Years the Harper’s Index has existed: 25

By Megan Garber   Feb 16, 2009 at 08:38 AM

Happy Birthday, Harper's Index! Lewis Lapham's widely-emulated-but-never-fully-replicated index--based on the (correct) assumption that “numbers can be made to tell as... More

“You Have the Press Pass to My Heart,” and Other Journalistic Love Notes

By Megan Garber   Feb 13, 2009 at 05:37 PM

Hey, journos! Happy Valentine's Day (Eve)! If you're in need of a date for tomorrow night--and if you have no... More

“How did my iPhone get so sticky?”

…and other observations from NYC’s Twestival

By Megan Garber   Feb 13, 2009 at 05:36 PM

To clarify: a Twestival is not a Tweetup. There's a sentence I never expected to write. But the clarification is... More

“How did my iPhone get so sticky?”

…and other observations from NYC’s Twestival

By Megan Garber   Feb 13, 2009 at 05:35 PM

To clarify: a Twestival is not a Tweet-Up. Yeah. There's a sentence I never expected to write. But the clarification... More

The Twitter of the Shrew. No, Seriously.

By Megan Garber   Feb 13, 2009 at 08:39 AM

Hey, did you hear that sound? That dull, rumbling-but-kinda-squeaky noise, echoing and mournful and punctuated with a gaping groan? If... More

Baby Got Beck

By Megan Garber   Feb 13, 2009 at 08:26 AM

Happy Friday, everyone! So, below, Stephen Colbert takes on Glen Beck's new Fox show in a doozy of a satire... More

And from the Best of Twitter…

By Megan Garber   Feb 12, 2009 at 11:03 AM

...to the worst. More

Get Shorties

By Megan Garber   Feb 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM

Ah, awards season. If you're a Hollywood celebrity, February is generally a high holy month in which you: spray-tan/crash diet/consult... More

Outing: Proposed Micropayment Models “Point to Doom”

By Megan Garber   Feb 9, 2009 at 12:28 PM

The latest from new media guru Steve Outing's Twitter feed: "Isaacson, Brill, Mutter, et al. Tired arguments on failed micropayments... More

Twitter: The Dharma Initiative Edition

By Megan Garber   Feb 9, 2009 at 12:03 PM

So here's an email I wasn't prepared to receive last night: Hi, Megan Garber (megangarber). Dalai Lama (OHHDL) is now... More

Newspapers: “the iPods of 1690”

By Megan Garber   Feb 6, 2009 at 04:54 PM

Ken Paulson, ex-USA Today editor, imagines a world in which newspapers came after the Internet, rather than the other way... More

Heds and Tails

By Megan Garber   Feb 6, 2009 at 04:47 PM

Say what you will about the content of the column; Charles Krauthammer's WaPo op-ed today has an undeniably phenomenal headline. More

Gibbs: 1; Transparency: 0

By Megan Garber   Feb 6, 2009 at 04:36 PM

Not cool, Mr. Gibbs. Witness the following exchange between President Obama's press secretary and ABC's Jake Tapper. Then recall the... More

Paper Chase: A Q&A with Randy Siegel

The Newspaper Project leader on why newspapers will endure

By Megan Garber   Feb 6, 2009 at 04:15 PM

Monday's New York Times, as well as around 400 other newspapers and magazines, featured a full-page ad, its lettering yellow... More

“I Use It as Makeshift Kitty Litter!”

By Megan Garber   Feb 6, 2009 at 03:31 PM

For those of you who, like us, firmly believe that the term "Weekender" is a). incredibly annoying, b). appropriate as... More