50 PM

According to a report released in early December by the Checks & Balances Project, a self-avowed “pro-clean energy watchdog group,”... More

Nielsen, Twitter partner for TV ratings

The metric aims to measure social impact for advertisers

By Hazel Sheffield   Dec 21, 2012 at 10:30 AM

No longer content to measure the size of the tv-watching audience, Nielsen TV ratings is planning a joint venture with... More

Faces Congress doesn’t see

The “chained CPI” debate needs to step out of wonkland

By Trudy Lieberman   Dec 21, 2012 at 06:50 AM

This week The Washington Post reported results from its December poll with ABC, which took the public pulse on a... More

The Louisiana newspaper war

The Advocate picks up 23,500 readers in less than three months in New Orleans

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 21, 2012 at 06:50 AM

The Baton Rouge Advocate is making a run at a weakened Times-Picayune in New Orleans. The paper, which started a... More

The Boston Globe names new editor

Brian McGrory to begin in the role immediately

By Hazel Sheffield   Dec 20, 2012 at 05:15 PM

The Boston Globe has announced that Brian McGrory, a 23-year veteran journalist at the paper, is its new editor. McGrory,... More

How to fix the media ownership debate

A modest proposal for harnessing mergers
to boost local reporting

By Steven Waldman   Dec 20, 2012 at 02:53 PM

The debate over “who owns the media” is heating up again, and has already become stuck in a bit of... More

The least transparent Senators?

A counterintuitive campaign finance story doesn’t add up

By Sasha Chavkin   Dec 20, 2012 at 02:50 PM

It seemed like a startling and politically powerful story. I was looking through campaign finance disclosures, and came upon a... More

Beware Green Lantern thinking in gun policy coverage

The president isn’t as powerful as you think

By Brendan Nyhan   Dec 20, 2012 at 11:24 AM

In a riff inspired by the blogger Matthew Yglesias a few years ago, I proposed what I called the Green... More

The real problem with that Dealbook conference

In a reputational transaction between Wall Street and a newspaper, guess who wins?

By Dean Starkman   Dec 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM

The discussion around the corporate star-studded Dealbook conference last week was good, but I don’t think it got to... More

Bye, haters!

When to ignore and when to listen to your critics

By Ann Friedman   Dec 20, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Obviously the way to deal with haters is to ignore them. But what to do when your haters raise some... More

DuPont awards announced

Fourteen silver batons awarded for excellence in broadcast and digital journalism

By Sara Morrison   Dec 19, 2012 at 03:40 PM

The Columbia Journalism School announced the winners of the 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards on Wednesday. Fourteen broadcast, digital,... More

Needed: Sherpas to guide us through fiscal cliff panic

No one wants to hike middle-class rates, so why does some coverage pretend they might rise?

By Walter Shapiro   Dec 19, 2012 at 03:30 PM

The Tax Policy Center—a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution—has a lineage that in Washington think... More

Hearst buckles under advertiser pressure

The Times Union caves after reader-response post dinged real estate agents

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 19, 2012 at 03:00 PM

It's been a long time since we've seen anything as craven as the Albany Times-Union's capitulation to real estate agents... More

Weathercasters on climate

Rolling Stone refuses to let sleeping dogs lie

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Rolling Stone’s Jeff Goodell rang an old bell in early December when he called out TV weathercasters for saying almost... More

Blogging data

Programmer blogs explain the science behind the magic

By Anna Codrea-Rado   Dec 19, 2012 at 10:39 AM

Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will analyze, interrogate, and explore emerging... More

Meet the Debt Fixers

A laurel to New York magazine

By Trudy Lieberman   Dec 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM

For weeks on end the dominant financial story has been: (A) the consequences of falling off the fiscal cliff;... More

Stories I’d like to see

The NRA playbook, Obama’s pot dilemma, and HSBC’s money laundering

By Steven Brill   Dec 18, 2012 at 10:54 AM

In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” columnist, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More

Audit Notes: Instaflim-flam, off the Hamster Wheel, Hulu

The New York Times raises questions about a CEO’s sworn testimony

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 18, 2012 at 06:50 AM

The New York Times's Nick Bilton reports that Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom appears to have misled regulators asking about Facebook's... More

Real-life Argo

A correspondent looks back on covering the escape

By Richard Valeriani   Dec 18, 2012 at 06:50 AM

The film Argo, released this year, dramatizes five Americans’ unlikely escape during the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979 by posing... More

A laurel to the Hartford Courant

Local coverage at its best

By Sara Morrison   Dec 17, 2012 at 06:45 PM

Connecticut is the third smallest state in the country, area-wise, with a total population less than half that of New... More

