tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14 2013-05-17T20:09:17Z Columbia Journalism Review: The future of media is here tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37626 2013-05-17T20:09:42Z 2013-05-17T20:09:17Z

Rep. Howard Coble knows the reputation of intellectual property law--that it is dull and boring. But at a Congressional hearing on Thursday, he had a message for anyone who shared that viewpoint: "Get used to it, because IP is not going away," he warned. Yesterday's hearing was the first that the Judiciary Committee held after its chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte,...

By Sarah Laskow Rep. Howard Coble knows the reputation of intellectual property law--that it is dull and boring. But at a Congressional hearing on Thursday, he had a message for anyone who shared that viewpoint: "Get used to it, because IP is not going away," he warned. Yesterday's hearing was the first that the Judiciary Committee held after its chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte,... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37615 2013-05-17T18:50:10Z 2013-05-16T18:54:09Z

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By The Editors tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37620 2013-05-17T15:00:00Z 2013-05-17T15:01:32Z

The dilemma for journalists this week: How should you cover a series of proto-scandals with seemingly little in common? As far as we know, internal Obama administration edits of talking points about the Benghazi attacks, Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups for additional scrutiny, and the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records aren't part of some overarching...

By Brendan Nyhan The dilemma for journalists this week: How should you cover a series of proto-scandals with seemingly little in common? As far as we know, internal Obama administration edits of talking points about the Benghazi attacks, Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups for additional scrutiny, and the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records aren't part of some overarching... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37583 2013-05-17T10:50:00Z 2013-05-14T21:01:13Z

The media covers social minorities regularly in the daily churn of news. A lot of that coverage just skims the happenings of the day--a court win, an activist group announcement, what a controversial figure said on his Twitter feed. But sometimes, reporters are allowed the time and the space to examine a social minority issue in depth, or from an...

By Jennifer Vanasco The media covers social minorities regularly in the daily churn of news. A lot of that coverage just skims the happenings of the day--a court win, an activist group announcement, what a controversial figure said on his Twitter feed. But sometimes, reporters are allowed the time and the space to examine a social minority issue in depth, or from an... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37619 2013-05-17T10:50:00Z 2013-05-17T15:52:56Z

The Wall Street Journal, and no, she will not be laughed out of Washington. There are papers to sell and clicks to harvest. Forget about the fact that there's zero evidence of any White House involvement in the IRS flagging Tea Party groups,...]]>

By Ryan Chittum We are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate. That's Peggy Noonan today in The Wall Street Journal, and no, she will not be laughed out of Washington. There are papers to sell and clicks to harvest. Forget about the fact that there's zero evidence of any White House involvement in the IRS flagging Tea... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37614 2013-05-16T19:08:04Z 2013-05-17T13:01:10Z

du jour, but it's worth revisiting the topic, because it was and is an important story, it was an important step by the government, and it offers important follow-up opportunities for the media. And there's more to glean from the reaction to the...]]>

By Trudy Lieberman Last week's release of the wildly varying prices that hospitals charge Medicare may no longer be news du jour, but it's worth revisiting the topic, because it was and is an important story, it was an important step by the government, and it offers important follow-up opportunities for the media. And there's more to glean from the reaction to... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37606 2013-05-16T15:00:00Z 2013-05-16T16:33:24Z

Arizona Republic senior reporter and self-described "water geek" Shaun McKinnon. "Water reporters are definitely an endangered group of people," said McKinnon, who has covered water for more than 14 years for...]]>

By Joel Campbell PROVO, UT -- Water issues may not be the sexy beat to which young journalists first aspire, but here in the southwest, such coverage is critical--and, unfortunately, receding, says Arizona Republic senior reporter and self-described "water geek" Shaun McKinnon. "Water reporters are definitely an endangered group of people," said McKinnon, who has covered water... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37602 2013-05-16T10:50:00Z 2013-05-16T14:31:00Z

By Ryan Chittum tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37605 2013-05-16T10:49:00Z 2013-05-15T21:44:40Z

Daily News to, cough, the Columbia Journalism Review announced layoffs. "BREAKING: No it's not," tweeted Dallas Observer editor Joe Tone. "Not sure the folks getting pink slips today at the #DailyNews would agree," said Jennifer Vogt....]]>

By Ann Friedman Last week, my declaration that this is the best moment to be working in journalism was met with some side-eye after outlets from the Daily News to, cough, the Columbia Journalism Review announced layoffs. "BREAKING: No it's not," tweeted Dallas Observer editor Joe Tone. "Not sure the folks getting pink slips today at the #DailyNews would... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37603 2013-05-15T20:20:10Z 2013-05-15T20:21:21Z

Many journalists may be shocked by Monday's revelation that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) used a subpoena to obtain phone records for several AP bureaus last year, in a pattern that the New York Times reports, "strongly suggested they are related to a continuing government investigation" into the news organization's May 2012 reporting on CIA activities in Yemen. In...

