Culled from CJR’s own stories, plus the frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the internet, here are your can’t-miss must-reads of the past week:
Female sportscasters are speaking up (NYT) – “[i]n the wake of the recent scandals, women have been driving the story, providing a perspective that their male counterparts simply cannot.”
Why it’s getting harder to report on Syria (CJR) – “There is no substitute for being on the ground, for seeing, living, understanding a story at its core, and relaying that back with the context that it requires.”
Forest Service says media needs photography permit in wilderness areas, alarming First Amendment advocates (Oregonian) – “Under rules being finalized in November, a reporter who met a biologist, wildlife advocate or whistleblower alleging neglect in any of the nation’s 100 million acres of wilderness would first need special approval to shoot photos or videos even on an iPhone.”
Simon & Schuster should come clean about discredited Monroe/DiMaggio book (CJR) – “It is bothersome to me and my family that these made-up, embarrassing quotes are attributed to my father. George and dad were great friends of Joe and would never have tarnished his or Marilyn’s reputation.”
White House reportedly demands pool report changes (WaPo) – “Journalists who cover the White House say Obama’s press aides have demanded — and received — changes in press-pool reports before the reports have been disseminated to other journalists.”
How tech reporters can deepen their beat (CJR) – “I think the gap between developers and tech reporters is unsustainable and will damage the public’s ability to understand the technology/IT industry.”
The Editors are the staffers of the Columbia Journalism Review.