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Next FCC chairman will impact journalism
Why journalists should care who succeeds Julius Genachowski
By Tracie Powell Apr 4, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced last month that he was stepping down, and journalism advocates have since been... More
For mugshots, privacy v. public interest
Reporters are fighting recent restrictions on releasing federal mugshots
By Tracie Powell Mar 20, 2013 at 02:48 PM
Open records advocates, including the nonprofit Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, are working to get congressional support to... More
Hiring at Al Jazeera America: 18,000 applicants for 170 jobs
The company’s executive director of international operations gives a peek into the network’s new cred among Americans
By Tracie Powell Mar 12, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Up until a few short years ago, when recruiters with Al Jazeera attended American journalism job fairs, hardly anyone seemed... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
