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AP Rings the Alarm
Story about cancers from Fukushima plays up the scare factor
By David Ropeik Nov 22, 2011 at 04:50 PM
A lot of cancer is more newsworthy than a little cancer, or so seems to be lesson of an Associated... More
Soda Scare
Association, causation confused in news about pop and violence
By David Ropeik Oct 26, 2011 at 05:35 PM
Here we go again. A study finds an association between A and B, but some news reports say that A... More
Flame Retardants Raise Undue Alarm
Incomplete risk assessment mars coverage of chemicals in kids’ products
By David Ropeik May 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM
There is a great story in the news right now that illustrates the challenges for journalists who cover environmental risks.... More
Coverage of New Chernobyl Analysis Fails Risk Reporting Basics
Includes absolute risk, but not relative
By David Ropeik May 2, 2011 at 12:24 PM
The nuclear crisis in Japan keeps on revealing how the news media struggle to report accurately and thoroughly about risk.... More
Risk Reporting 101
What journalists should know about hazards and exposure
By David Ropeik Mar 11, 2011 at 04:12 PM
During my years as a daily TV journalist in Boston, I covered a seemingly endless string of risks: from the... More
The Risk of Poor Coverage of Risk
Why does a healthier-than-ever world feel so scary?
By David Ropeik Nov 30, 2010 at 03:30 PM
There is a hidden danger in this modern world of unprecedented plenty and healthier, longer lives: our growing fears about... 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)
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
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.
