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Stories I’d like to see
Ad technolology that may threaten newspapers; winners and losers of the fiscal cliff
By Steven Brill Nov 20, 2012 at 02:21 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
The clown-show economics of storm-hit utilities, and in search of open primaries
By Steven Brill Nov 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Keeping tabs on the Red Cross; Romney’s transition plans; Obama’s next book
By Steven Brill Nov 6, 2012 at 10:35 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Hurricanes and utilities, keeping Time, and delving into the bureaucracy
By Steven Brill Oct 30, 2012 at 11:05 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
New election economy, voter fraud billboards, NY skyscrapers 2.0
By Steven Brill Oct 25, 2012 at 03:00 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Electoral legal minefields, baseball contracts, and airline woes
By Steven Brill Oct 16, 2012 at 03:38 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Hiding the debate rules, a tin cup for wounded vets, and the Bear Stearns legacy
By Steven Brill Oct 10, 2012 at 11:30 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Tales of a TARP built to benefit bankers, and waiting for CEOs to pay the price
By Steven Brill Oct 2, 2012 at 11:11 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
ProPublica’s prize-winning ways, and more questions about Ryan’s role
By Steven Brill Sep 25, 2012 at 11:03 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
The beef against ABC, and Romney as a debater
By Steven Brill Sep 18, 2012 at 04:58 PM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” columnist, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
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Tracking the battleground wars
By Steven Brill Sep 11, 2012 at 10:50 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Polling the power of campaign lies, security ideas for 9/11′s 11th, stimulus stories
By Steven Brill Sep 5, 2012 at 11:12 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
How would a woman “prove” rape to qualify for Romney’s abortion exception?
By Steven Brill Aug 28, 2012 at 10:52 AM
In the wake of the Todd Akin firestorm, Mitt Romney and a flip-flopping Paul Ryan have emphasized that their anti-choice... More
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Fareed Zakaria’s “mistake”
By Steven Brill Aug 21, 2012 at 10:49 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Questions for Ryan, working for welfare, updates on Olbermann and Facebook
By Steven Brill Aug 14, 2012 at 11:32 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Soaring college costs and the Penn State private plane
By Steven Brill Jul 17, 2012 at 11:05 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Digging deeper on the effects of Obamacare
By Steven Brill Jul 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
A new narrative for Fast and Furious, ICANN’s domain name jackpot
By Steven Brill Jul 3, 2012 at 11:03 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
The tax man who could change the 2012 campaign
By Steven Brill Jun 26, 2012 at 10:56 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More
Stories I’d like to see
Votes and dollar signs, cancer cure-rate claims, present at the euro’s creation
By Steven Brill Jun 19, 2012 at 11:31 AM
In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... 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?
Stop with the Jew-ranking already!
“There are some lists that have helped Jews in the past, including, most notably, Schindler’s, but…”
Please continue pronouncing ‘gif’ any way you please
We are all correct
The New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
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.
