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Yes, He Does
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 30, 2008 at 09:20 AM
This, from today's Wall Street Journal, struck me as (unintentionally) funny: "Claiborne's CEO Crams Into Coach to Cut Costs" And... More
Governor, Grandmother
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 29, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, is born. People Magazine, according to MSNBC, has won the bidding war... More
Kennedy (Huffs)
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 29, 2008 at 08:53 PM
Did you read that Caroline Kennedy article in yesterday's New York Times, based on an interview the Times's Nicholas Confessore... More
Best of 2008: Liz Cox Barrett’s Picks
Barrett picks her top stories from 2008
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 26, 2008 at 05:18 PM
1) Media's Mixed Nuts I personally enjoyed cataloging how reporters handled Jesse Jackson's open mic moment. So prudish. Also, I... More
Some Things Borrowed
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 23, 2008 at 12:47 PM
For a 2007 New Yorker piece exploring how Picasso borrowed from Rembrandt, did Simon Schama borrow too much from an... More
“Beach Body”
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 23, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Perhaps you've seen, in some form, this image? Politico has the background on who shot it (not a member of... More
Morning Joe’s Three “No’s”
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 23, 2008 at 09:57 AM
Howard Kurtz profiles Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC's Morning Joe, revealing that Brzezinski and cable go back a long time (before... More
CPJ: Iraq Still “Deadliest Nation For Press”
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 23, 2008 at 09:25 AM
Forty-one journalists were killed worldwide "in direct connection to their work" in 2008, according to The Committee to Protect Journalists.... More
Schieffer’s “Facelift Gone Wacko…”
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 22, 2008 at 04:45 PM
...is actually just "dental work," as he explained, in rhymes, on Face The Nation yesterday, h/t, FishbowlDC. (Is it me?... More
NYT Is Sorry. Again. For Botched Kennedy Coverage
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 22, 2008 at 03:50 PM
Another day, another "Editor's Note" in the New York Times prompted by rushed ClintonSenateSeatStakes (Caroline Kennedy) coverage. On December 10,... More
Obamas-In-Hawaii Headlines
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 22, 2008 at 03:11 PM
A look at some of the Obamas-Vacation-in-Hawaii headlines so far (keeping in mind Charlie LeDuff's "don't be boring" mantra): ABC... More
Labash on LeDuff
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 22, 2008 at 01:03 PM
Matt Labash profiles Detroit ("the city where the sirens never sleep") for the Weekly Standard, a profile in which Charlie... More
Just Dance
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 22, 2008 at 12:23 PM
23/6 describes its "danceable symphony of graphics and noises entirely constructed from every single cable news sound effect or theme... More
AP: Michelle Obama’s “Hairstyles Probably Will Be Scrutinized”
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 22, 2008 at 12:11 PM
What makes you think so, Associated Press? (And, are you implying you won't partake?) The AP makes this bold predication... More
Are You On The List(s)?
By Liz Cox Barrett Dec 22, 2008 at 10:34 AM
1) Politico's "Top Ten Media Blunders of 2008" (three of the top five involve MSNBC) 2) E&P's list of "Top... 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?
What to do if you find a baby bird
Expert advice
Inside Google’s secret lab
We might deplore the practice, but posting pictures of our food online is a way to bring everyone to the table
How the ‘World’s 50 Best’ list changed the way elite restaurants do business
“Every time the restaurant switched up its format, it got plenty of accompanying media coverage that let judges know they needed to return to see what was going on”
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.
