June 2013

Foreign news startup Worldcrunch looks to expand its impact

Kickstarter project would take deep dives into global development issues

By Justin Peters Jun 28, 2013 at 04:57 PM

There's been no shortage of hand-wringing, here and elsewhere, over the decline of foreign coverage in the digital age. With... More

Must-reads of the week

NSA, DOMA, SB5

By The Editors Jun 28, 2013 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

Audit Notes: Boston Globe bids, WSJ flops at BuzzFeed, News Corp.

A 94 percent fall in value over twenty years

By Ryan Chittum Jun 28, 2013 at 12:41 PM

Bloomberg News gets some details on The New York Times's impending sale of The Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram &... More

The Post and Courier, in transition

Charleston’s paper is getting a makeover. Will State House coverage be central to its future?

By Corey Hutchins Jun 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM

COLUMBIA, SC -- The Charleston Post and Courier, South Carolina's oldest and largest daily, is a newspaper in transition. A... More

Oxford on paying for news online

Young people are far more likely to pony up than older readers

By Ryan Chittum Jun 28, 2013 at 06:50 AM

Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism put out a digital-news survey recently that's well worth your time. It... More

Coverage missteps on DOMA and Prop 8

When the Supreme Court issued two gay marriage-related decisions Wednesday, a rush to coverage meant a loss of precision

By Jennifer Vanasco Jun 27, 2013 at 03:20 PM

The most common errors I saw in the first day of stories about the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decisions were... More

In Texas, a filibuster for the digital age

Twitter. Videostreams. Liveblogs. And a group effort to figure out what the heck happened amid the #StandWithWendy chaos

By Richard Parker Jun 27, 2013 at 02:01 PM

AUSTIN, TX -- At 10 minutes to midnight Tuesday evening, tempers in the Texas Senate finally boiled over. On the... More

Frontline Freelance Register aims to keep conflict freelancers safer

The US arm of a new group to protect warzone freelancers launched Wednesday

By Kira Goldenberg Jun 27, 2013 at 01:35 PM

Being a warzone freelancer is risky: They are underpaid; insurance is unaffordable; there's no support for reporters who get kidnapped... More

How Postville changed Iowa’s reporters

As reform debate unfolds, Hawkeye State journalists have taken the initiative—and kept immigrants’ stories front and center

By Deron Lee Jun 27, 2013 at 11:30 AM

FAIRWAY, KS -- On June 13, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) made headlines in his characteristic fashion--with an outraged, outrageous tweet.... More

EBU moves from assistance to defiance

A key player in the saga of Greece’s public broadcaster usually sticks to support rather than activism. Not this time

By Alison Langley Jun 27, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Tuesday night, many devoted Greek soccer fans were glued to their computers instead of slouching in front of the TV... More

Making politics and policy news sexy

How the Texas Tribune raked in $23k from the grateful viewers of its legislative livestream

By Ann Friedman Jun 27, 2013 at 06:55 AM

On Tuesday night, as the Texas state senate entered the final hours of a legislative special session and Sen. Wendy... More

The Best Business Writing 2013

Introducing our second anthology of the top business journalism of the year

By Dean Starkman Jun 27, 2013 at 06:50 AM

Compiling the Best Business Writing series each year reliably brings the pleasures of the eclectic and unexpected. But it also... More

WSJ minimizes the latest IRS news

A solid reporter’s story gives curiously short shrift to fresh facts. Meanwhile, what was the IG directed to find?

By David Cay Johnston Jun 26, 2013 at 04:42 PM

When the latest revelations in the IRS political targeting controversy--the fact that nonprofit applications from groups whose names suggested they... More

Boom’s time?

The promising nonprofit quarterly, Boom: A Journal of California, aims to bridge academia and journalism, reach beyond California—and stay afloat.

