A new president means a new challenge for the press

The Obamas are getting a puppy. And already, the questions are flying. Obama made the announcement during his victory speech last night, saying, “Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House,” but surprisingly “he did not go into details […]

The networks’ high-tech tricks disappoint on election night

Whenever I remember to read Good magazine, I’m always happy that I found my way there. Today’s foraging found two interesting, intelligent stories on the blogs. First, a reflection on the role of cities in America’s economic landscape: Most Americans simply don’t understand the role that cities play in their own economic well-being. Citified swells […]

Will The Christian Science Monitor’s new model save the rest of journalism? No.

Last night on Fresh Air, Jonah Goldman of the National Campaign for Fair Elections offered a not-so-new, not-so-radical, duh-in-a-good-way idea about how reduce voter registration fraud: Universal registration for all citizens. There is no reason why we have to leave it to these community groups to do a lot of the great work that they […]

The New York Times writes the history of the McCain campaign

Jeff Zeleny’s work-in-progress buddy-picture screenplay, working title “Bam and Ax Take Washington,” opens with a phone call. The senator calls before bedtime. The cellphone in David Axelrod’s shirt pocket comes to life, sometimes before midnight, sometimes after. If the ring tone is “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Stevie Wonder, he steps away from the […]

Writing in the Miami Herald op-ed page today, Washington and Lee University’s journalism ethics professor Edward Wasserman calls for reporters to cut beyond the noise of Bradley effect coverage, and tackle head-on the impact of race on this election. Sure, his own racial identity will influence voting. Black voters support him with near unanimity, while […]

Here are two things I love: 1) John Hodgman, of the “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” ads, also of the “Daily Show,” of “This American Life”, formerly of The New York Times Magazine and formerly of the forever-on-hiatus Little Gray Book reading series. 2) TED Talks, of the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference series. […]