Magazine

July / August 2010

Articles

• Cover Story

  A Second Chance How mobile devices can absolve journalism of its original sin: giving away online content

  By Curtis Brainard

• Feature

  The Rise of Private News A niche model can make a lot of money. What are the costs?

  By Chrystia Freeland

• Feature

  Justice for John Conroy John Conroy spent years exposing police torture in Chicago. Now the alleged leader is on trial, and the reporter is laid off.

  By Don Terry

• Feature

  After the Storm What happens to the journalists who get pushed out of their newsrooms?

  By Lisa Anderson

• Feature

  Lone Star Trailblazer Will the Texas Tribune transform Texas journalism?

  By Jake Batsell

• On the Job

  A World of Trouble Who’s a journalist? In today’s war zones, the answer matters.

  By Shahan Mufti

• Feature

  Message Control Is Obama’s White House tighter than Bush’s?

  By Clint Hendler

• Feature

  The Trouble With Experts The Web allows us to question authority in new ways

  By Alissa Quart

Departments

• Darts and Laurels

  Darts and Laurels The diamond thief's tale sounded too good to be true. Turns out it was.

  By Alexandra Fenwick

• Short Takes

  Bold Move Gannett makes a surprising venture into the online world

  By Janet Paskin

• Short Takes

  Is the End Nigh? A libel reform campaign makes great strides in Great Britain

  By Clint Hendler

• Editorial

  Shield Abuse A bogus argument stretches a good law to the breaking point

  By The Editors

Ideas & Reviews

• Review

  American Soldiers Think you know them? Sebastian Junger suggests you have no idea.

  By Tom Bissell

• Second Read

  The Ordinary Jungle A not-so-awed explorer who was unafraid to say so

  By Justin Peters

• The Research Report

  Philadelphia Story A study in the City of Brotherly Love suggests what's been lost, and what can be gained

  By Michael Schudson and Julia Sonnevend

• Review

  Brief Encounters Short reviews of a classic novel about journalism and a biography of a pioneering female reporter

  By James Boylan

• Review

  Around the Bend A new book charts Commentary’s slide into irrelevance

  By Ethan Porter

• Review

  Memoirs of a Pugilist Hitchens in light and shade

  By Scott Sherman

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