By John Mecklin Jun 26, 2013 at 11:00 AM

SANTA BARBARA, CA -- Nonprofit journalism is now central to the American national news ecosystem; ProPublica, the Center for Investigative... More

Audit Notes: HuffPost terrible on Hastings, Fox touts, Advance PR

Terrible news judgment adds fuel to conspiracy theories about the journalist’s death

By Ryan Chittum Jun 26, 2013 at 06:50 AM

The Huffington Post publishes a deeply irresponsible story on the death of the journalist Michael Hastings with this headline: Was... More

Journalists’ guide to clinical guidelines

Reporters may get more than they bargain for when they rely on clinical practice guidelines as sources

By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Jun 25, 2013 at 02:50 PM

We may all be in trouble if, as he suggests in a recent New York Times op-ed, Dr. Jerry Avorn... More

Stories I’d like to see

The mysterious farm bill, sequestration’s virtues, and the death of airport newsstands

By Steven Brill Jun 25, 2013 at 11:03 AM

In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More

Sequester update: contractors’ edition

Government contracting is under-reported terrain—and story-rich, for reporters who know where to look

By David Cay Johnston Jun 25, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Because of the budget sequester, food banks cut some Meals on Wheels, day care and Head Start workers were laid... More

The IRS scandal unwinds

And Peggy Noonan pushes crazy conspiracy theories in the WSJ

By Ryan Chittum Jun 25, 2013 at 06:50 AM

The IRS Tea Party "scandal" has taken a couple of body blows in the last week. First, it emerged that... More

Neither regions

Using “nor” or not

By Merrill Perlman Jun 24, 2013 at 03:00 PM

Neither you nor I set the "rules" of English; we do it together, by using words in certain ways. But... More

Exchange Watch: What’s going on with New York?

So far, the public has gotten assurances about New York’s insurance exchange, but not much to chew on

By Trudy Lieberman Jun 24, 2013 at 02:50 PM

It's fair to say there has been coverage of the new health insurance shopping exchanges. From California and Oregon came... More

The newspaper plunge slows

But paywall strategies and new business are still not enough to offset print ad declines

By Ryan Chittum Jun 24, 2013 at 06:50 AM

The newspaper industry found an extra $6 billion in its couch cushions last year. That's not new revenue, unfortunately—just newly... More

Is BofA mining profits from mortgage misery?

A Laurel to The Palm Beach Post

By David Cay Johnston Jun 21, 2013 at 02:57 PM

Kimberly Miller of The Palm Beach Post broke an important story about how the Bank of America allegedly rewarded... More

Must-reads of the week

Remembering Michael Hastings

By The Editors Jun 21, 2013 at 02:53 PM

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

Tocqueville and regulation

Niall Ferguson pines for the laissez-faire days of a relatively primitive society

By Ryan Chittum Jun 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Dean Baker slices up Niall Ferguson's latest op-ed in The Wall Street Journal—this one about how over-regulated the U.S. supposedly... More

The ax falls at The Oregonian (UPDATED)

The decline of what was one of the better regional newspapers

By Ryan Chittum Jun 21, 2013 at 06:50 AM

Not that long ago, The Oregonian was one of the better news organizations in the country. In 2008, Editor &... More

Science media centers & the press, part 3

Can a SMC work in the US?

By Curtis Brainard and Ron Winslow Jun 21, 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

Medicare Uncovered: Cost cutting? We can’t have that!

Medical device makers flex their lobbying muscles

By Trudy Lieberman Jun 20, 2013 at 03:33 PM

A classic healthcare-lobbying story is in the making--a shootout between the government and the medical device industry over cost... More

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The freelance life, redux

10 lessons from my first year of freelancing

By Ann Friedman Jun 20, 2013 at 11:00 AM

This month I celebrate my one-year anniversary as a full-time freelance writer. I've managed to more or less maintain the... More

Audit Notes: Fox tout, Newhouses’ interior decorators, stocks and flows

MarketWatch outs a corporate cousin’s contributor as a shill

By Ryan Chittum Jun 20, 2013 at 06:50 AM

MarketWatch's Charles Jaffe busts a contributor to corporate cousin Fox Business for taking big bucks to tout penny stocks. Jaffe... More

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

Hillary’s first tweet: A 2016 harbinger?

Trivia and speculation signifying nothing

By Brendan Nyhan Jun 17, 2013 at 10:50 AM

After more than four years representing the US abroad as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton returned to the domestic political... More

A new cross-border tax-haven database and its significance

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists pushes into new journalism territory

By Dean Starkman Jun 17, 2013 at 06:50 AM

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists hit the mother lode when it published the first of its dozens of exposés... More

Science media centers & the press, part 1

Does the UK model help journalists?

