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1. The News Frontier

   The Trayvon Martin Case: How Has the Sentinel Handled It?

   March 30, 2012 06:30 PM

   When a big, local story breaks, regional newspapers have the opportunity to own it. The killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in an Orlando suburb is nothing if not big. How has the Orlando Sentinel handled it? Reporting on the shooting... Continue reading

2. Feature

   Married, With Websites

   March 26, 2012 06:00 AM

   In romantic relationships, it’s often the small courtesies that express love best: doing the dishes, picking up the kids, making the coffee, passing the remote. When you’re a couple running a news outlet together, such small kindnesses can take... Continue reading

3. The News Frontier

   The Kickstarter Chronicles

   March 23, 2012 03:39 PM

   Each week, dozens of journalistic endeavors turn to Kickstarter for funding. Pitching media projects to this online community brings another meaning to the concept “public interest journalism”; success depends on how intrigued people are by the pitch. From the hugely... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Paley Center presents: “The Next Big Thing in Digital News Innovation”

   March 22, 2012 04:08 PM

   This morning, The Paley Center for Media hosted a forum called “The Next Big Thing in Digital News Innovation,” with six presenters from “news and information startups.” Each speaker was given five minutes to explain their company and five minutes... Continue reading

5. The News Frontier

   Telling the News on Cowbird

   March 22, 2012 01:29 PM

   Artist and computer programmer Jonathan Harris made a name for himself with unique projects documenting feelings and experiences. We Feel Fine scanned the world’s blog entries for the words “I feel” or “I am feeling” and organized a... Continue reading

6. Behind the News

   Q & A: New America Foundation’s Tom Glaisyer

   March 20, 2012 10:08 PM

   In exchange for using the public airwaves for free, broadcast stations are required to serve their local community, a condition the FCC refers to as a station’s “public-interest obligations.” The standards for what counts towards satisfying these obligations used to... Continue reading

7. The News Frontier

   The Kickstarter Chronicles

   March 16, 2012 02:00 PM

   Each week, dozens of journalistic endeavors turn to Kickstarter for funding. Pitching media projects to this online community brings another meaning to the concept “public interest journalism”; success depends on how intrigued people are by the pitch. From the hugely... Continue reading

8. The News Frontier

   The Kickstarter Chronicles

   March 9, 2012 10:49 AM

   Each week, dozens of journalistic endeavors turn to Kickstarter for funding. Pitching media projects to this online community brings another meaning to the concept “public interest journalism”; success depends on how intrigued people are by the pitch. From the hugely... Continue reading

9. The News Frontier

   Survey Question: Do You Trust This Poll?

   February 16, 2012 03:00 PM

   Every week, Phoenix-area hyperlocal news site InMaricopa asks its readers to participate in a brand-new poll; each usually gets at least a couple hundred responses. Publisher Scott Bartle says that in the past month they’ve started using the... Continue reading

10. The News Frontier

    Cartooning for a Sustainable Future

    February 15, 2012 01:30 PM

    Dan Perkins, better known as Tom Tomorrow, has been creating the popular This Modern World comic strip for over two decades. For much of that time his publishing “homebase” was Salon.com, but as its comic section dwindled, he... Continue reading

11. The News Frontier

    Drawing the News Ain’t Easy

    February 7, 2012 06:00 PM

    When The New York Times sent an e-mail to editorial cartoonists on Monday announcing that “The Sunday Review section is bringing back editorial cartoons!,” several recipients didn’t share the paper’s enthusiasm. The e-mail requested that work be “original (not syndicated)”... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    Rebecca MacKinnon discusses new book Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom

    February 2, 2012 10:59 AM

    Rebecca MacKinnon, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, visited Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism on Wednesday to talk about her new book, Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom. In it, she... Continue reading

13. The News Frontier

    Teaching Cyber-Security

    January 24, 2012 01:38 PM

    Since 2007, Steve Doig, an investigative journalist, has been giving a talk called “Spycraft: Keeping your sources private.” He’s presented at conferences for Investigative Reporters and Editors and the National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting, explaining a number of specific... Continue reading

14. The News Frontier

    Tell Me a Secret

    January 12, 2012 03:27 PM

    When news website 100Reporters launched this past October, it had everything you’d expect from a promising journalistic startup: top journalists, funding, partnerships with established news organizations. But 100Reporters also came equipped with Whistleblower Alley, its own... Continue reading

15. The News Frontier

    Spying on Journalists is Easy

    January 9, 2012 12:42 PM

    When promising anonymity, discreetly stashed notes and a tight lip are the precautions of journalism’s past. Reporters have gone to jail rather than share the information they’ve gathered for a court proceeding, but as reporters increasingly depend on technology to... Continue reading

16. Behind the News

    Best of 2011: Alysia Santo

    December 23, 2011 12:38 PM

    Occupy Wall Street’s Media Team: I spent the day walking and talking with the bloggers, livestreamers, and tweeters in the early days of Occupy Wall Street. From the donated pizzas pouring into the park, to the internal communication systems... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    New Investment Company Buys Chicago Sun Times

    December 22, 2011 01:01 PM

    A digitally focused company has purchased an old media standard. Sun-Times Media Holdings, owner of The Chicago Sun-Times and over forty other media ventures, has been sold to a newly formed investment group called Wrapports LLC. The announcement was made... Continue reading

18. The News Frontier

    Calling Dr. Crowd

    December 14, 2011 03:47 PM

    When we feel ourselves coming down with something, we look it up. If you type the words “I think I’m getting” into Google’s search box, the suggested next-word options are “sick,” “the flu,” and “a cold,” though these recommendations and... Continue reading

19. The News Frontier

    Where’s the Party?

    December 7, 2011 05:36 PM

    Burnt Orange Report, a popular political blog based in Austin, Texas, held its first Republican “debate watch party” in September at The Tavern, a local pub. “Misery loves company,” said the post publicizing the event, “and... Continue reading

20. The News Frontier

    The Landman Cometh

    December 1, 2011 03:36 PM

    Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s the “landman,” offering quick cash to extract natural gas on your property using a technique called hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking.” Please take a look at this colorful brochure. It’s a scene that has... Continue reading

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