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Behind the News
Lost In Translation
October 29, 2008 02:59 PMWhat could be less controversial than lawyers volunteering their services for those in need? Pro-bono work—from the Latin pro bono publico, “for the public good”—is not only a staple of the legal profession but an ethical obligation: the... Continue reading
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Campaign Desk
Jurisprudence, American Style
September 23, 2008 03:58 PMIt may well be true that the U.S. Supreme Court is losing its influence in the wider world. But you won’t find much evidence for the proposition in the latest (and probably last) installment of Adam Liptak’s generally... Continue reading
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Bio
Joshua J. Friedman
Joshua J. Friedman is a former editor of The Atlantic Monthly and Boston Review.
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The Audit Business
- Audit Notes: Facebook IPO edition
- The Chicago Tribune lights up the flame-retardant industry An outstanding investigation show how chemical companies preserve a toxic cash cow
The Observatory Science
- The western frontier KQED Quest, Pacific Standard keep their eyes on the other coast
- USA Today’s oily, gassy rainbow Detailed cover story a bit too rosy about ‘energy independence’
Campaign Desk Politics & Policy
- The over-covered image war Journalists are exaggerating the risk that Mitt Romney will be “defined” early
- Medicare and the $500 billion bogeyman Will a half-truth still work for the GOP?
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The Kicker last updated: Mon 3:17 PM
- The Pulitzer Prize luncheon, storified
- A game of telephone fools the Times
- What Warren Buffett sees in local newspapers
- Don’t take my traditional Internet away!
- Why China ejected Melissa Chan
The Future of Media
News Startups Guide last updated: Wed 2:13 PM
- Missouri Scout Subscription-based niche political news from a stockbroker turned political junkie
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