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A Row! (Wasilla Frontiersman v. Times of London)
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 2, 2008 at 11:38 AM
The Times of London's description of Gov. Sarah Palin's hometown (Wasilla, Alaksa): It's a small, unkempt-looking place, defined by a... More
NYT Goes A-1 (x3!) on Palin Pregnancy
By Liz Cox Barrett Sep 2, 2008 at 08:38 AM
The New York Times found three ways to mention, above-the-fold on A1 today, that McCain's running-mate's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.... More
In Other News…
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 26, 2008 at 03:34 PM
Glued to gavel-to-gavel convention coverage on cable news? Then you surely know that Hillary and Chelsea Clinton just did a... More
David Brooks, More Like (Michael) Moore?
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 26, 2008 at 02:42 PM
Quiz: Which of the following is an excerpt from the David Brooks column in today's New York Times and which... More
The “Rift” Raft (Cable’s Convention Downtime Lifesaver)
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 26, 2008 at 11:16 AM
From Fox News's Chris Wallace earlier today during a segment headlined, "Can Clinton Convince Her Supporters to Back Obama?" WALLACE:... More
Michelle Obama 3.0 (“Economic Crisis Look” Michelle!)
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 26, 2008 at 09:55 AM
Back in June, the New York Times (among others) chronicled what it deemed to be Michelle Obama's "image makeover," a... More
In Recognition of Cable News Convention Coverage
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 26, 2008 at 08:47 AM
The award for Least Useful On-Screen Bell or Whistle Unveiled During Convention Coverage by a Cable News Channel goes to...... More
Suffering for The Story in Denver
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 25, 2008 at 02:20 PM
Whoever labors in the least cushy conditions wins...Respect? Legitimacy? That "blue collar" vote?" Something, apparently. Pity the 38 Washington Post... More
Convention Report: I See Something!
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 25, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Wall-to-wall cable convention coverage. It can make even Chuck Todd (MSNBC's "goateed guru") look less-than-sharp. During a David Shuster report... More
Not A Plug for Politico
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 25, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Last week, Vanity Fair polled hair stylists on Whether John McCain Has A Comb-Over ("from certain angles, it looks like... More
If You Build It…
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 25, 2008 at 10:55 AM
You want to attract some reporters? Hang up a sign that says "Spin Room" or "War Room" ("Where We Help... More
Conventions. Why?
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 25, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Why? Why, these conventions? Why 15,000 journalists at these conventions? What are we doing? What is this all about? This... More
Leave Your Leatherman in D.C.
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 25, 2008 at 09:33 AM
Just received the "List of Prohibited Items for Members of the Media" from the Republican National Convention. Among the items... More
I Can’t Hear the Punditry!
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 25, 2008 at 08:46 AM
Must every cable channel bring us convention coverage from a jam-packed restaurant? What's the thinking here? "Authentic" backdrop complete with... More
RunningOutofSteamStakes
By Liz Cox Barrett Aug 21, 2008 at 08:22 AM
Gail Collins today on the Lieberman-could-be-McCain's-veep-choice buzz: When you have a 71-year-old presidential candidate, it’s particularly important that voters be... 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.