By Fiona Fox and Connie St. Louis Jun 17, 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

On covering same-sex marriage

Here are some takeaways from last week’s panel, moderated by the author

By Jennifer Vanasco Jun 17, 2013 at 06:50 AM

On Wednesday, CJR and the ACLU co-hosted a panel at Washington, DC's Newseum on how journalists can better cover same-sex... More

Video: CJR’s panel discussion on coverage of gay marriage

On the eve of two related SCOTUS decisions, how should journalists be covering the issue?

By The Editors Jun 15, 2013 at 11:30 AM

CJR hosted a panel discussion on June 12, "We Now Pronounce You..." to look at the ways journalists do, and... More

Must-reads of the week

Vineyard sign language, dictatorial exploits

By The Editors Jun 14, 2013 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

Exchange Watch: The ongoing game of Spin the Rates

This time it’s Ohio, and the result is a phony tale about rising premiums

By Trudy Lieberman Jun 14, 2013 at 11:15 AM

First came the good news from the West Coast about how Obamacare will be lowering premiums for individuals shopping... More

Consensus was that ERT needed reforming

“Of course there is corruption at ERT, but that is the fault of the politicians, not the journalists”

By Alison Langley Jun 14, 2013 at 06:50 AM

While journalists and advocates continue expressing outrage over the way Greek public broadcaster ERT was closed--it went dark with little... More

Exclusive survey: A year out, Times-Pic downsizing leaves bitterness, scorn among ex-, current employees

Harsh words for management and the Newhouse family

By Rebecca Theim Jun 14, 2013 at 06:50 AM

A year ago this week, about 200 now-former employees of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, including almost half the newsroom, learned... More

MRSA MRSA MRSA!

Some recent high points on the “superbug” beat

By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Jun 13, 2013 at 02:52 PM

This is the first installment in an occasional series about antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the planet's most... More

The case for a secrecy beat

The press has a major role to play in fostering the debate on transparency that the nation needs

By Dan Froomkin Jun 13, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Despite the recent blockbuster leaks about spying on the phone records of millions of Americans, and President Obama's stated... More

This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print

But it is one for media

By Ann Friedman Jun 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Every time a media critic insists that print's not dead, he or she inadvertently ends up making the opposite case.... More

Reporting, or illegal hacking

Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

By Sarah Laskow Jun 13, 2013 at 06:50 AM

The team at Scripps Howard News Service didn't use any tools that aren't used in newsrooms across the country in... More

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The fracking story comes closer to home

Tips for covering the energy boom in Colorado and beyond

By Joel Campbell Jun 12, 2013 at 02:50 PM

PROVO, UT -- On Monday, The New York Times wrote about an "unlikely resistance" building in "energy-friendly" Greeley, CO. "As... More

Greece closes its public broadcaster

ERT employees are refusing to leave the station and are broadcasting online

By Alison Langley Jun 12, 2013 at 12:15 PM

Journalists and civil society groups across Europe expressed outrage over the Greek government's abrupt closure of its public broadcasting system... More

Don’t pick up!

RFK, Jr. talks journalists’ ears off with his vaccine conspiracy theory

By Curtis Brainard Jun 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Check your caller ID. If you're a reporter who has criticized Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for spouting nonsense about vaccines... More

Tide goes out on News Corp.’s newspapers

The Times of London newsroom cuts staff as its parent company splits in two

By Dean Starkman Jun 12, 2013 at 06:55 AM

It's not a great sign that the Times of London is laying off 20 editorial staffers just as it parent... More

Extreme weather porn

How much tv weather reporting is news, and how much is just non-contextualized drama?

By Steven Rosenbaum Jun 11, 2013 at 02:00 PM

On ABC World News with Diane Sawyer on June 3, she asked a question that many of us are wondering:... More

The Iran coverage conundrum

As another election approaches, journalists should figure out how to overcome access obstacles to cover the country in greater detail

By Jared Malsin Jun 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Iran is holding a presidential election on Friday. And in Iran, elections have consequences. In 1997, a presidential election ushered... More

‘Bitter Pill’—the aftereffects

An interview with Steven Brill about reactions to his groundbreaking Time article about the forces behind the high cost of healthcare

By Trudy Lieberman Jun 11, 2013 at 06:52 AM

Steven Brill, the journalist, entrepreneur, and founder of the Yale Journalism Initiative, shook up the healthcare establishment last March with... More

Stories I’d like to see

Booz Allen’s liability, Europe and the NSA, and Obamacare as stimulus

By Steven Brill Jun 10, 2013 at 04:30 PM

In his "Stories I'd like to see" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More

Acquiring news

Local TV ownership consolidation zooms ahead—to what effect on the quality of local news?

