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The Iran coverage conundrum
As another election approaches, journalists should figure out how to overcome access obstacles to cover the country in greater detail
By Jared Malsin Jun 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Iran is holding a presidential election on Friday. And in Iran, elections have consequences. In 1997, a presidential election ushered... More
Israeli airstrikes hit Gazan media facilities
At least six employees were wounded
By Jared Malsin Nov 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM
On Sunday morning, Israel’s warplanes attacked two media centers as part of its current military offensive against Gaza. The first... More
Covering Occupy and the Tea Party
Dig in and dive deep, Todd Gitlin says
By Jared Malsin Oct 2, 2012 at 02:50 PM
With the nation’s political media gripped by electoral fever in the run up to the presidential election, perhaps now is... More
Egyptian journos wary of recent government actions
Newly appointed editors at state-owned publications and a court-ordered newspaper confiscation have journalists worried about press freedoms
By Jared Malsin Aug 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Egyptian journalists are outraged over a pair of government decisions last week which they say curb media freedom and independence.... More
Covering the Sinai Peninsula
As the need for information grows, so do the reporting risks
By Jared Malsin Aug 10, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Armed assailants killed 16 Egyptian soldiers waiting to break the day’s Ramadan fast in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday. The... More
The Muslim Brotherhood’s post-uprising TV station
New since the regime change last year, Misr25 is navigating the line between coverage and advocacy
By Jared Malsin Jul 25, 2012 at 06:50 AM
CAIRO, EGYPT — The Muslim Brotherhood’s year-old television station, Misr25, broadcasts from a building in Egypt’s Media Production City, a... More
In Egypt, new newspapers and old problems
Citizens need good journalism to explain confusing times, but many Egyptians don’t trust their media
By Jared Malsin Jul 18, 2012 at 06:50 AM
CAIRO, EGYPT — Egyptian newsstands today offer a lively range of options, including three government-owned papers, papers affiliated with political... More
Fewer journo arrests at latest OWS push
But some reporters at the nationwide May 1 Occupy protests were targeted by protestors
By Jared Malsin May 2, 2012 at 03:18 PM
Journalists covering the May 1 Occupy demonstrations across the country encountered some police obstruction, including a few arrests, and an... 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.
