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Politico on the D.C. Cash Dash/Money Grab/Money Rush
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 28, 2010 at 02:38 PM
Today, Politico reports on the "blizzard" of fundraisers in Washington, DC of late-- in its tabulation, “more than 400 fundraisers... More
NYT Examines Most “Active” Among “Shadowy Army” of Nonprofits
But can’t tell us where Americans for Job Security gets its cash
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM
On Friday, the New York Times’s Mike McIntire provided a detailed look at Americans for Job Security, one among, as... More
WSJ, NYT on the Bug-Eating Foodies of Brooklyn
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 22, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Which paper had the better headline for its Bug-eating: Not just for hungry people in faraway places anymore? story: The... More
NYT on the ABC’s of 501(c)s
Why these groups are “popping up like mushrooms” this election season
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 21, 2010 at 03:14 PM
Quick: what’s the difference between a 527 group and a 501(c)(5)? What can a 501(c)4 group do that a 501(c)3... More
El Diario de Juarez: “We Do Not Want More Deaths”
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 20, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Per the AP: The biggest newspaper in Mexico's most violent city will restrict drug war coverage after the killing of... More
“This Woolly Primary Season”
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 16, 2010 at 09:10 AM
That's the New York Times's description of our times, in a profile today of Delaware Republican primary winner Christine O'Donnell,... More
Journalists, “Media Professionals” Gave Over $469,900 To Political Candidates
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 14, 2010 at 04:24 PM
An analysis of FEC filings by the Center for Responsive Politics found that 235 people who "identified themselves on government... More
Target Corp.’s “Perfect Storm”
A political contribution spawns weeks of headlines (and a flash mob)
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 14, 2010 at 01:05 PM
The big news for Target Corp. this summer might have been the unveiling, after a “decade of wooing, of its... More
A “9/11 Widow” on the Press & Park51
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 8, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Back in May, when the words "Ground Zero mosque" began making headlines, CNN wanted to know: "As a family member... More
Parker Spitzer (Awkward Already)
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 7, 2010 at 04:28 PM
CNN.com today posted this promo in which Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer pretend to argue over the name of their... More
AP: Election 2010 is “Bursting With Money”
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 7, 2010 at 03:56 PM
The AP today lays out evidence that "politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry,"... More
Congress and “Corporate-Financed Philanthropy”
How politicians (and companies) do well by doing good
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 7, 2010 at 01:23 PM
In yesterday's New York Times, Eric Lipton described how some members of Congress are able to “run something akin to... More
Reflections of an Iraqi Journalist
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 7, 2010 at 01:03 PM
Here's Faris al-Qaisi, a 47-year-old Iraqi cameraman for AP Television News, reflecting on "what it has been like to live... More
NYT Advances Oval Office Gets New Rug, Chairs Story
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 2, 2010 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times today publishes its third piece on the recent "subtle redo" of the Oval Office. There was,... More
On Palin (“Off The Record?”)
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 1, 2010 at 04:58 PM
Some excerpts from Michael Joseph Gross's, er, unflattering Vanity Fair piece on Sarah Palin -- a piece that brought Politico's... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
