Culled from CJR’s own stories, plus the frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the internet, here are your can’t-miss must-reads of the past week:
7 ways Andrew Sullivan changed blogging (CJR) – “I certainly disagreed with Sullivan on many things, but I read most everything he put out there.”
We should all step back from security journalism (Medium) – “It should be made clear, in law, that the tasks security reseachers do to make the net more secure and journalists do to understand and contextualize the truth for the public are not crimes.”
What will happen to The New York Times’ race beat? (CJR) – “It’s a subject that a lot of people are, quite frankly, afraid to deal with, because they feel that they don’t have the expertise, they’re afraid of making a misstep.”
Photojournalism while pregnant (NYT Mag) – “Momentarily forgetting I was pregnant, I jockeyed for a position close enough to capture the initial moments of euphoria, hurling myself into the mix of hundreds of frenzied relatives. As the weight of men started to close in on me, I realized how vulnerable I was and started to panic.”
Venezuela uses US reporter’s photo in tourism campaign (CJR) – The problem? He had just been released from detention.
