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AP Articulates Its Intellectual Property Initiative
By Megan Garber Apr 10, 2009 at 03:59 PM
The AP has articulated its new policies on intellectual property. Gauntlet: thrown. More
The Fashion of the Christ
By Megan Garber Apr 10, 2009 at 01:08 PM
New York City's Trinity Church is marking Good Friday in an oh-so-modern way: it's Twittering it. No, seriously. The famous... More
A Moderate-Speed Chase! (Shocker: On Cable!)
By Megan Garber Apr 10, 2009 at 09:44 AM
In Southern California right now, there's a woman driving "erratically" in what looks to be a Honda Element...in reaction to... More
How* to Get a Book Deal! (*If your name is Meghan McCain!)
By Megan Garber Apr 10, 2009 at 09:03 AM
Dear Young Journalists: Is it a dream of yours to write a book? Are you thinking that now might be... More
The Journalists Formerly Known As…
By Megan Garber Apr 6, 2009 at 10:25 PM
What's in a name? Well, if you're ASNE, not the word "newspaper." The professional organization--née, eighty-seven years ago, the American... More
Julius Teaser
By Megan Garber Apr 6, 2009 at 11:51 AM
This Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission will begin crafting its national broadband strategy--a collection of policies aimed, most broadly, at... More
A-Flutter for Satire
By Megan Garber Apr 5, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Twitter is, like, so five seconds ago. In its place, the jokesters over at Slate V are introducing...Flutter, the "nanoblogging"... More
Sturm und Throng
By Megan Garber Apr 3, 2009 at 03:56 PM
Remember the interview that the Newspaper Association of America president John Sturm conducted with Stephen Colbert earlier this week? The... More
Breaking News with Geraldo
By Megan Garber Apr 3, 2009 at 01:58 PM
All three cable networks are currently offering nearly nonstop coverage of the Binghamton, New York shootings. Both CNN and MSNBC... More
Good Will Hunting
By Megan Garber Apr 3, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Attytood's Will Bunch is arguing that philanthropy can save newspapers. But--here's a twist for you--the papers should be the donors,... More
Michelle! OMG, Michelle!
By Megan Garber Apr 3, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Howie Kurtz reports on the Michelle-O-mania currently captivating the American media: President Obama may be grappling with a global economic... More
The Financial Model: Kristof Doesn’t Know, Either
By Megan Garber Apr 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM
In a blog post today, Nick Kristof discusses the speech Boston Globe editor Marty Baron delivered yesterday at the University... More
It Takes Two, Baby…
By Megan Garber Apr 3, 2009 at 11:08 AM
The Washington Post today fronts a weighty investigation--the result of a collaborative effort between the Post's Robert O'Harrow Jr. and... More
(C)able News?
By Megan Garber Apr 3, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Okay, cue the existential crisis. Because I am finding myself, somehow, actually...pleased with cable news's performance this morning. I know.... More
The Forgotten War
By Megan Garber Apr 3, 2009 at 09:55 AM
The Project for Excellence in Journalism released its weekly News Coverage Index--which, among other things, ranks the week's top ten... 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.
