Radio in Motion

By Katia Bachko   Nov 11, 2008 at 03:06 PM

From the Upright Citizens Brigade: If you love NPR and dance, you'll love NPR jingles interpreted through dance. If the... More

Pressing Forward

By Katia Bachko   Nov 10, 2008 at 12:20 PM

What type of reception will reporters get covering the Obama White House? In his blog, The New Yorker's George Packer... More

A Laurel to the Rocky Mountain News

Send tips and suggestions to dartsandlaurels@cjr.org

By Katia Bachko   Nov 7, 2008 at 09:00 AM

Laurel to the Rocky Mountain News for uncovering a systemic effort by a federal Department of Labor program to deny... More

The Palin Pile-On

The post-election dissection of Sarah Palin

By Katia Bachko   Nov 6, 2008 at 03:29 PM

Inspirational election be damned. We’ve heard plenty of inspired rhetoric and historic wonderment. Let’s get on to the good stuff:... More

Ballet Lessons From Rahm Emanuel

By Katia Bachko   Nov 6, 2008 at 02:30 PM

Before Rahm Emanuel became Barack Obama's officially announced chief of staff, I tried to interview him about ballet. A few... More

The Mandate Mantra

A new president means a new challenge for the press

By Katia Bachko   Nov 5, 2008 at 04:30 PM

A comfortable Democratic margin of victory, coupled with gains in the House and Senate, and the word “mandate” is on... More

Gone to the Dogs

By Katia Bachko   Nov 5, 2008 at 01:34 PM

The Obamas are getting a puppy. And already, the questions are flying. Obama made the announcement during his victory speech... More

Bells and Whistles

The networks’ high-tech tricks disappoint on election night

By Katia Bachko   Nov 5, 2008 at 10:51 AM

While the newspaper industry scrambles to “shore up” its economy with layoff after layoff, cable news seems to be doing... More

Smart Thoughts

By Katia Bachko   Nov 3, 2008 at 04:20 PM

Whenever I remember to read Good magazine, I'm always happy that I found my way there. Today's foraging found two... More

Charting a New Course

Will The Christian Science Monitor’s new model save the rest of journalism? No.

By Katia Bachko   Oct 31, 2008 at 09:32 AM

The future is here, sort of. On Tuesday, The Christian Science Monitor announced that starting in 2009 it would stop... More

Fresh Thoughts on Voter Registration

By Katia Bachko   Oct 29, 2008 at 10:43 AM

Last night on Fresh Air, Jonah Goldman of the National Campaign for Fair Elections offered a not-so-new, not-so-radical, duh-in-a-good-way idea... More

It Happened To McCain

The New York Times writes the history of the McCain campaign

By Katia Bachko   Oct 27, 2008 at 04:22 PM

Although the election is, as I write, still more than a week away, The New York Times Magazine decided to... More

Phones They are A-Ringin’

By Katia Bachko   Oct 27, 2008 at 01:44 PM

Jeff Zeleny's work-in-progress buddy-picture screenplay, working title "Bam and Ax Take Washington," opens with a phone call. The senator calls... More

Beyond Bradley

By Katia Bachko   Oct 27, 2008 at 11:47 AM

Writing in the Miami Herald op-ed page today, Washington and Lee University's journalism ethics professor Edward Wasserman calls for reporters... More

Double Awesome

By Katia Bachko   Oct 24, 2008 at 05:09 PM

Here are two things I love: 1) John Hodgman, of the "I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC" ads, also... More