Japan’s Quake and Political Fallout

Notes on nuclear renaissance

By Joel Meares   Mar 16, 2011 at 01:01 PM

The ongoing struggle to bring four reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station under control has understandably shaken the... More

O’Keefe Teaches Media A Lesson (Again)

Edited NPR video shows why we need to slow down

By Joel Meares   Mar 15, 2011 at 03:19 PM

How quickly things seem to fall apart when James O’Keefe is the person who put them together. O’Keefe’s incriminating ACORN... More

Political Aftershocks

Reactions to a disaster abroad, at home

By Joel Meares   Mar 15, 2011 at 11:56 AM

The news cycle being what it is, it’s not surprising that we’ve taken to navel-gazing just days after the Japanese... More

A Glimpse into WaPo’s Editing Practices

By Joel Meares   Mar 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM

Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan reports that earlier today The Washington Post published a story online by The Courier-Journal’s Laura Ungar that... More

A Down Under View On Public Broadcasting

CJR talks NPR and more with Jonathan Holmes, host of Australian TV’s Media Watch

By Joel Meares   Mar 14, 2011 at 04:53 PM

Last week saw NPR CEO Vivian Schiller resign after the organization’s chief fundraiser was caught in a hidden-video sting... More

Somebody still believes in magazines…

By Joel Meares   Mar 14, 2011 at 04:43 PM

An interesting development on the growing terror-and-glossy-mags beat today: al-Fajer Media is reportedly distributing Al-Qaeda’s first women’s mag, Al-Shamikha (“majestic... More

Ukrainian Teens Shoot in Crimea

By Joel Meares   Mar 14, 2011 at 09:33 AM

An interesting exhibition opened at New York’s Paley Center last Thursday; those interested in photography and experiments in the field... More

UPDATED: Beck’s Blaze Comes To NPR’s Defense (Sort Of)

By Joel Meares   Mar 11, 2011 at 05:15 PM

I spoke on a media roundtable today on a San Francisco public radio station about the NPR/Schiller(s) controversy. Before we... More

New O’Keefe Recording Shows NPR Suggesting Anonymous Donation

By Joel Meares   Mar 10, 2011 at 06:30 PM

James O’Keefe continues to stick it to NPR with a second tape—this time audio—released featuring a telephone conversation between senior... More

Stingers From Our Past

James O’Keefe’s predecessors, their stings, and their ethics

By Joel Meares   Mar 10, 2011 at 02:33 PM

With James O’Keefe’s latest video sting taking two scalps at NPR this week, we thought it timely to revisit some... More

NPR Flubs Response to Schiller Controversy

Another “scandal,” another rash reaction

By Joel Meares   Mar 9, 2011 at 05:48 PM

NPR CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned following the controversial release of a video showing an NPR fundraiser describing the Tea... More

New Scandal: Approach With Caution (UPDATED)

NPR, Schiller, O’Keefe, and the benefits of a breather

By Joel Meares   Mar 8, 2011 at 03:39 PM

NPR took another hit today with the release of a video from James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas showing NPR Foundation... More

A Letter From a Pressman in Tripoli

By Joel Meares   Mar 8, 2011 at 03:18 PM

From Tripoli, The Guardian’s Peter Beaumont has a thoughtful report on what conditions are like on the ground for foreign... More

Editor & Publisher Shines Another Light On Mexico

By Joel Meares   Mar 8, 2011 at 10:50 AM

Editor & Publisher has posted the latest in a spate of articles outlining the difficulties faced by Mexican and American... More

Q&A: New York Times Reporter Jackie Calmes

“The Internet has changed how you report on the budget”

By Joel Meares   Feb 16, 2011 at 04:12 PM

At 9:30 am last Monday, New York Times White House correspondent Jackie Calmes began poring through five fat volumes of... More