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Headline of the Day
By Megan Garber Oct 8, 2009 at 12:08 PM
This one comes courtesy of the meme-makers over at Politico: "SECOND LADY ENJOYS WINE, FRIES" Oh, indeed. The Ethos of... More
How to Exempt Torture From FOIA
By Clint Hendler Oct 8, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Say what you will about the wisdom of Joe Lieberman’s attempts to get Congress to pass a special law that... More
“Marines,” Plain and Simple
By Alexandra Fenwick Oct 8, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Today, the big, three-column, above-the-fold statement photo on the front page of every edition of the New York Times makes... More
Do or Die for the Shield Law?
By Clint Hendler Oct 7, 2009 at 06:04 PM
Shortly after 9:30 am tomorrow, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will take their seats in room 226 of the... More
Building a Shrine to Tim Russert, Literally
By Alexandra Fenwick Oct 7, 2009 at 05:39 PM
Remember how your mother always warned you to wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident? Apparently, if you're... More
More Thoughts on McCaughey
By Greg Marx Oct 7, 2009 at 03:20 PM
For those interested in the Betsy McCaughey saga, Andrew Sullivan has a blog post up today, titled “McCaughey and Me,”... More
Another Brick in the Paywall: Economist Edition
By Megan Garber Oct 6, 2009 at 05:29 PM
A week from today, The Economist will begin experimenting with a new paywall system. The magazine's current wall--which provides non-subscribers... More
Washington, D.C., Reality TV Edition
By Alexandra Fenwick Oct 6, 2009 at 05:16 PM
In today's politics and pop culture file, former House Majority Whip Tom DeLay is expected to announce this evening that... More
How to Get on the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’s Enemies List
By Clint Hendler Oct 6, 2009 at 03:53 PM
From Wired: When 22-year-old programmer Aaron Swartz decided last fall to help an open-government activist amass a public and free... More
Fact-checking Saturday Night Live
By Greg Marx Oct 6, 2009 at 03:48 PM
At Politico, Michael Calderone has some fun at the expense of CNN, which took the time to fact-check this week’s... More
Pantry Raid, in Pictures
By Megan Garber Oct 6, 2009 at 03:45 PM
The kitchen is closed. Gawker has, via a tipster, a description of Gourmet's offices after yesterday's closure announcement: By 1pm... More
WaPo’s Twitter Policy, in Action
By Megan Garber Oct 6, 2009 at 03:24 PM
Over at Firedoglake, Marcy Wheeler rounds up a fairly eviscerating collection of Howie Kurtz's tweets from the past six days--as... More
A Vote for ‘Muddling Through’
By Greg Marx Oct 6, 2009 at 01:11 PM
It’s a few days old at this point, but readers interested in the Afghanistan policy debate will want to check... More
Best Political Protest Ever
By Alexandra Fenwick Oct 5, 2009 at 06:49 PM
Teabag Party-ers, 9/12'ers, angry town hall crowds, Cindy Sheehan, Code Pink, G-20 crazies, Greenpeace, protesters everywhere, may I please introduce:... More
Making a Profit While Bankrupting the Store
By Alexandra Fenwick Oct 5, 2009 at 06:40 PM
Here's a riddle. How are mattress factories and newspaper companies alike? This piece on the front page of today's New... More
‘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)
A backgrounder for understanding the storm that hit Moore, Oklahoma
Is the ‘chilling effect’ real?
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113219/doj-seizure-ap-records-raises-question-chilling-effect-real
One year ago four journalists were brutally murdered in the bloodiest attack on the press in Mexico’s drug war. For those left behind the pain — and the threats — continue
50 years of foreign reporting from the NYRB
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.
