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Military Embeds: The World Tour
A military’s handling of the media says a lot about its nation
By David Axe Feb 19, 2008 at 09:00 AM
In February 2006, I was detained by the U.S. Army and ejected from Iraq. My crime? Reporting on the weapons... More
Harassed, Arrested, Gagged: A Report From Somalia
Mogadishu’s Independent Media Battle a Government Crackdown
By David Axe Dec 13, 2007 at 08:32 AM
Mohamed Farah Italy, a reporter with independent Radio Simba in Mogadishu, was helming one of the station's call-in shows on... More
Somalia’s Dark Days
By David Axe Oct 6, 2009 at 08:54 PM
Ahmed Omar Hashi was no stranger to death threats. As a senior producer for Mogadishu’s popular Shabelle Radio, Hashi routinely... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
