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Best of 2008: Clint Hendler
Hendler picks his top stories from 2008
By Clint Hendler Dec 29, 2008 at 12:17 PM
1) The Edwards Slog Long, long ago, when John Edwards was just another Democratic candidate with an even shot to... More
Minnesota Nice—streaming (and tweeting) live!
By Clint Hendler Dec 16, 2008 at 02:15 PM
Today The Uptake, a Minnesota based cit-jo initiative, is offering a multimedia powerhouse live from the state canvassing board meeting.... More
A Reporter at Sea
By Clint Hendler Dec 16, 2008 at 10:28 AM
There are times when being a foreign correspondent is anything but the childhood dream that lured many a dime store... More
A Worthwhile Canadian Article
By Clint Hendler Dec 11, 2008 at 02:47 PM
Americans could be forgiven for being a little preoccupied. After all, in the last several weeks, we've had a presidential... More
An outfit for radio
By Clint Hendler Dec 11, 2008 at 10:27 AM
On Tuesday morning, Chicago's reporters had no idea what sort of day they'd be facing. Not surprisingly, some were caught... More
On the List
By Clint Hendler Dec 10, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Liz's list of Time's lists sent me down a rabbit hole of empty, soulless, clicks. Of course that's the point--each... More
Some Questions for Tribune (and Sam Zell)
CJR’s roadmap to the Blagojevich complaint
By Clint Hendler Dec 10, 2008 at 06:00 AM
On Monday, Tribune Company, the jobs-shedding media conglomerate, filed for bankruptcy, casting a heavy cloud over its future. But then... More
What didn’t we know, and when did we know it?
By Clint Hendler Nov 19, 2008 at 01:54 PM
Wow. See if you can make it more than halfway through this excellent piece from the New York Observer's John... More
Election Tigers
By Clint Hendler Nov 19, 2008 at 01:46 PM
Per Liz's earlier post, here's an entirely different way in which to see CNN's hologram "in context." In reality, it's... More
Only Yesterday
By Clint Hendler Nov 10, 2008 at 11:05 AM
If your post-election life has a campaign shaped hole, there are at least two retrospectives that could plug the gap.... More
Ninety Minutes of What?
Last night’s calling kabuki
By Clint Hendler Nov 5, 2008 at 12:57 PM
In 2000 and 2004, through flukish intersections of electoral demographics and the electoral college, the fate of the presidency rested,... More
Lipstick on a Pig
By Clint Hendler Nov 4, 2008 at 05:34 PM
Marc Ambinder offered this "thought" at around 8:30 this morning: In order of likelihood: 1. Obama wins the popular vote... More
Does Calling Count?
By Clint Hendler Nov 4, 2008 at 04:40 PM
As poll close draws near, and Obama seems positioned to win in enough early-closing states to block McCain's path to... More
“Thanks, but no thanks”
By Clint Hendler Nov 4, 2008 at 03:51 PM
From CNN's report on Palin's time in Wasilla this morning. Asked if she had any regrets about the campaign, Palin... More
Last Dance
By Clint Hendler Nov 4, 2008 at 02:54 PM
McCain's closing campaign song seems to be "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, the 80's power-balladeers. I can't embed the... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
What was James Rosen thinking?
How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
