Victor Pickard on native ads and the new journalism economy A Q&A with the scholar February 27, 2015 By Damaris Colhoun
The Coming News Blackout? April 6, 2007 By Paul McLeary Some news organizations are turning down embeds not because of combat — but because they might get their gear stolen.
The Flint Journal and SonRise: A Twisted Tale April 5, 2007 By Edward B. Colby Pretend, for a moment, that you are a loyal reader of the Flint Journal, a small daily northwest of Detroit. Now consider the following series of items.
EPA Ruling Sets an Ambitious Menu For the Press April 4, 2007 By Curtis Brainard As "triumphant" as Monday’s decision may be for environmentalists, for the press the story is just beginning.
Wolf Goes Free, But Debate He Inspired Continues April 4, 2007 By Christina Hernandez He has been called a blogger, freelance journalist, photographer, political activist and anarchist, but one title Josh Wolf no longer goes by is prisoner.
We’re At War; That’s Front-Page News Every Day April 2, 2007 By Paul McLeary If ever there were a case for journalism to give the people what they need, even if sometimes they say they don’t want it, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are it.
Charting the Connection Between Booze and News March 30, 2007 By Tony Dokoupil In "Depression, Drink and Dissipation," Doug Underwood has produced an extensive new review of the psycho-sexual hang-ups of 187 famous "journalist-literary figures."
‘All-Knowing’ News Network Debuts to Mixed Reaction March 29, 2007 By Satta Sarmah The fake news business just got a little bigger.
Amid Death Threats, Blogger Goes Offline March 28, 2007 By Christina Hernandez Kathy Sierra is considering never posting on her blog again because of the severity of threats she’s received online.
The Worrying Case of an Ambitious Afghan Journalist March 27, 2007 By Edward B. Colby An Afghan journalist was kidnapped by the Taliban twenty-two days ago. What happened to him?
Navy, Meet Fact Checkers; Fact Checkers, Meet Timely Queries March 26, 2007 By Paul McLeary A New York Times Magazine piece dropped the ball when it came time to fact-check some of the claims one of its subjects made.
After Four Years, the U.S. Military is Still Learning How to Manage the Media in Iraq March 23, 2007 By Paul McLeary A look inside the working conditions of an embedded journalist in Iraq.
As Gore Looks to Future, Networks Stuck in Everyday Politics March 22, 2007 By Edward B. Colby Gore’s message of what could be done on global warming was almost completely lost on the big three’s evening news programs last night.
Writing About, and Through, Cancer March 19, 2007 By Satta Sarmah Newsday reporter Lauren Terrazzano on how she writes her weekly column “Life, With Cancer,” and how the media usually portrays the disease.
(not) WANTED: Careerist Journalists for a New Epoch March 16, 2007 By Tony Dokoupil A new PEJ study looks at the future of journalism.
Globe Manufactures New Summers ‘Controversy’ March 16, 2007 By Edward B. Colby Is a public figure with a lot of baggage in his past doomed to be haunted by "controversy" wherever he goes?