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Mo-stess
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 19, 2009 at 02:07 PM
Busy weekend for Maureen Dowd: Column to write; Pigs-in-blankets to heat up... The DC Examiner reports that "nearly all 400"... More
But Will They “Lure” Ratings?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 19, 2009 at 10:23 AM
"Inaugural Week Street 'Newscasts' Lure Onlookers," reports the AP, of the gawkers gathering "to watch network and local television anchor"... More
Government, Uncovered
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 19, 2009 at 09:26 AM
"If the power of journalism is measured by its ability to spark anxiety in government officials, it’s hard to imagine... More
“This Business Was Too Gentlemanly”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 19, 2009 at 09:10 AM
Another New York Times piece on the business of newspapers: USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times,... More
Glossy Mags’ “Journalistic Triple Axel?”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 15, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Salon's Rebecca Traister "scour[ed] periodical racks" and reports back on how "an industry built on a meringue of material aspiration... More
Reuters Evacs Gaza Bureau
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 15, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Per Reuters: An explosion blasted a tower block in the city of Gaza on Thursday that houses the offices of... More
Guess Who’s On “The Rhetoric Beat?”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 15, 2009 at 10:10 AM
David Milibrand, Britain's foreign minister, argues in today's Guardian that "'war on terror' was wrong," that "the phrase gives a... More
Cheney: “Did You See It Coming, Jim? You’re An Expert.”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 15, 2009 at 09:22 AM
I'm watching Jim Lehrer interview Cheney (from last night's NewsHour), and highlights to me, so far, include the moment when... More
Parading Malia And Sasha
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 14, 2009 at 03:55 PM
The XX Factor's Emily Bazelon on Barack Obama's "Open Letter To My Daughters" in the current Parade magazine: Why is... More
Next Up, Media Critics?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 14, 2009 at 02:42 PM
Obama sat down this morning ("there weren't refreshments") with some left-leaning pundits (or lefter-leaning-than-last night), reports Michael Calderone. The group... More
“Media Heavies” and “Hot Nerds”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 14, 2009 at 01:39 PM
From Dana Milbank's "sketch" of Clinton's confirmation hearing yesterday: The questioning of Clinton, who sat at the witness table in... More
Sounds of Silence in Denver
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 14, 2009 at 12:52 PM
“The silence has been deafening in regard to the possible sale of the Rocky Mountain News -- at least officially,”... More
“And Then They Came For Me”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 14, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Read the editorial that Lasantha Wickramatunga, the editor of the Sri Lankan newspaper the Sunday Leader who was killed last... More
Dinner at Will’s
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 14, 2009 at 10:17 AM
HuffPo reports Barack Obama ate dinner at George Will's house last night, along with "several of the nation's most prominent... More
Another A1 Juxtaposition
By Liz Cox Barrett Jan 14, 2009 at 09:18 AM
Back in October, Katia wondered, "Did the New York Times intentionally construct a brilliant juxtaposition of wealth and poverty on... More
#Realtalk: This isn’t another ‘golden age’ for print - But it is one for media
Social media in smaller markets - How three social media managers deal with smaller markets and more local coverage.
A rally for laid-off Sun-Times photogs - A protest Thursday morning drew about 150 picketers to the newspaper’s headquarters
Reporting, or illegal hacking - Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Exchange Watch: California Dreaming - Low healthcare premiums on the West Coast were trumpeted as a big, good-news Obamacare story. But: “Compared to what?”
Things have always been getting worse
Yes, women’s magazines can do serious journalism
In fact, we’ve been doing it for a while
The people who run the American security apparatus are in the overwhelming majority diligent people with a deep concern for civil liberties. But their job is to find creative ways to collect information. And they work within an institution that, because of its secrecy, is fundamentally inimical to democracy and to a free society
Fast Company is hacking the newsroom
Here’s why
Rachel Maddow’s tribute to Michael Hastings
“Michael was angry … he was angry about things that weren’t right in the world. He was angry with war and with loss, and that drove his reporting.”
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.
