NYT, LAT, Wires Get the Story in Somalia September 19, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Following an attack on Somalia’s president yesterday, readers of American newspapers could actually find considerable coverage on the bombing this morning.
Tamara Jones on One Extraordinary 9/11 Mother September 15, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The Washington Post feature writer discusses Marilynn Rosenthal, a sociologist who set out on a quest to understand the hijacker who killed her son.
The Sun-Times, and the Lure of Beans September 15, 2006 By Edward B. Colby "CVS spices up the drugstore," the Chicago newspaper declared today.
Reporters Jump on Reports from Reporters September 13, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The speculation surrounding Ford Motor Co. this week has been special, to say the least.
Press Considers ‘2nd Run’ for Gore — Er, ‘3rd’ September 12, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The AP brings us a breakthrough report from Australia concerning the political future of a certain former vice president.
ABC Loves Tennis Star, ‘Marketing Engine’ September 8, 2006 By Edward B. Colby In a hyperbolic feature, the network uses an awful lot of superlatives to describe the 19-year-old Russian who sets men’s eyes a-twittering across the globe.
Apple Gets Reporters With Same Old Trick September 7, 2006 By Edward B. Colby In the latest iteration of its foolproof mind game, the company electronically invited journalists to a "special event" in San Francisco, setting off speculative convulsions.
Carl Hartman On One Long Career September 5, 2006 By Edward B. Colby In a belated nod to Labor Day, an interview with the AP’s longest-serving newsman.
Fewer Beacons of Light in Akron September 1, 2006 By Edward B. Colby What is it like when a newsroom suddenly loses a quarter of its staff?
What’s More Important — Plants, or People? August 29, 2006 By Edward B. Colby There’s an immigration crisis brewing in Spain, yet the New York Times sees fit to bury it in a larger piece about biodiversity.
