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1. The Kicker

   Resignation Follows U.K. Phone Hacking Scandal

   January 21, 2011 03:30 PM

   Andy Coulson, the communication director for British prime minister David Cameron, has resigned as a result of the ongoing “phone hacking” scandal in the U.K. Coulson was the editor-in -hief of the tabloid paper News of the World... Continue reading

2. The News Frontier

   Google News is “The Most Efficient System”

   January 21, 2011 12:00 PM

   On Wednesday, Google News product manager Krishna Bharat spoke to Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism students about how Google News can help journalists to do what they do best: on-the-ground, original local reporting. Bharat, who is also the... Continue reading

3. The News Frontier

   Technology’s Role in Tunisia

   January 20, 2011 02:05 PM

   Last week, as years of frustration by the Tunisian people culminated in self-immolation, street protests, and the ouster of President Zine El Abedine Ben Ali, the Western media was faced with the problem of how to frame the... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Head-Smacking Headline Typo

   January 20, 2011 12:00 PM

   The front page of Monday’s edition: Hey, we’ve all been there. In all of my time doing copy editing, I’ve taken many trips to Chicaco, myself. (Via The Daily What) <br... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Comcast Takeover of NBC Gets the Go-Ahead

   January 18, 2011 04:15 PM

   The Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission announced on Tuesday that they would approve the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, a deal that’s been in the works for over a year. From The Washington Post: Together,... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   For Your MLK Day Viewing Pleasure

   January 17, 2011 11:30 AM

   On the occasion of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Democracy Now has put together a special episode with excerpts of several of Dr. King’s speeches, including “Beyond Vietnam,” delivered a year to the day before he was assassinated. Most people... Continue reading

7. The News Frontier

   On Mugshots and Cover Photos

   January 14, 2011 12:20 PM

   There’s not really all that much we can say about Jared Loughner’s mugshot. Like any image that accompanies a news story, it provides context and contains a certain amount of information. The key bit of information this image most readily... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Soul-Searching at Politico

   January 13, 2011 12:45 PM

   Politico columnist Ben Smith, seemingly moved by President Obama’s speech last night to reflect on his site’s coverage of the Tucson shooting as it developed, found that coverage lacking. Or rather, he found that the breaking-news reporting on Politico was... Continue reading

9. Behind the News

   The Imperfect Journalist

   January 13, 2011 12:00 PM

   At a reading at BookCourt in Brooklyn on Sunday night, Tom Rachman seemed humbled by the success his book, The Imperfectionists, has received. His debut novel, a collection of intertwined short stories, is set in and around the... Continue reading

10. Darts and Laurels

    Darts and Laurels

    January 13, 2011 10:00 AM

    When Anthony Graves was arrested for capital murder, he thought it was a practical joke. A surveillance camera in the Brenham, Texas, police station captured Graves shaking his head and smiling. “This is a big mistake,” he said. “Somebody’s... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    An Alarming Correction in the Ventura County Star

    January 12, 2011 03:25 PM

    On Monday night, a correction appeared on the website of the Ventura County Star, a Scripps newspaper in southern California. The post is titled “Ventura County Star apologizes for mistake” and reads, in full: In a Nov. 16,... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    You Know It’s Bad When…

    January 12, 2011 12:20 PM

    In a profile last October, CJR assistant editor Joel Meares wrote of MSNBC host Chuck Todd, He is not only a constant presence on cable and network TV, but also a constant voice on MSNBC’s First Read... Continue reading

13. The News Frontier

    A Lost Opportunity at The Columbus Dispatch

    January 11, 2011 02:30 PM

    By now you’ve probably heard the feel-good story of Ted Williams, the man with the “Golden Voice” who went from homeless on a highway to Kraft Macaroni and Cheese voice-over guy in mere days. And you’ve probably also... Continue reading

14. Currents

    Border Tales

    January 8, 2011 06:38 PM

    As drug cartel and gang violence escalates, Mexico is becoming one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says more than thirty journalists and media workers have... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    Highly Caffeinated and Furious

    January 6, 2011 12:15 PM

    Today’s award for “Best News Article Based on Angry Rantings In the Comments Section of the Starbucks Corporate Website” goes to Reuters, for this story about the company’s new logo. Self-described Starbucks fanatics were not impressed and, among... Continue reading

16. Behind the News

    NYT Sports Editor Apologizes for Column Switcheroo

    January 4, 2011 04:45 PM

    A piece by New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane on Dec. 25 addressed a reader’s concerns about a sports column by William Rhoden earlier in the month. Or rather, two columns. The first column, titled “The... Continue reading

17. Behind the News

    Border Tales

    January 4, 2011 01:12 PM

    As drug cartel and gang violence escalates, Mexico is becoming one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says more than thirty journalists and media workers have been... Continue reading

18. The News Frontier

    Best of 2010: Lauren Kirchner

    December 30, 2010 11:57 AM

    This Headline May Be A Work of Art The New Museum’s exhibition “The Last Newspaper” featured collage, sculpture, and installations all made out of—or conceptually “about”—newspapers. I went, I saw, I took pictures. What it’s Like... Continue reading

19. The News Frontier

    FCC Passes Net Neutrality Policy (Sort Of)

    December 21, 2010 06:00 PM

    The Federal Communications Commission voted three to two on Tuesday afternoon to approve a new set of rules governing the practices of broadband Internet service providers. The new policy bans discrimination by Internet companies of any specific online... Continue reading

20. Behind the News

    A Grim Update on “The Grim Sleeper”

    December 20, 2010 01:55 PM

    The Darts & Laurels feature in our November/December issue recognized the excellent work that L.A. Weekly staff writer Christine Pelisek did in bringing a serial killer’s case to light, and maintaining public attention on the legislation that... Continue reading

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