Victor Pickard on native ads and the new journalism economy A Q&A with the scholar February 27, 2015 By Damaris Colhoun
The Importance Of “Seeing” The War February 3, 2007 By Gal Beckerman In our estimation it was the closest we have gotten, via journalism, to the troops in battle in recent memory. You could feel their helplessness.
Bloggers Enraged By Times Images of Soldier’s Death February 1, 2007 By Satta Sarmah The paper’s coverage of a dying American soldier is sparking outrage from his family, the Army, and Web scribes.
A Newspaper Industry Casualty You May Have Missed February 1, 2007 By Edward B. Colby Out in the desolate southwestern corner of New Mexico, a small newspaper in a small desert town died today.
Michael Gordon’s Molehill Becomes A Mountain January 30, 2007 By Paul McLeary When can reporters speak — and about what topics — without fear of being admonished by their employers?
Bloggers Distressed Over Globe‘s Pullback From World January 29, 2007 By Dan Goldberg The Boston broadsheet announces that it will close its last three foreign bureaus, leaving bloggers feeling relatively unified that the move is a great loss.
How Does GMA Love YouTube? Let Us Count The Ways January 26, 2007 By Liz Cox Barrett Some television news producers are falling in love with the free — if decidedly unnewsworthy — content on the Web.
NYT’s Story Speaks Volumes About Iraqi Army January 25, 2007 By Paul McLeary Two embedded reporters get to the heart of the issue.
In Memoriam: Hrant Dink (1954-2007) January 25, 2007 By Alia Malek A Turkish free speech advocate is killed, but hope hasn’t died with him.
A Girl’s Got the Gavel! But What’s She Wearing? January 24, 2007 By Liz Cox Barrett Despite being an accomplished, powerful woman, some members of the press still can’t get over the fact that she’s, you know, a girl.
The Fine Line Between Hype and News January 23, 2007 By Christina Hernandez The New York Post criticizes, while its own house is hardly in order.
The (D)evolution Of a Story January 22, 2007 By Paul McLeary Was the flap over the AP’s source in a recent story behind some changes in a Washington Post story this morning?
Is Technology Ruining Your Morals? January 19, 2007 By Gal Beckerman Two recent articles by Lakshmi Chaudhry and Michael Agger show cultural criticism at its boorish, insipid worst.
To NYT and CBS, All Single Women Look Like Carrie and Angie January 17, 2007 By Gal Beckerman The New York Times serves up another lazy “trend” story by slapping together a few anecdotes, buffered by a minor statistic, and presenting it as important news. CBS mindlessly follows.
The Perils of Compassion Fatigue January 17, 2007 By Liz Cox Barrett Can reporters cover the daily grind of death and destruction in Iraq with an unwavering urgency, while not falling into a war-as-entertainment approach?
Reporting (and Blogging) Across the Pond January 17, 2007 By Dan Goldberg There are some very real differences in the practice of journalism between the United States and the U.K. — a fact not lost on the bloggers.