For word

Little word, big meaning

By Merrill Perlman   Dec 17, 2012 at 03:00 PM

“For” is a handy word. As a preposition, it has many functions: Webster’s New World College Dictionary lists 20... More

The media discover the ‘chained CPI’

And the more they dig, the rougher it looks

By Trudy Lieberman   Dec 17, 2012 at 02:52 PM

Except for Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik, and a few stray media outlets here and there—The Providence Journal, The... More

Lanza, autism, and violence

Critics try to stem media conjecture after Newtown shooting

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 17, 2012 at 01:45 PM

As with so many senseless acts of violence— including the shootings in Aurora, CO, last summer and Tucson, AZ, the... More

Big kingdom, small window

Adventures with the Ministry of Information
in Saudi Arabia

By Louise Lief   Dec 17, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Saudi medical students meet the press. Photo by Christa Case Bryant/The Christian Science Monitor During the eight years I... More

Ingrassia’s balancing act

Thoughts as The New York Times business editor steps aside

By Dean Starkman   Dec 17, 2012 at 11:00 AM

What are the most important American journalism jobs in the early 21st century? Given the Financial Crisis, you could make... More

Bloomberg on the impacts of inequality

One longtime McDonald’s worker’s story says a lot about the economy

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 17, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Bloomberg has an excellent story on low-wage work and inequality, comparing a longtime McDonald's worker to the company's CEO, who... More

Do super PACS have a right to lie?

In an unsettled legal environment, media’s role—and responsibilities—are central

By Sasha Chavkin   Dec 17, 2012 at 06:50 AM

In a bitter campaign for the Florida State Senate this fall, incumbent Maria Sachs was pummeled with negative TV ads... More

2012: the year in review, according to your Google searches

“A blend of guilty pleasures and higher pursuits”

By Hazel Sheffield   Dec 17, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Google jazzed up its twelfth end-of-year list, released last Thursday, with an interactive map that showed the global distribution of... More

The transparent DealBook conference

When access journalism is valuable, in more ways than one

By Felix Salmon   Dec 14, 2012 at 05:02 PM

Margaret Sullivan, the New York Times public editor, has mixed feelings about the first DealBook conference, which took place on... More

Must-reads of the week

Geezer parents, poisoned beef, Harvard ballers, Occupy grief

By The Editors   Dec 14, 2012 at 03:28 PM

Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More

Audit Notes: Amazon’s shell company, The Lens, Plain Dealer cuts

Reuters unwinds how the online retail giant avoided taxes via Luxembourg

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Reuters has a nice investigation into Amazon's vigorous tax avoidance, and this time it's not about sales taxes. The wire... More

I am a journalist; ask me anything

Media figures are flocking to Reddit to converse with fans

By Sarah Laskow   Dec 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM

On Wednesday, Chris Anderson, the ex-EIC of Wired, went on Reddit and told users to ask him anything. On Monday,... More

Rhonda Lee shouldn’t have been fired

Responding to racist comments on her former TV station’s Facebook page was the right journalistic decision

By Jennifer Vanasco   Dec 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM

In her column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. Social media causes a... More

Online story comments affect news perception

Buttressed by editorial oversight and streamlined by redesign, online comment sections may now, more than ever, color reading of the news

By Dorian Rolston   Dec 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Last month, after Hurricane Sandy struck, I published a story about climate science. Divisive issues swirling around global warming tend... More

The most hated blogger in America

The secret to Chris Chase — and possibly USA Today’s — success

By Sara Morrison   Dec 13, 2012 at 05:00 PM

USA Today senior sports blog editor Chris Chase's posts, covering the lighter side of sports culture, are typical fare; aggregated... More

A thin Post piece on the cliff’s consequences

Article on purported impact of tax shift favors assumptions and anecdotes over data

By David Cay Johnston   Dec 13, 2012 at 03:13 PM

Since election day, the so-called “fiscal cliff” has moved to the top of the political news agenda, and CJR has... More

8 things Cleveland can expect from The Plain Dealer’s ‘press-ageddon’

And only one of them is good

By Rebecca Theim   Dec 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM

(Editor's note: This post originally ran on Cleveland Scene. For background, here's a post from yesterday on Cleveland's newspaper crisis... More

Paywall illogic

Steve Buttry distorts our arguments—and the evidence

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Followers of the hot ‘n heavy paywall debate—all seven of you—may find it hard to believe, but there’s plenty of... More

Money talks

How to find out what other writers are paid so you know how to set your own rates

