http://www.cjr.org/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:22:57 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Katia Bachko Kudos to NPR’s David Folkenflik for asking a great question about the upcoming coverage of the Olympics: How much corporate baggage will NBC take to the Beijing Olympics? At the root of this inquiry are a slew of complicated issues. Folkenflik reports that the network’s parent company, General Electric, is a global partner with the International Olympic... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/olympics_watch.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/olympics_watch.php Behind the News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:22:57 -0500 Clint Hendler For the Charlotte Observer, it began in October, when the National Enquirer published an article suggesting that presidential candidate—and former North Carolina senator—John Edwards was having an affair. The Enquirer’s story purported to quote crush emails the woman-in-question, Rielle Hunter, had sent to friends. But otherwise the piece was thin. And the tabloid, while enjoying a... http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/steady_now.php http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/steady_now.php Campaign Desk Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:17:49 -0500 Megan Garber Thanks to Jody Rosen’s piece (“Dude, You Stole My Article”) in Slate yesterday, the Montgomery County Bulletin is getting a lot of attention today. (And not the good kind.) CJR managed to get our hands on the next issue of that paper in advance of its publication—and we figured that, given the high value the Bulletin’s... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/breaking_cjr_has_the_next_issu.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/breaking_cjr_has_the_next_issu.php Behind the News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:05:31 -0500 Justin Peters How do New York sportswriters feel about the recent trade that brought former Packers quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets? 1. They’re stunned Rich Cimini, New York Daily News: “In a stunning upset, the Jets finalized a trade Wednesday night for Packers legend Brett Favre…” Mark Cannizzaro, New York Post: "The Jets' stunning acquisition... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/cool_your_jets.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/cool_your_jets.php Behind the News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:28:15 -0500 Justin Peters As of yet, ABC News and Brian Ross have kept mum on the identities of their sources in 2001's now-discredited stories about bentonite-tainted anthrax. Several people have made compelling arguments that the sources’ names should be revealed. Dan Gillmor: Would blowing the whistle on lying sources lead to fewer sources? It might. Sometimes people... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/secrets_and_lies.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/secrets_and_lies.php Behind the News Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:57:38 -0500 Katia Bachko The year was 1980, and the United States was boycotting the Moscow Olympics because of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. Correspondents from the USSR filed stories about the difficulty getting press accreditation, government restrictions on the media, the plight of the local populace and the removal of political dissidents from the cities. Fast forward 28 years, and dispatches... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/deja_vu_all_over_again.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/deja_vu_all_over_again.php Behind the News Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:47:37 -0500 Justin Peters On Sunday and Monday, journalism professors Jay Rosen and Dan Gillmor issued “three vital questions for ABC News” regarding its reliance on anonymous sources while reporting the now-discredited bentonite-anthrax story in 2001. Rosen and Gillmor’s questions are listed here: 1. Sources who are granted confidentiality give up their rights when... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/three_more_questions_for_abc_n.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/three_more_questions_for_abc_n.php Behind the News Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:26:46 -0500 Katia Bachko Brendan McCarthy spent a year and a half covering crime in New Orleans, when a police ride-along sparked an idea for a narrative piece about a murder in the Big Easy. The last part of the acclaimed series was published this Sunday. How did this story come about? I cover crime and we have a strained... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/talking_shop_brendan_mccarthy.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/talking_shop_brendan_mccarthy.php Behind the News Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:42:35 -0500 Jane Kim On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a law that would ban fast-food restaurants from opening new outlets in South Los Angeles. Activists who approve of the ban are harnessing phrases like “food apartheid” and “nutritional segregation” to describe the disparity in qualities of food products (and their availability) in different neighborhoods. And the media is picking up... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/fast_food_nation.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/fast_food_nation.php Behind the News Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:43:02 -0500 Jane Kim Here’s a smattering of coverage in the hours following the 5.4-magnitude earthquake in southern California. Who wins, the Los Angeles Times or a collection of L.A.-area blogs? Check it out: 11:42:15 a.m. (PDT): The earthquake hits, and it’s initially labeled a 5.8 on the Richter scale. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), it occurred four km (three... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/earthquake.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/earthquake.php Behind the News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:31:32 -0500 Jane Kim Leading up to Barack Obama’s speech yesterday at the Unity convention in Chicago, there was some media speculation about how ethically problematic it would be if reporters attending the conference—the largest gathering of black, Hispanic, Native American and Asian journalists in the country—were to break into cheers when Obama took the stage. It was a legitimate ethical question. (Check out... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/do_you_hear_a_reporter_clappin.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/do_you_hear_a_reporter_clappin.php Behind the News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:20:34 -0500 Jane Kim Earlier this month, worried about the effect that newsroom cuts were having on minority journalists’ working numbers, the National Association for Black Journalists released an industry-wide memo stating that “this is no time to treat diversity like a disposable commodity,” and calling diversity a quality that “enriches the news product.” That was also the biggest topic on... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/ten_for_2010.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/ten_for_2010.php Behind the News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:35:16 -0500 Katia Bachko The trope in the American media seems to be that Obama is beloved in Europe and the globe around. So in the spirit of the Illinois senator’s grand tour, here’s a sampling of what the foreign press really thinks. And the results aren’t all glowing. You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away The Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland... http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/study_abroad.php http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/study_abroad.php Campaign Desk Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:49:30 -0500 Clint Hendler Last Thursday, Rex Smith, executive editor of the Albany Times Union, got a phone call. On the other end was Steve Engelberg, the managing editor of ProPublica, the new independent investigative journalism non-profit. Engelberg, who left his perch as managing editor of The Oregonian around the first of the year, was on the other side of the country, standing... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/outside_agitators.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/outside_agitators.php Behind the News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:43:02 -0500 Justin Peters Revenues shrinking to MicroMachine proportions, newsroom jobs disappearing like sand under a rising tide, "They'll Do It Every Time" discontinued: Is this, as the New York Observer asks, the worst year ever for the modern newspaper business? Here are five other contenders: 1931: The New York World, acclaimed as "the best-informed, best-informing paper in the country,"... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/worst_year_ever.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/worst_year_ever.php Behind the News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:15:38 -0500