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The Oklahoman distributes a hit piece on Obama
Do a new owner’s deep pockets require a “trade-off”?
By Erika Fry Sep 28, 2012 at 05:12 PM
On September 20, The Washington Examiner, one of DC’s conservative newspapers, published “The Obama You Don’t Know,” a 10-part “Special... More
In Iowa, a ‘flag flap’ flop?
A controversy over handling of the flag draws coverage in Cedar Rapids
By Erika Fry Sep 14, 2012 at 02:50 PM
IOWA — Appearances by President Obama have become a bit old-hat in Iowa, one of the nation’s most contested swing... More
Darts and Laurels
Sterile cuckoo
By Erika Fry Aug 17, 2012 at 10:55 AM
In August 2002, Winston-Salem Journal reporter John Railey was part of a team of reporters assigned to a story... More
Firings raise questions at Alabama Public Television
Many fear ‘new direction’ means conservative
By Erika Fry Jun 27, 2012 at 11:07 AM
In May 2011, the Birmingham Business Journal named Allan Pizzato, the executive director of the recession-tested Alabama Public Television, “nonprofit... More
Escape from Thailand: Epilogue
Plagiarizer gets his just deserts for asparagus dissertation
By Erika Fry Jun 25, 2012 at 11:30 AM
In September, I wrote the long and unusual story of how I had become the subject of an arrest warrant... More
Rubio and Univision: Détente
Marco Rubio finally sits down with Jorge Ramos
By Erika Fry Jun 20, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Just months ago, it seemed quite plausible that Florida’s much-in-the-news Hispanic Senator Marco Rubio might never speak to the Florida-based... More
Another case of the racy emails
Could we get some privacy please?
By Erika Fry Jun 14, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Earlier this week, I wrote about media coverage surrounding the “racy emails” that led to Des Moines, IA, school superintendent... More
Don’t think pink
Isn’t it time “women’s issues” are just issues?
By Erika Fry Jun 12, 2012 at 01:37 PM
Hey journalists, how do you navigate the “pink ghetto”? For starters, try changing the language used to describe topics traditionally... More
The superintendent’s racy emails
Exposé or overexposure: Where’s the public-private line?
By Erika Fry Jun 11, 2012 at 03:45 PM
In early May, Nancy Sebring, the superintendent of the Des Moines public school system, abruptly resigned; her resignation was accepted... More
In Thailand, moderate comments or go to jail
A new low in the Land of Smiles
By Erika Fry Jun 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM
For 20 days in the 2010, a user comment, later deemed by Thai officials as offensive to the king, was... More
Election 2012 coverage: another gender gap
Mostly men talking about ‘wars on women’
By Erika Fry May 31, 2012 at 04:04 PM
Earlier this week, I wrote about the persisting gender gap in opinion media. Women’s voices were especially lacking in legacy... More
It’s 2012 already: why is opinion writing still mostly male?
Byline counts are better, but not much. How come?
By Erika Fry May 29, 2012 at 06:50 AM
“Man. Man. Man. Man. Man. Man.” I had Sue Horton, the Op-ed and Sunday opinion editor at the Los... More
Exit Interview
C-SPAN’s maestro exits the stage
By Erika Fry May 22, 2012 at 06:50 AM
In 1979, Brian Lamb, then the head of Cablevision’s DC bureau, achieved what now seems unimaginable: He convinced Congress... More
For TV, campaigns create big winners, (relative) losers
Political ads may not be all “gravy” for local stations—but they’re still an awfully good deal
By Erika Fry May 15, 2012 at 06:50 AM
When Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign last month, the former Pennsylvania senator all but sealed Mitt... More
So you think you can dance?
Reporter should have said she was a stripper
By Erika Fry May 11, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Sarah Tressler, the Houston Chronicle society reporter who was fired in March shortly after the Houston Press exposed she also... 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”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
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.
