Must-reads of the week October 17, 2014 By The Editors Newspapers prefer lesbians, a new era of TV-watching begins, and the media changes course on Ebola in America
Al Jazeera America struggles to get off the margins August 20, 2014 By Dean Starkman A quality-first strategy faces huge hurdles
Couch reporters September 30, 2013 By Robert Weintraub The NFL is a made-for-TV-specatcle; it should be covered as such
Invasion of the Job Snatcher September 6, 2013 By Deron Lee As the Missouri media takes up arms against Rick Perry, some facts and context get lost in the fray
And that’s the way it was: April 22, 1994 April 22, 2013 By The Editors Former US President Richard Nixon dies in New York
A laurel to WLTX meteorologist Jim Gandy March 7, 2013 By Corey Hutchins For tackling climate change science in a red state where politics can polarize it
And that’s the way it was: February 25, 1928 February 25, 2013 By The Editors The Federal Radio Commission grants the first commercial television license in the United States
The Muslim Brotherhood’s post-uprising TV station July 25, 2012 By Jared Malsin New since the regime change last year, Misr25 is navigating the line between coverage and advocacy
Audit Notes: Ignoring Libor, Barron’s, rich kids and TV news July 19, 2012 By Ryan Chittum ABC and NBC evening newscasts ignore the huge scandal in its first two weeks
Teletext Lives On in Scandinavia April 17, 2012 By Lauren Kirchner The pre-Internet digital news service shuts down in the UK, but survives in Northern Europe
ESPN Obscures Its Own Role in the Conference Realignment Mess September 22, 2011 By Ryan Chittum The network’s $300 million deal with Texas, at the heart of the news, goes almost unmentioned