by Katie Rolnick on Nov 21, 2009
The Pros and Cons of Government-Subsidized Journalism: New Media Critics Weigh In
When it comes to new media, I often look to Steve Buttry, Information Content Conductor for Gazette Communications in Cedar...
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by Molika Ashford on Nov 20, 2009
On The Media Talks to Health News Review About Why They Quit Rating TV Health News
If we can’t always trust health news (especially TV health news), at least it’s nice to know that media watchdogs...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 19, 2009
British Free Speech Organizations Publish Suggestions for Reforming UK Libel Law
On November 10, two British freedom of expression organizations--the Index on Censorship (IOC) and English PEN--released a report recommending a...
by Katie Rolnick on Nov 18, 2009
New York Times Incorrectly Describes Defense of Marriage Act : Won’t Respond to Requests for Correction
We recently received a tip from a reader pointing us to an error in a New York Times story about...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 17, 2009
CJR Questions Success of Partnership Between NY Times and “Crowdfunding” Site Spot.Us
New York Times story--“Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash” by freelance writer Lindsey Hoshaw--looks like a normal Science...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 16, 2009
Scientology Magazine Now Hiring “Investigative Journalists”
Unemployed journalists, check it out. Want to do enterprising, investigative journalism and get paid for it? Freedom, a magazine published...
by Katie Rolnick on Nov 15, 2009
Launch of Non-Profit New Outlet, The Texas Tribune, Opens Conversation About Ethics Issues
In response to failing economic models, some pioneering newsmakers are coming at the problem from a different angle: non-profit journalism....
by Katie Rolnick on Nov 14, 2009
TechCrunch’s Paul Carr Sparks a Debate About Citizen Journalism about Fort Hood
If Paul Carr meant to start a debate, he succeeded. Over the weekend, Carr, who writes for Techcrunch, penned a...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 14, 2009
MIT Science Journalism Tracker Says African Rift Stories Example of “No News” Reporting
A spate of science coverage last week on a crack in Africa’s Great Rift Valley exemplifies one particular kind of...
by Katie Rolnick on Nov 13, 2009
Is Oscar the Grouch Politically Biased? Sesame Street Has Critics and Defenders
Two years after an episode of Sesame Street first aired, the dregs of controversy are being stirred. And while it...