By Susan McGregor Many journalists may be shocked by Monday's revelation that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) used a subpoena to obtain phone records for several AP bureaus last year, in a pattern that the New York Times reports, "strongly suggested they are related to a continuing government investigation" into the news organization's May 2012 reporting on CIA activities in Yemen.... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37596 2013-05-15T18:55:00Z 2013-05-15T21:04:20Z

As campaign ads saturated the airwaves during the 2012 campaign, and piles of campaign cash buoyed stations' balance sheets, media watchers wondered: how would the windfall revenues affect the local TV industry, and the news coverage it produces? We now have a partial answer: the ad-buying binge has accelerated the ongoing trend toward ownership consolidation in the industry. According to...

By Sasha Chavkin As campaign ads saturated the airwaves during the 2012 campaign, and piles of campaign cash buoyed stations' balance sheets, media watchers wondered: how would the windfall revenues affect the local TV industry, and the news coverage it produces? We now have a partial answer: the ad-buying binge has accelerated the ongoing trend toward ownership consolidation in the... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37588 2013-05-15T15:00:00Z 2013-05-15T15:00:08Z

To walk through San Francisco is to examine the area's lurid, sometimes brutal mid-nineteenth-century origins. Each street has a story. Guerrero Street is named for Francisco Guerrero, a landowner and politician killed by a slingshot-wielding horseback assassin in 1851. Charles H. Gough, a local milkman, served on the committee that named many of the streets in 1855; in a bit...

By Barrett Sheridan To walk through San Francisco is to examine the area's lurid, sometimes brutal mid-nineteenth-century origins. Each street has a story. Guerrero Street is named for Francisco Guerrero, a landowner and politician killed by a slingshot-wielding horseback assassin in 1851. Charles H. Gough, a local milkman, served on the committee that named many of the streets in 1855; in a bit... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37586 2013-05-15T10:52:37Z 2013-05-15T22:22:14Z

The burgeoning "scandal" over how the IRS chose for review 75 applicants for tax-exempt status puts on full display an unfortunate tendency in journalism--to quote people accurately without explaining the underlying context. Yes, it is as wrong for IRS employees to select groups to scrutinize based on their names as it is for police to stop and frisk young people...

By David Cay Johnston The burgeoning "scandal" over how the IRS chose for review 75 applicants for tax-exempt status puts on full display an unfortunate tendency in journalism--to quote people accurately without explaining the underlying context. Yes, it is as wrong for IRS employees to select groups to scrutinize based on their names as it is for police to stop and frisk young people... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37590 2013-05-15T10:50:00Z 2013-05-15T06:23:37Z

The Huffington Post's Shahien Nasiripour comes up with a great angle on news that the Education Department expects to make $51 billion in profit this year off student loans: Exxon Mobil Corp., the nation's most profitable company, reported $44.9 billion in net income last year. Apple Inc. recorded a $41.7 billion profit in its 2012 fiscal year, which ended in...

By Ryan Chittum The Huffington Post's Shahien Nasiripour comes up with a great angle on news that the Education Department expects to make $51 billion in profit this year off student loans: Exxon Mobil Corp., the nation's most profitable company, reported $44.9 billion in net income last year. Apple Inc. recorded a $41.7 billion profit in its 2012 fiscal year, which ended... tag:www.cjr.org,2013://14.37585 2013-05-14T20:30:00Z 2013-05-14T20:55:33Z

Miami Herald political reporter Marc Caputo didn't expect high drama when he ventured into a community immigration forum in North Miami's Haitian Evangelical Church last night. A home-field discussion between four Democratic members of Congress who generally see eye-to-eye on immigration rarely makes for riveting copy. But immigration "is a big issue, and it's just something we...]]>

By Adam Weinstein MIAMI, FL -- Miami Herald political reporter Marc Caputo didn't expect high drama when he ventured into a community immigration forum in North Miami's Haitian Evangelical Church last night. A home-field discussion between four Democratic members of Congress who generally see eye-to-eye on immigration rarely makes for riveting copy. But immigration "is a big issue, and it's just something...