By Sasha Chavkin Jun 10, 2013 at 03:45 PM

In May, I took a look at the rapid consolidation of local TV ownership, and how last year's windfall from... More

Nonprofits are still a drop in the news bucket

And there isn’t a growth story

By Dean Starkman Jun 10, 2013 at 02:55 PM

Yes, as Kira Goldenberg writes, the most remarkable finding of the big new Pew study on nonprofit news organizations... More

New math

Keeping numbers simpler

By Merrill Perlman Jun 10, 2013 at 02:28 PM

Last week, we talked about how the words used to express numbers can help (or confuse) readers. Now, let's talk... More

Social media in smaller markets

How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.

By Sara Morrison Jun 10, 2013 at 06:56 AM

Rob Fishman's announcement that "the social media editor is dead," prompted plenty of responses, from Adweek to Zombie Journalism and... More

Don’t miss: CJR on covering gay marriage

The panel event—which will be livestreamed on cjr.org—is in Washington, DC, on June 12, from 3-4:30 pm

By The Editors Jun 10, 2013 at 06:55 AM

With two cases pending before the Supreme Court--the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8--gay marriage... More

Pew report: digital nonprofits optimistic

The numbers are discouraging, but journalists maintain that their outlets will succeed

By Kira Goldenberg Jun 10, 2013 at 06:50 AM

Despite rather grim numbers, staffers at digital news nonprofits are optimistic about the future of their outlets, according to a... More

Lessons for journos in the NSA revelations

Anyone wishing to keep communications private will need to take additional steps to protect them

By Susan McGregor Jun 7, 2013 at 03:35 PM

In the second such revelation in less than a month, on Wednesday the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald released a copy of... More

Must-reads of the week

Secret-Surveillance-State Edition

By The Editors Jun 7, 2013 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

Fair game

A new set of principles aims to help journalists improve their understanding of fair use

By Sarah Laskow Jun 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM

News breaks. A crime, an accident, a natural disaster. The newsroom starts gathering information, and among the sources reporters and... More

‘The future is medieval’

A discussion with the scholars behind the “Gutenberg Parenthesis,” a sweeping theory of digital—and journalism—transformation

By Dean Starkman Jun 7, 2013 at 08:05 AM

What follows is an interview and discussion I had in Odense, Denmark, with Thomas Pettitt and Lars Ole Sauerberg, two... More

Creeping Sharia legislation

Journalists often dismiss red-state Islamic law bans as a joke. But the story isn’t going away.

By Deron Lee Jun 7, 2013 at 06:50 AM

FAIRWAY, KS -- For more than three years, lawmakers in Kansas, Missouri, and a host of other states have been... More

Holes in a Holy Grail?

A new study raises questions about The Dartmouth Atlas

By Trudy Lieberman Jun 6, 2013 at 04:14 PM

Jordan Rau of Kaiser Health News is carving quite a reputation for himself on the hospital beat, and helping to... More

A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs

A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters

By Tanveer Ali Jun 6, 2013 at 11:35 AM

CHICAGO, IL--Pulitzer Prize winner John H. White doesn't think too much of the iPhone as a replacement for him and... More

Rubio’s private prison connection

As the immigration debate unfolds, reporters should keep a close eye on detention policy

By Sasha Chavkin Jun 6, 2013 at 11:10 AM

As an immigration reform bill grinds its way through Congress, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has emerged as perhaps its most... More

Watch out, watchdogs

GOP-led Wisconsin legislature moves to push investigative journalists off campus

By Anna Clark Jun 5, 2013 at 03:46 PM

DETROIT, MI -- At the conclusion of a marathon overnight session, Wisconsin legislators early this morning added a provision to... More

Newsmodo and the never-ending tour

An Australian startup connects freelance journalists and news organizations

By Lauren Kirchner Jun 5, 2013 at 03:04 PM

When I met Rakhal Ebeli in Manhattan for a coffee at 4pm on a late-May Thursday, I asked him how... More

