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By Megan Garber   Jan 26, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Monday afternoon, while perusing posts about libertarian health care plans, the rollout of the Obama administration’s middle-class assistance initiatives, the... More

“The bittersweet chocolate and cab was a match made in heaven.”

By Megan Garber   Jan 25, 2010 at 06:23 PM

Behold, the unholy union of Fawning Political Profile and Fawning Restaurant Review that is Politico Click's dinner with (Napa) California... More

Survey: Majority of Journalists Now Depend on Social Media for Story Research

By Megan Garber   Jan 25, 2010 at 05:13 PM

An overwhelming majority of reporters and editors now depend on social media for their story research, a new survey of... More

BREAKING: President HopeNChange Reads Stuff

By Megan Garber   Jan 25, 2010 at 12:43 PM

A lot--and very, very little--may be said about the lengthy examination of Barack Obama's media influences in today's Washington Post.... More

Knight Puts Contests in Context (and Vice Versa)

By Megan Garber   Jan 21, 2010 at 04:53 PM

The Knight News Challenge may be one of the most exciting new traditions in journalism...but it can also be one... More

Don’t Forget to Tip Your Server…

By Megan Garber   Jan 21, 2010 at 03:49 PM

Facebook gets its own data center in gorgeous Prineville, Oregon. More

Tragedy’s Thousand Words

By Megan Garber   Jan 14, 2010 at 01:32 PM

The past couple of days have produced prose, describing scenes from Haiti, that has been nauseating and heartbreaking in equal... More

“SUPPORT THE JOURNALIST”

Paige Williams reported a story. She financed it herself. She’d love to be paid back.

By Megan Garber   Jan 11, 2010 at 02:48 PM

In 1978, when she was eighteen years old and living, with the rest of the country, through an economic crisis... More

In Which the World Makes Just a Little More Sense

By Megan Garber   Jan 11, 2010 at 01:23 PM

Sarah Palin: beamed up to the mothership. More

Hey, Internet! Journalism’s Financial Crisis is Solved!

By Megan Garber   Jan 8, 2010 at 05:46 PM

We'd considered paywalls. We'd considered foundation support. We'd considered government subsidies. The one news-funding strategy we hadn't considered? Spit-roasted pig.... More

Bailey v. Potter, Facebook Edition

By Megan Garber   Jan 8, 2010 at 03:45 PM

Sometimes we have some fun with HuffPo. But that's not to say that the outlet, in its broader scope, doesn't... More

BREAKING: Ice Cream Tasty; Kittens Cute, Cuddly

By Megan Garber   Jan 8, 2010 at 03:41 PM

Just because it's Friday...behold, per 11 Points, eleven of "the most painfully obvious newspaper articles ever." Including: More

Journalism That Matters Conference—Watch It Live

By Megan Garber   Jan 8, 2010 at 02:24 PM

The Journalism That Matters Conference (official title: "Re-imagining News & Community in the Pacific Northwest") is taking place today and... More

“Walrus Oral Sex: Pleasures Self In Sex Act At Aquarium (VIDEO) (NSFW)”

By Megan Garber   Jan 7, 2010 at 01:26 PM

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McCullough to Head AP’s Social Network Center

By Megan Garber   Jan 7, 2010 at 10:58 AM

Congrats to Lauren McCullough, who's been named AP's Manager of Social Networks and News Engagement at the org's "Nerve Center"... More