Times headline or Zen koan?
From Slate today, a look at some New York Times headlines that double as pieces of metaphysical wisdom. Among the best:
- “Honesty Is the Sole Policy, Except When It’s Not” (Aug. 2)
- “NBC Is Broadcasting Live, Except When It Isn’t” (Aug. 10)
- “Job Hunting Is, and Isn’t, What It Used to Be” (Sept. 26)
- “Dead Language That’s Very Much Alive” (Oct. 6)
Let’s all put one hand together and clap for the article’s author, Jessica Winter.
‘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 New York Times told me to take this down
“If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it”
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters
“[A]s flagrant an assault on civil liberties as anything done by George W. Bush’s administration”
Jay Carney press briefing blues
“Reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the veracity of some answers”
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments
A future where writers can gain wealth through a “freelance economy”
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.
Authors of print articles don't write their own headlines--layout people do. I'm not entirely sure about Slate.
Posted by Luciana on Thu 13 Nov 2008 at 08:36 PM