The Kicker
The Washington Post’s Priorities, Beer Goggles Edition
By Megan Garber Jul 31, 2009 at 11:45 AM
By my count, the people mocked in the latest episode of "Mouthpiece Theater"--the Washington Post Web series starring Dana Milbank... More
“The Coalition of the Swilling,” or, “The Audacity of Hops”
By Megan Garber Jul 31, 2009 at 09:21 AM
Yesterday's so-called "Beer Summit" did not feature: screaming matches; fist fights; heartfelt hugs; apologies. Thus, cable pundits deemed the thing... More
Another One on the Block
By Megan Garber Jul 31, 2009 at 09:14 AM
The latest magazine to be put up for sale? Publisher's Weekly. More
Birthers: Bad for Business?
By Megan Garber Jul 31, 2009 at 09:06 AM
For Lou Dobbs, they may be, anyway. Reports the New York Observer: Mr. Dobbs' first began reporting on Obama birth... More
“Sudan ‘Trousers Trial’ Adjourned…”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 29, 2009 at 03:14 PM
...is not a headline from an American news source (if the first word didn't give that away -- Sudan?!-- surely... More
A Seat at the (Picnic) Table For Fox News?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 29, 2009 at 02:08 PM
Is there space for Team Fox & Friends at that presidential picnic table for tomorrow night's "teachable moment" with beer?... More
Like a Prayer
By Megan Garber Jul 29, 2009 at 01:29 PM
It's an anxious time for journalists, to be sure: layoffs and cost-cutting abound, with many media outlets fighting for their... More
If You Hold It, They Will Come
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 29, 2009 at 11:50 AM
I guess the publicly-released 911 tape didn't say it all. "911 caller in Gates case to hold press conference." Well,... More
In My Spare Time? I Scrapbook, Jog, Do a Little Journalism…
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Last month, Time's James Poniewozik imagined a future for journalists in the "literary-fiction/poetry model" whereby "a lucky few, best-selling creative... More
President PYT
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 29, 2009 at 09:45 AM
All that "skittering away from chocolate goodies, as though... a starlet obsessing on a svelte waistline" that Maureen "Gender Twist"... More
Palin and Shatner, on the Beat
By Megan Garber Jul 29, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Because nothing says "Farewell, Sarah" quite like the glorious combination that is William Shatner and Allen Ginsberg... More
Gibbs: “No Formal Agenda Other Than Cold Beer”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 28, 2009 at 04:22 PM
The White House press secretary previewing the president's plans for his August Martha's Vineyard getaway? No. The White House press... More
The Space-Time Continuum Just Ruptured.
By Megan Garber Jul 28, 2009 at 03:17 PM
Behold, the moment has come. A cable commentator--in this case, Shep Smith--has finally managed to pronounce Sonia Sotomayor's name with... More
Health Care Reform “Not A Journalism-Friendly Story,” Part 2
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 28, 2009 at 01:44 PM
Per PEJ, health care-related coverage filled one quarter of last week's newshole! Hold your applause. The fine print (emphasis mine):... More
“Sad Hillary” Coverage
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 28, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Foreign Policy blogger Annie Lowrey describes "How stories about the Secretary of State end up as 'Sad Hillary' anecdrama." Writes... 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)
The completist guide to Star Trek
Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise
The uncomfortable questions not raised by Benghazi
The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions
Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal
A video that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack is being shopped around by a group of Somali men involved in the drug trade
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
The threat of even grander leaks
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.
