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AAAS Announces 2009 Kavli Science Journalism Awards
By Curtis Brainard Nov 10, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Recipients of the 2009 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards were announced this morning. “A radio broadcast on probability told through... More
Study: Only 0.027 Percent of Iranians Use Twitter
By Megan Garber Nov 9, 2009 at 05:19 PM
Remember Iran's "Twitter Revolution"? Seems it may have gone the way of Moldova's. Per Valleywag's Ravi Somaiya--per, in turn, a... More
Sen. Orrin Hatch Kills on Imus, Will Be Here All Week
By Alexandra Fenwick Nov 9, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Sen. Orrin Hatch, Republican from Utah, had some real zingers while talking about the recently passed House health care bill... More
MoDo Jetés the Shark
By Megan Garber Nov 9, 2009 at 11:08 AM
So there's not too much going on in the world right now. The Fort Hood shootings. The House health care... More
Nieman Lab Trains Gaze on NGOs
By Megan Garber Nov 9, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Nieman Lab has launched a series of essays examining the relationship between journalism and...non-governmental organizations. "NGOs and the News: Exploring... More
The Future of Journalism: The Contest!
By Megan Garber Nov 9, 2009 at 10:36 AM
So The Nation--whose John Nichols, along with journalism professor Robert McChesney, is writing a book on the future of news--is... More
SNL Takes on Fox News
By Megan Garber Nov 9, 2009 at 09:03 AM
"In the tank." "'Jack' and 'squat.'" One of Saturday Night Live's trademarks is its ability to take political and cultural... More
Another Reason Not to Rush to Judgment
By Greg Marx Nov 6, 2009 at 04:00 PM
Here’s another reason to be wary about jumping to conclusions about the shooting at Fort Hood: Bill Sparkman. Sparkman is... More
Beltway™ — Eat Fresh!
By Megan Garber Nov 6, 2009 at 03:41 PM
Earlier today, a gaggle of journos engaged in something that's become a right of passage for Fourth Estaters of the... More
Jon Stewart + Glenn Beck = Comedic Joy
By Megan Garber Nov 6, 2009 at 03:00 PM
In which Jon Stewart takes on Glenn Beck: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3... More
The State of Democratic Discourse, Part 952
By Megan Garber Nov 6, 2009 at 01:25 PM
In response to a Kicker post I wrote yesterday evening—which warned against making assumptions about the as-yet-unknown motivations of the... More
Nidal Malik Hasan
By Megan Garber Nov 5, 2009 at 06:15 PM
What’s in a name? Very, very little—particularly when it comes to divining the motivations of the perpetrator of a violent... More
Reservations about Resveratrol
By Terry McDermott Nov 5, 2009 at 04:03 PM
There is in the science press a kind of gene-of-the-month club for disease cures in which scientists discover that promoting... More
Philadelphia Will Do
By Clint Hendler Nov 5, 2009 at 01:43 PM
As insignificant magazine charticles go, New York magazine’s Approval Matrix is fine by me. Each week the editors cobble together... More
The Election’s Meaning Has Never Been Clearer
By Greg Marx Nov 5, 2009 at 09:53 AM
Today’s New York Times: “Democrats to Use Election to Push Agenda in Congress” Today’s Politico: “Election result: Red-state Dems worried,... 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
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
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.
