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With Analysis, Anything Is Possible
We know “speculation” is a powerful force capable of many things (attracting anonymice and influencing journalists, for example) — but, merging companies?
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 17, 2006 at 09:26 AM
The sub-hed on a story this week in the Chicago Tribune about potential upcoming consolidation in the airline industry reads... More
News Flash: Some People Want to Be Rich
A USA Today story about being rich proves once again that August really is a slow news month.
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 16, 2006 at 10:28 AM
Though August has a reputation for being a quiet news month, "the truth is it has never been true," Rome... More
Neil Vigdor on Joe Lieberman and Living in Greenwich on a Reporter’s Salary
The politics reporter for Greenwich Time and The (Stamford) Advocate discusses covering the Connecticut Senate race and the impact of blogs.
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 11, 2006 at 04:55 PM
Neil Vigdor covers Connecticut politics for Greenwich Time and The (Stamford) Advocate, sister daily newspapers owned by Tribune Publishing Co.... More
Code Red, Fear-Mongering and Fat Babies
It’s business as usual in the blogosphere, where the punching bags du jour include the media, politicians and fellow bloggers.
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 10, 2006 at 02:37 PM
Today's punching bags in the blogosphere? The media. Politicians. Fellow bloggers. In other words, business as usual. Nathan Goulding of... More
Lamont Wins, and the Breast-Beating Begins
Bloggers celebrate Ned Lamont’s victory in the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut and suggest the media have joined Joe Lieberman in Loserville.
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 9, 2006 at 01:56 PM
Ned Lamont has won the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut. Joining Lamont in a victory dance? Some bloggers. And joining... More
Contemplating Hell … Heaven … And the End of the War on Terror
Life in hell, thoughts on heaven, and what President Bush has on his nightstand and in his dressing room.
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 8, 2006 at 02:07 PM
One man's life "in hell." One man's thoughts on heaven. These and other goodies in this week's newsmagazines. First, the... More
It’s Gonna Be a Long Morning
Would it be too much to ask that morning news shows use some news judgment when it comes to placement given and time spent covering Mel Gibson’s DUI arrest? Of course it’s too much to ask.
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 2, 2006 at 01:25 PM
On all three major networks yesterday morning, the news stories that kicked off the seven o'clock hour were, not necessarily... More
Trend-Hunters Scooped on Hunting Trend
The New York Times Styles section gets beaten on some cutting-edge trend news from its own back yard.
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 27, 2006 at 03:47 PM
Perhaps it's time for the New York Times once-arch Styles section to consider just running wire copy. Today, while the... More
CNN Discovers … Book of Revelation!
We thought “Could you catch fire during surgery?” was a sensational, scare-mongering TV news segment, but CNN has gone one better: “Developing Story: Is it The End?”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 27, 2006 at 10:48 AM
Not so long ago, we thought "Could you catch fire during surgery?" was a sensational, scare-mongering title for a television... More
Could You Spontaneously Combust During Sex?
Our look at network morning shows over the past few weeks reveals hard-hitting stories about catching fire during surgery, tanning addiction and whether you can trust your “nanny cam.”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 21, 2006 at 11:50 AM
"Could you catch fire during surgery?" This question was actually posed -- and answered -- Thursday morning on ABC's Good... More
Deep Thoughts on Sun, Rain and Bare-legged CEOs
It’s that time of year again, when business reporters remind us how much they have in common with their red carpet-pacing peers from the celebrity rags.
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 14, 2006 at 12:02 PM
It's that time of year again, when business reporters remind us how much they have in common with their red... More
A Reporter Tries to Make Himself Obsolete
Politicians aren’t the only ones hanging on to the blogosphere’s every word these days, in awe of what they see as bloggers’ vast influence and clout. Reporters are doing it, too.
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 12, 2006 at 02:35 PM
Politicians aren't the only ones hanging on to the blogosphere's every word these days, in awe of what they see... More
Jemele Hill on Being Black, Female, Young - and On the Sports Page
The Orlando Sentinel columnist talks about investigative sports reporting, celebrity ride-alongs and about being the only black female sports columnist in America.
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 7, 2006 at 05:14 PM
Jemele Hill Jemele Hill, 30, is a sports columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, where she has worked since February... More
Pondering the Sudden Death of Ken Lay
The death of former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay sparked plenty of blogofication - about the death itself, the White House press secretary’s reaction to it and the media’s treatment of it.
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 6, 2006 at 01:41 PM
The death yesterday of former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay sparked plenty of blogofication -- about the death itself, about the... More
Sibling Rivalry, Guantanamo, Iran and the War on the Press
Time tells us “How Your Siblings Make You Who You Are,” while The New Yorker looks at offensives against both Iran and the media.
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 5, 2006 at 01:30 PM
You are no doubt still thumbing through last week's ad-thick double issues of Newsweek, New York and U.S. News.... 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 (18)
The completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
