http://www.cjr.org/ en Copyright 2010 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:42:48 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Center for Investigative Reporting ABOUT THE SERIES Welcome to The Investigators, an ongoing Web video series produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting highlighting incisive work—as it happens—by journalists around the world. The series features interviews with journalists, who share the stories behind their international investigations into human rights abuses, financial corruption, political malfeasance, environmental destruction, and other abuses of power. Often... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/behind_the_veil.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/behind_the_veil.php Behind the News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:42:48 -0500 Justin D. Martin CAIRO—The United States government has on occasion distressed over the nature of TV news in the Arab world and its perceived negative effect on public attitudes toward America. During the Bush years, American officials repeatedly criticized Al-Jazeera for inciting anti-Americanism, and for its alleged flirtations with Al-Qaeda. In 2004, the United States launched its own Arabic news channel, Al-Hurra, to... http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/hearts_minds_and_the_satellite.php http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/hearts_minds_and_the_satellite.php Campaign Desk Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:01:58 -0500 The Editors Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve missed something? Well…comment! (This article has been expanded since it was first posted.) The Great Paywall Debate After news that Newsday has drawn only 35 Web subscribers since its site went behind a paywall drew scorn from some industry-watchers, Ryan... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/comments_of_the_week_8.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/comments_of_the_week_8.php Behind the News Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:56:58 -0500 Craig Silverman When it comes to the layoffs and buyouts that have hit newspapers over the last couple of years, copy editors seem to be the most at risk of losing their jobs. So it wasn’t too much of a shock when Leslie Norman’s husband was laid off from his copy editing position at The Wall Street Journal. But then last... http://www.cjr.org/regret_the_error/endangered_species.php http://www.cjr.org/regret_the_error/endangered_species.php Regret the Error Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:18:20 -0500 Clint Hendler On Wednesday, Bill Turque, the Washington Post’s education beat reporter, posted an excellent blog item showing his readers a little bit of the inside game at his paper. It was titled “One Newspaper, Two Stories”—a title that, by the end of the day, would become more apt than Turque ever could have expected. That’s because editors pulled the post... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_washington_post_scrubs_a_p.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_washington_post_scrubs_a_p.php Behind the News Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:00:00 -0500 Kimberly Chou Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve missed something? Well…comment! Reporters Doubling as Docs in Haiti On Wednesday, Curtis Brainard wrote about television journalists in Haiti who are also trained as doctors, and the journalistic ethics involved when someone like CBS’s Jennifer Ashton or CNN’s Sanjay... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/comments_of_the_week_5.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/comments_of_the_week_5.php Behind the News Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:07 -0500 Henry (Chip) Carey In the days after Haiti’s earthquake, several observers have expressed hope that the disaster could, ultimately, be a game-changer for the country. Robert Maguire, head of the Haiti program at Trinity University in Washington, D.C., has noted, “There’s a potential silver-lining in a deep, dark cloud.” And New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote, “Far more... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/is_haitis_earthquake_a_gamecha.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/is_haitis_earthquake_a_gamecha.php Behind the News Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:55:40 -0500 Jonah Engle “Earthquake rocks Port-au-Prince,” read the brief news item. I let out a yell. The first report Tuesday evening mentioned only some damaged buildings, but I was worried. Having recently returned from three months working as a correspondent for the Haitian Times in Port-au-Prince, I knew how vulnerable the city—dominated by haphazardly built settlements clinging to steep... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/i_cant_take_it_anymore.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/i_cant_take_it_anymore.php Behind the News Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:03:34 -0500 James Smoot I was five minutes from my house in Ljubljana, Slovenia when my neighbor called. The police were there looking for me, he said. I had no idea why I would deserve such attention, but I stayed elsewhere for a while—whatever it was, it couldn't be good. When the police are looking for you it's best not to be found, particularly... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_truth_is_no_defense.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_truth_is_no_defense.php Behind the News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:12:04 -0500 Mike Hoyt Steve Lovelady, who helped launch the Columbia Journalism Review into the digital realm after a stellar career as a serious editor, died of cancer last Friday at sixty-six. He died in Key West, where he had gone with his wife, Ann Kolson, to their vacation home. Lovelady was a something of a wizard with words and story ideas—“a magician,” as... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/steve_lovelady_editor.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/steve_lovelady_editor.php Behind the News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:47:00 -0500 Curtis Brainard With radio and television news outlets crippled by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti last week, Internews, an international media development organization, announced Wednesday that it was sending a team to the impoverished island nation to help get broadcasters back up and running. The team began to arrive on Friday, and over the weekend I sent a list... http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/repairing_haitian_radio.php http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/repairing_haitian_radio.php The Observatory Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:29:57 -0500 The Editors Every Friday, we excerpt some of the most insightful, articulate, interesting, and entertaining comments we receive each week. Think we’ve missed something? Well…comment! (Some comments shown here have been edited.) Lou and Me Ex-Chicago Tribune scribe Don Terry’s essay on his departure from the newspaper business—and how the Lou Grant television show helps him cope—prompted a mix... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/comments_of_the_week_6.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/comments_of_the_week_6.php Behind the News Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:32:16 -0500 Henry (Chip) Carey I have been to Haiti at least yearly for the past two decades, and have spent months working at the Hotel Christopher, where the UN has been based during most of those two decades. Among the 150 UN staff reported missing from that five-story, former hotel building is a former colleague, Gerardo Le Chevalier. I first met this charismatic, insightful,... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/haiti_on_background.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/haiti_on_background.php Behind the News Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:01:09 -0500 Sam Eifling Just when cable’s mournful drumbeat led us to think we were of one mind on the tragedy of the Haitian earthquake, Pat Robertson chimed in Wednesday and reminded us that television remains the plaything of mountebanks. Explaining why—after coups, famines, hurricanes, and now seism—Haiti persists in attracting God’s wrath, the 700 Club host explained that to expel their French colonial... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_undercovered_country.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_undercovered_country.php Behind the News Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:59:42 -0500 Curtis Brainard The BBC Trust—the governing body of the BBC—announced last week that it will review the accuracy and impartiality of the outlet's coverage of science. “Science is an area of great importance to licence fee payers, which provokes strong reaction and covers some of the most sensitive editorial issues the BBC faces,” Richard Tait, chair of the Trust's Editorial... http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/bbc_trust_to_review_science_co.php http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/bbc_trust_to_review_science_co.php The Observatory Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:25:15 -0500