Behind the News

Q & A: New America Foundation’s Tom Glaisyer

The NAF’s Media Policy Fellow on crowdsourcing broadcasters’ public files

By Alysia Santo   Mar 20, 2012 at 10:08 PM

In exchange for using the public airwaves for free, broadcast stations are required to serve their local community, a condition... More

Stories I’d Like to See

Examining the insanity defense, MSNBC’s weekend sleaze, and suing OPEC

By Steven Brill   Mar 20, 2012 at 01:17 PM

In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More

Ira Glass’s Casablanca Moment with Mike Daisey

A classy confession doesn’t negate the crime

By Lawrence Pintak   Mar 20, 2012 at 11:08 AM

Over the weekend, as just about anyone with electricity knows by now, the public radio program This American Life fell... More

The Facts of the Mike Daisey Matter

And why they matter

By Christopher Solomon   Mar 19, 2012 at 05:26 PM

It’s been a tough winter for facts, and for those of us who wrangle them for a living. On Friday,... More

Stories I’d Like to See

Afghan justice, Putin’s palace, and the Edwards trial

By Steven Brill   Mar 13, 2012 at 04:00 PM

In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More

News Organizations That Haven’t Learned To Share

The seams in certain outlets’ social sharing strategies

By Justin D. Martin   Mar 7, 2012 at 04:54 PM

The Economist does not let users of its free app share news items via e-mail, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or anything... More

Stories I’d Like to See

A hidden Gulf economy, Romney’s old taxes, and patent wars

By Steven Brill   Mar 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM

In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion,... More

Few Female Bylines in Major Magazines

Losing the count

By Erin Siegal   Mar 6, 2012 at 12:05 PM

It's appropriate that the red, the color of passion and anger, represents the female male slice of the pie in... More

How I Got That Story

Death Metal Angola

By The Editors   Mar 5, 2012 at 11:00 AM

In September 2009, Jeremy Xido, a New York-based filmmaker, went to Angola with a colleague and two hand-held video... More

My Lawyer, Myself

Suing the government for access to info, pro se

By Erin Siegal   Mar 1, 2012 at 02:01 PM

Inside well-funded newsrooms, investigative reporters can usually turn to company lawyers for help with stalled public records requests. But independent... More

Exit James Murdoch

Cracks in the News Corp. castle walls?

By Emily Bell   Feb 29, 2012 at 05:55 PM

James Murdoch’s evacuation from the mess of News International’s UK newspaper business has been in the cards for a long... More

Exit Interview

Whither the wizard of HuffPo?

By Emily Bell   Feb 29, 2012 at 03:45 PM

Paul Berry became the chief technology officer of the Huffington Post in 2007. He developed technical strategies that exploited... More

What’s in My…

David Carr’s powerful backpack

By The Editors   Feb 29, 2012 at 01:20 PM

David Carr, veteran newspaperman and indie-film star (Page One), can’t quite remember the year he started his career at... More

Former Huffington Post CTO Paul Berry: A CJR Podcast

By The Editors   Feb 29, 2012 at 01:00 PM

Paul Berry was the CTO of Huffington Post from April 2007 through December 2011. He is currently the founder and... More