By Ann Friedman   Dec 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM

I'm struggling to understand how much I'm worth per word. I know how much I get per hour on copy... More

In Cleveland, bracing for a free-news fallout

Fear and loathing at The Plain Dealer

By Dean Starkman   Dec 12, 2012 at 03:10 PM

Cleveland Scene magazine ran a fine, overlooked story on the ticking clock at the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, as journalists and readers... More

Europe’s newspapers are dying too

The implosion of the newspaper industry, long a dreaded topic in the US, has finally hit the continent

By Alison Langley   Dec 12, 2012 at 10:38 AM

The staff of Financial Times Deutschland appeared on the back page of the newspaper on Friday, in a deep bow.... More

Signposts for unfamiliar territory

How to help your readers navigate new words and ideas

By Merrill Perlman   Dec 12, 2012 at 06:50 AM

A journalist’s job is to deliver information. Sometimes, though, that information needs explanation or context to make it clear. Maybe... More

Flight of the bloggers

Despite recent departures, Discover is rebuilding fast

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 12, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Amidst a move from New York to Wisconsin, Discover magazine has lost some of its most popular science bloggers in... More

The limits of Internet research

“Rule number one of the Web: You don’t mess with The Oatmeal”

By Sara Morrison   Dec 11, 2012 at 03:30 PM

Internet research helped Buzzfeed contributor Jack Stuef unmask @ComfortablySmug, the Twitter account that earned ire for posting false information during... More

Addressing the asymmetry question

Factchecking is the wrong format

By Brendan Nyhan   Dec 11, 2012 at 03:10 PM

Factchecking made great strides during the 2012 campaign, but were those advances compromised by the pressure to maintain partisan balance?... More

The making of a meme

Journos get on board the Let’s-Whack-Entitlements train

By Trudy Lieberman   Dec 11, 2012 at 03:04 PM

Shortly after the election, the MSM quickly turned from the presidential horse race to the “fiscal cliff.” And soon, news... More

Stories I’d like to see

Athletes’ charities; American lawyers and Bangladesh’s sweatshops; the fate of workplace screwups

By Steven Brill   Dec 11, 2012 at 10:53 AM

In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” columnist, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More

Audit Notes: a big Dealbook conference, Gawker on unemployment, buzzed into oatmeal, etc.

An assembly of titans at the Times, listening to the jobless, etc.

By Dean Starkman   Dec 10, 2012 at 11:01 PM

For better and worse, conferencing is becoming a big part of the media landscape. We do a mini-version, too.... More

News worth paying for

Looking for profit in public-interest news

By Dean Starkman   Dec 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Now that the confetti and campaign corks had been swept up after news leaked that The Washington Post was probably... More

Big data, in the dark

Lack of transparency around campaigns’ use of data creates challenges for reporters

By Sam Petulla   Dec 10, 2012 at 06:50 AM

This fall, two compelling stories about politics and “big data” are playing out in the media. The first one you’ve... More

Audit Notes: sustainable newsrooms edition

More thoughts on digital subscriptions at the Washington Post and elsewhere

By Dean Starkman   Dec 7, 2012 at 06:16 PM

Jeff Bercovici asks if the The Washington Post waited too long to install its paywall since its revenue losses,... More

Jim Tankersley joins The Washington Post

A good hire bolsters an already strong economic policy team

By Greg Marx   Dec 7, 2012 at 04:44 PM

Obviously the big news about The Washington Post at the moment is that, after a protracted debate, the paper now... More

Must-reads of the week

Of Murdochs and murders

By The Editors   Dec 7, 2012 at 03:00 PM

Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More

Cracking open Congress

We need better insider reporting about the “fiscal cliff”

By Brendan Nyhan   Dec 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM

We've just finished an election in which quantitative analysis provided far more accurate predictions than pundits and reporters, who frequently... More

Don’t let Belcher off the hook

Coverage of the murder-suicide shouldn’t have called it a “tragedy”; it was a crime

By Jennifer Vanasco   Dec 7, 2012 at 06:50 AM

In her column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. After NFL player Jovan Belcher... More

Audit Notes: WaPo likely to get a wall; papers as luxury product; thought on The Daily; Barofsky

Long overdue in the nation’s capital; That was Murdoch’s ideal newspaper? etc.

