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Interpret the World
Vincent Sheean’s Personal History reminds us what foreign coverage once was…and what it might be again
By John Maxwell Hamilton Aug 14, 2008 at 01:37 PM
On a dreary day in October 1922, a young man from Pana, a small town in southern Illinois, walked into... More
In the Foothills of Change
Foreign coverage seems doomed, but it’s only just begun
By John Maxwell Hamilton Mar 20, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Some months ago, while exploring files in the nearly empty, ink-blackened basement of the old New York Times building on... 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.
