And Joe Nocera had a really nice column on former Goldman CEO and Democratic politician Jon Corzine and how he bankrupted MF Global and almost walked away with $12 million.
We found out today that the reason Corzine didn’t get his cash is potential acquirers backed off after discovering that MF Global may have improperly used nearly a billion dollars of clients’ money. That’s one to watch.
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
What was James Rosen thinking?
How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
"This is the Peter Wallison/AEI/right-wing media take on the crisis and it’s flat false, as most bankers will tell you. About the kindest thing you can say about it is that it’s ignorant."
Unfortunately, Gretchen Mortgenson via David Brooks, George Will, et al have given this bit of slander new life.
It's too bad cjr can't do an interview with Gretchen (or an expert like Bethany McLane) she can clarify what she meant and, if necessary, confront her on her misperceptions.
#1 Posted by Thimbles, CJR on Wed 2 Nov 2011 at 01:55 PM