Exit Interview – FCC ya later! May 1, 2013 By Michael Canyon Meyer Julius Genachowski delivers his stump speech on four years at the FCC
Brief encounters May 1, 2013 By James Boylan Short reviews of Fighting for the Press and America 1933
‘Minority’ rules May 1, 2013 By Brendan Fitzgerald In case you missed it: a recap of our Newseum panel on race, class, and social mobility
It doesn’t add up May 1, 2013 By Beryl Lieff Benderly A science writer questions the conventional wisdom of US-born STEM workers
Turn on, log in, opt out? May 1, 2013 By Lauren Kirchner Morozov, Lanier, and others consider the future of the Internet
Home truths May 1, 2013 By James Marcus For the essayist Albert Murray, the South was a state of mind
Darts & Laurels May 1, 2013 By The Editors The Phoenix‘s ashes, Weil’s catch, the WSJ’s ‘experts,’ etc.
That’s incredible May 1, 2013 By The Editors How students at one California high school are learning to discern what is (and isn’t) news
Cause and affect May 1, 2013 By The Editors DoSomething.org’s surveys of teens suggest that the voters of tomorrow do actually care about current affairs
Old news May 1, 2013 By Ben Adler and Jerry Adler The journalism business has been evolving for years, if not quite as cataclysmically as it is now. Ben Adler is a 31-year-old freelance writer; his father, Jerry Adler, 63, had a long, distinguished career at Newsweek. Here are highlights of a recent Gchat about their media consumption.
Streams of consciousness May 1, 2013 By Ben Adler Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
The back page May 1, 2013 By Jeffrey Robinson A feature writer at the erstwhile International Herald Tribune remembers the glory days, when presses were on the premises and the paper left ink on your hands
‘See you on the other side’ May 1, 2013 By Sara Morrison Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
Sticking with the truth May 1, 2013 By Curtis Brainard How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch May 1, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register–and the newspaper industry?
Empty calories May 1, 2013 By The Editors To feed young minds, let’s add some nutrition to social media