By Dean Starkman   Dec 6, 2012 at 06:25 PM

The news: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Washington Post is most likely adopting a wall next... More

Getting the whole Story

NYT reporter worked closely with the interactive team

By Anna Codrea-Rado   Dec 6, 2012 at 05:00 PM

Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will analyze, interrogate, and explore emerging... More

Healthcare expert for sale

The Guardian follows the saga of Liz Fowler, healthcare lobbyist extraordinaire

By Trudy Lieberman   Dec 6, 2012 at 02:50 PM

Leave it to the Brits to tell us Americans about our healthcare system. In this case the telling is done... More

‘Synbio’ coverage on the rise

Articles focus on ethics and biosafety, study says

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 6, 2012 at 02:45 PM

You know an urban neighborhood is up and coming when it gets an abbreviation like “SoMa,” for the district south... More

Giving the Jovan Belcher story its due

On the NFL pre-game shows, Bob Costas distinguished himself by using the KC tragedy to talk about gun control; James Brown did not

By Robert Weintraub   Dec 6, 2012 at 07:51 AM

I long ago vowed not to watch the NFL pregame shows that are foisted on football fans for hours on... More

Bad-news bearers

Does journalism always have to be such a bummer?

By Ann Friedman   Dec 6, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Our newspaper runs news-style obituaries for free as a public service to the community. This morning we had a couple... More

‘I don’t pretend to be an experienced journalist in all the traditional ways’

A small weekly’s approach to journalism toes the ethical line

By Sara Morrison   Dec 5, 2012 at 04:23 PM

The Niagara Falls Reporter is in the news again. The attention has dramatically increased the free weekly’s readership. It has... More

Audit Notes: paying for news edition

NYT cuts would surely have been much worse without its paywall

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 5, 2012 at 02:12 PM

The New York Times, after a weak third quarter, is cutting 30 senior editors positions. "Senior editor" can mean a... More

On blaming The Daily’s demise on purely technical causes

Was it any good? Who knows?

By Dean Starkman   Dec 5, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Remember The Daily? Yeah, that was a long time ago. Good times. Now an artifact of history, like the Montreal... More

The rush to handicap 2016: let’s not

“Dr. Politics” advice—avoid horse-race journalism, but bring on the well-reported profiles

By Walter Shapiro   Dec 5, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Dear Dr. Politics, I am writing about a problem that has become as annoying as stores playing Christmas carols while... More

The Plain Dealer’s ‘reset’ gets all too real

Sizable newsroom reductions ahead, says “Save The Plain Dealer”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Dec 4, 2012 at 02:50 PM

Last week, TC Brown wrote for CJR about the “significant reset” ahead for the Advance Publications-owned Cleveland Plain Dealer (See:... More

Carney’s conspiracy theory

White House Press Secretary sees GOP operatives in good journalism

By Curtis Brainard   Dec 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Last week, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney blamed GOP operatives for revealing that Susan Rice, President Obama’s presumed favorite... More

A magazine editor shops for health insurance

And offers lessons for reporting on the stuff

By Trudy Lieberman   Dec 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Frank Lalli, the long-time editor of Money, undoubtedly edited a health insurance piece or two during his career. But... More

Audit Notes: News Corp./Wall Street Journal edition

Gerard Baker takes the reins of The Wall Street Journal

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 4, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Robert Thomson will become CEO of the news-focused News Corp. (the other new company will be called Fox Group) after... More

Robbing ’hood

Words involving theft

By Merrill Perlman   Dec 3, 2012 at 03:00 PM

Trying to teach journalists the finer points of law is nearly as hard as trying to teach them the finer... More

The impossibility of tablet-native journalism

Why Murdoch’s The Daily didn’t make it

By Felix Salmon   Dec 3, 2012 at 01:45 PM

The Daily has reached the end of its life: as News Corp. splits in two, its losses, which might have... More

Hello to Symbolia

New iPad-only comics journalism magazine launches today

By Jessica Weisberg   Dec 3, 2012 at 12:19 PM

In the first issue of Symbolia, a publication that launches on the iPad today, you’ll find a dispatch from... More

Farewell to The Daily

News Corporation’s iPad-only news source lasted 22 months

By Kira Goldenberg   Dec 3, 2012 at 11:37 AM

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. announced on Monday that its iPad-only "newspaper," The Daily, will close on December 15. Can't say... More

Takeaways from Tow’s report

The role of data journalism in the post-industrial world

By Anna Codrea-Rado   Dec 3, 2012 at 06:50 AM

Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will analyze, interrogate, and explore emerging... More

Anti-paywall dead-enders

Why worry about evidence when you can argue against straw men?

By Ryan Chittum   Dec 3, 2012 at 06:50 AM

In 1944, Lt. Hiroo Onoda was sent by the Japanese Army to the remote Philippine Island of Lubang with instructions... More