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:
Why David Carr is irreplaceable (CJR) – “To know that people err and fall, that it’s their own damn fault, but that flawed human — that is to say, all humans — deserve another shot, is to be a rare sort of journalist an human: an irreplaceable one.”
Why the media will miss Jon Stewart (CJR) – Stewart’s departure from The Daily Show this year, which he announced on air, Tuesday night, will deprive American news consumers of their representative voice, the closest thing to a unified ombudsman that currently exists.
David Carr, a journalist at the center of the sweet spot (The New York Times) –Times film critic A. O. Scott reflects on the passing on colleague and media reporter David Carr: “David was our champion: the best we had and also the one who would go out into the world every week to make the case for what we do. “
How The New York Times works (Popular Mechanics) – The tech magazine takes readers inside how the world’s most ambitious newspaper is produced on a daily basis.
How can a colleague investigate Brian Williams? (CJR) – “It’s hard to challenge the people who sign your paycheck.”
Virginia lawmakers blame the media for forcing them to pass ethics reform (CJR) -“A legislative package that creates an ethics advisory panel, caps gifts at $100, and ends free travel and entertainment appears on its way to passage—but some lawmakers made clear just how unhappy they were to have to take it up.”
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