Behind the News
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
Pasadena publisher launches a system for outsourcing local news
“I’m looking for individuals I can pay a lower rate to do a lot of work,” says Journtent founder James Macpherson
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 27, 2012 at 02:47 PM
A publisher in Pasadena, CA, who said he received death threats when he started hiring workers in India to write... More
Zenawi’s legacy and the future of free press in Ethiopia
The architect of press-squelching laws is gone, but his policies seem to be thriving
By Mohammed Ademo Aug 25, 2012 at 04:08 PM
Ethiopia’s new rulers waited just one day after the death of dictator Meles Zenawi was announced to confirm that little... More
Fake military news site gains traction
The Duffel Blog is becoming a satirical support source for soldiers
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 23, 2012 at 03:00 PM
When a former Marine started writing Onion-style stories on the satirical military news site he launched in March, he had... More
Pomp and circumstance: How do Americans see the Brits?
Two American correspondents tell how they explain British idiosyncrasies
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM
It took the Olympics to prove it: Britain might as well be Middle Earth to most Americans. Only that could... More
The latest on Slatest
Slate’s news aggregation blog’s revamp goes for quality over quantity
By Sara Morrison Aug 21, 2012 at 11:15 AM
There’s a new Slatest in town: the third version of Slatest, Slate's aggregated news blog, launched Monday. Though some Slatest... More
Stories I’d like to see
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
Local news sites form new trade association
“We are the future” says LION chairman Dylan Smith
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 20, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Next month, at the annual Block by Block conference for local news sites, around 100 independent publishers will celebrate... More
Profits vs. patients: The Tampa Bay Times complicates a story
The truth in medical disputes can be hard to find
By Trudy Lieberman Aug 20, 2012 at 11:32 AM
The Tampa Bay Times, formerly known as The St. Petersburg Times, deserves a shout-out for jumping on the local angle... More
The Red and Black debacle
An alumna of the University of Georgia’s student paper weighs in on the battle between student editors and the board
By Andria Krewson Aug 19, 2012 at 07:40 AM
Mid-week at the University of Georgia at Athens, where I went to undergraduate journalism school, a group of top editors... More
When hospital profits clash with patient care: an investigation
The Times exposes questionable care at HCA hospitals
By Trudy Lieberman Aug 17, 2012 at 11:24 AM
This week The New York Times concluded a rare look at the inner workings of the country’s biggest for-profit hospital... More
Standards and double standards
The New York Times lets some swears slide, but not others
By Sara Morrison Aug 16, 2012 at 06:38 PM
In March 2009, B (who prefers to remain anonymous) found that her social media feeds were inundated with updates from... More
In NYT’s search for transformation, Thompson a surprising choice
“If Thompson manages more than failure, it will, in some ways, be an astonishing achievement”
By Emily Bell Aug 16, 2012 at 05:48 PM
Is Mark Thompson the right person to be chief executive of The New York Times? The cynical might note that,... More
Thompson has digital cred but faces challenges at NYT
The former BBC director general was hired to guide the Times to a cross-platform future
By Hazel Sheffield Aug 16, 2012 at 04:45 PM
On Tuesday, The New York Times named Mark Thompson, the outgoing director general of the BBC, as its new chief... More
Straight news from the citizens of Syria
How reporters sort, organize—and verify—a flood of information from a chaotic civil war
By James Miller and Matt Sienkiewicz Aug 16, 2012 at 03:37 PM
On June 5th, the never-ending Twitter discussion on #Syria moved in a shocking new direction. According to numerous accounts, violence... 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”
Barack Obama: ‘those old times aren’t coming back’
“It used to be there were local newspapers everywhere. If you wanted to be a journalist, you could really make a good living working for your hometown paper”
The Guardian’s editor opens up on Reddit
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, answered questions in an Ask Me Anything
The (almost) lost speech of Justice Anthony Kennedy
How his insightful remarks about the Constitution inadvertently make the case for a Supreme Court “media pool”
Fox News sues TVEyes for copyright infringement
Says subscription service sells access to its content without permission nor compensation
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.
