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Apples and oranges on Google and publishers
Print performance is bad enough without putting a thumb on the scale
By Ryan Chittum Nov 14, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Slate tells us that "Google ad revenue tops entire US print media industry" in the first six months of the... More
Audit Notes: China slows, Romney’s taxes, copyright
Inventories pile up, posing another threat to the global economy
By Ryan Chittum Aug 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The New York Times looks at a glut of goods clogging up Chinese warehouses—an ominous sign for the global economy:... More
Audit Notes: Different than you and me, Google as utility
Political discourse disproportionately follows the whims of the wealthy
By Ryan Chittum Mar 25, 2013 at 06:50 AM
The Los Angeles Times runs a fascinating op-ed by Benjamin I. Page and Larry M. Bartels on the policy preferences... More
Audit Notes: Economic Headwinds, Refinancing, Google’s Dominance
By Ryan Chittum Sep 19, 2011 at 07:25 PM
Crain's New York Business's Aaron Elstein takes a good look anecdotes at the headwinds New York's economy is facing from... More
Audit Notes: Google moves on copyright, The Daily Shoe, Olympics
As its business interest aligns with content producers
By Ryan Chittum Aug 10, 2012 at 09:28 PM
Google will finally begin to penalize pirate sites in its search algorithm. What took so long? The Wall Street Journal... More
Audit Notes: Google v. Groupon, BofA Deal, The 99ers
By Ryan Chittum Jan 4, 2011 at 11:31 PM
The Wall Street Journal's Shira Ovide writes that Google, spurned by Groupon despite its stunning $6 billion offer for the... More
Audit Notes: Google’s stonewalling, Moody’s spin clinic, USDA mortgages
An NYT story on how the company tried to stymie investigators of its Street View program
By Ryan Chittum May 30, 2012 at 09:48 PM
This New York Times story is a few days old, but worth flagging. The paper reports on Google's roguish reaction... More
Audit Notes: HBGary Federal, Jeff Sachs Goes Off, Gaming Google
By Ryan Chittum Feb 15, 2011 at 06:10 PM
ArsTechnica has a great ticktock on how the HBGary Federal scandal broke open, recounting how its CEO got into a... More
Audit Notes: Risky Business, Two Economies, Google and Monopoly
By Ryan Chittum Dec 13, 2010 at 08:17 PM
The New York Times is good to keep an eye on signs of a return of risky lending. Today it... More
German bill would charge for aggregation
The potential law would provide content creators with a portion of the profits search engines make by aggregating them
By Alison Langley Jan 16, 2013 at 12:38 PM
News aggregators and search engines in Germany will be required to pay publishers a fee for using their content—even snippets,... More
Get a Life (Beyond the Web)
Science writers struggle with time management
By Cristine Russell Oct 21, 2011 at 02:32 PM
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA — Freelance science writer Steve Silberman might not be physically addicted to Twitter, but sometimes it seems like... More
Google circumvents Germany’s pay-for-content rule by making news orgs opt in
LSR was passed to help media creators get paid when their work is used in search, but it’s not working out that way
By Alison Langley Jul 12, 2013 at 06:55 AM
Last spring, Google unsuccessfully tried to prevent a German copyright law that would require news aggregators to pay for the... More
Google’s privacy policy scrutinized in Europe
A six-country investigation could have worldwide ramifications
By Alison Langley Apr 17, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Six European countries are stepping up the heat on Google to comply with the continent's strict privacy policies, a year... More
Google’s Search Dominance Comes In Handy for Its Other Businesses
The Wall Street Journal looks at a key competitive issue on the Web.
By Ryan Chittum Dec 13, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Google has a near-monopoly on search in the U.S. It uses that dominant position to boost its other businesses at... More
It’s about the info, not the outlet
Google’s mapped information on Sandy topped anything news organizations offered
By Anna Codrea-Rado Nov 2, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will analyze, interrogate, and explore emerging... More
Lessons for journos in the NSA revelations
Anyone wishing to keep communications private will need to take additional steps to protect them
By Susan McGregor Jun 7, 2013 at 03:35 PM
In the second such revelation in less than a month, on Wednesday the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald released a copy of... More
Pearlstein Takes On Google’s Threat to Competition
By Ryan Chittum Dec 15, 2010 at 04:19 PM
The Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein takes up the Google monopoly case today with an excellent column in The Washington Post.... More
Poor coverage of Google’s Street View scandal settlement
Incomplete accounts make the story more favorable to Mountain View
By Ryan Chittum Mar 15, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Google paid $7 million to 38 states earlier this week to settle its Street View privacy scandal. This was a... More
Stories I’d Like to See
A trove of stories from the Facebook IPO
By Steven Brill Feb 8, 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
The Journal Takes Us Inside the Google Drugs Sting
By Ryan Chittum Jan 25, 2012 at 06:36 PM
The Wall Street Journal has an excellent page-one story today on how federal agents caught Google deliberately breaking the law... 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
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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.