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Crop cop

Keith Kloor makes a beat out of policing frightful coverage of GMOs

By Curtis Brainard Jun 5, 2013 at 11:15 AM

The media have stoked irrational distrust of science in many fields over the years, from vaccines to climate change. But... More

Exchange Watch: California Dreaming

Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”

By Trudy Lieberman Jun 5, 2013 at 06:51 AM

In mid-May, The Spokesman-Review in Spokane trumpeted some good news for Obamacare, reporting that "Health insurance next year will cover... More

The big IRS stretch

Some reporters are straining to connect the scandal to the White House, without benefit of credible evidence. But others are skeptical

By Mariah Blake Jun 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM

For the last month, Republicans have been trying mightily to paint the IRS's Tea Party targeting scheme as proof... More

What we can learn from the factcheckers’ ratings

Sure, the factcheckers have their biases. It still means something that Republicans get the worst scores

By Lucas Graves Jun 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM

What should we make of the latest tally showing that Republicans fare worse with factcheckers than Democrats do? Last week... More

ProPublica kickstarts its internship investigation

Investigative journalism site experiments with crowdsourcing and crowdfunding

By Sara Morrison Jun 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM

On May 28, David Dennis wrote in the Guardian that the prevalence of unpaid internships and their increasing role as... More

Still, water

The battle to control water in Texas may be even more defining than the battle to control oil here 100 years ago, and it needs to be covered with an urgency to match

By Richard Parker Jun 4, 2013 at 11:10 AM

AUSTIN, TX -- As the 83rd Legislature lingers in the state capitol for a special session, lawmakers here have already... More

Official Secrets of the Financial Crisis

Huge public money changing hands in deals that remain undisclosed; part of a widening shroud over government

By Dean Starkman Jun 4, 2013 at 07:05 AM

Jon Weil's column the other day was one you really did not want to miss and points to wider... More

UK considers stepping up Internet blocking

Home secretary Theresa May wants to prevent more “radicalization”

By Alison Langley Jun 3, 2013 at 04:27 PM

Should governments block websites that spread hardline ideology but don't explicitly advocate violence--like the ones likely read by the Tsarnaev... More

Countdown

Help with numbers

By Merrill Perlman Jun 3, 2013 at 03:00 PM

Math is hard for many people, though it's often not the numbers that cause so many problems, but the words... More

A lobbyist columnist?

The San Francisco Chronicle editorializes in favor of lobbying reform that could apply to its own weekly columnist, former Mayor Willie Brown

By John Mecklin Jun 3, 2013 at 02:55 PM

SANTA BARBARA, CA -- In an unusual turn in opinion journalism, the San Francisco Chronicle published an editorial May 26... More

The scoop on workplace wellness

A Laurel to Sharon Begley of Reuters for not burying the lead on workplace health incentives—a RAND study that seriously questions their impact

By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Jun 3, 2013 at 02:52 PM

For her exclusive coverage of a RAND study revealing the lackluster performance of workplace wellness programs--both on employees' health... More

Notetakers denied Manning trial access

WikiLeaks case officials refuse to release trial transcripts, and crowdfunded stenographers were denied press passes

By Susan Armitage Jun 3, 2013 at 11:28 AM

On the heels of a weekend rally that drew hundreds of supporters to Fort Meade, MD, Pfc. Bradley Manning's trial... More

In Libya, new media freedom is uncertain

A post-Qaddafi abundance of independent news has been followed by violence against journalists

By Kathryn Brenzel Jun 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM

The post-revolutionary euphoria that followed Libya's 2011 uprising against dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi spawned dozens of new media outlets--at least 69,... More

No, the scandals aren’t dragging down Obama’s ratings (yet)

Some reporters seize on an outlier poll, but others get the story right

By Brendan Nyhan Jun 3, 2013 at 06:50 AM

Get out your wizard hats! It's starting to sound like campaign season again. Just as political reporters wanted to tell... More

Exclusive excerpts: ‘The Gestation Period of Llama (Or why I quit The Wall Street Journal)’

In an new essay, a former investigative reporter explains how a Murdoch-ized operation led her to leave journalism and reinvent herself

By Dean Starkman Jun 3, 2013 at 06:49 AM

Once, dissent was common in American newsrooms. Today, it's rare for reporters, or even former reporters, to speak up about... More

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