March 2010 |
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An Unlikely Newspaper Hero
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Brian Tierney and the Philadelphia Dailies
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By
Rem Rieder
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Not So Daily
WEB EXCLUSIVE
How has the decision by the Detroit papers to reduce home delivery days played out?
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By
Karen Carmichael
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After the Storm
WEB EXCLUSIVE
At ASNE, editors focus on the future.
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By
Rem Rieder
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The Joke Has Legs
WEB EXCLUSIVE
The triumph of Fake AP Stylebook
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By
Stephanie Gleason
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Facing the Truth-O-Meter
WEB EXCLUSIVE
PolitiFact’s new Florida operation checks out the veracity of local pols’ assertions.
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By
Abby Brownback
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Lost in the Woods
How the mainstream media too often dropped sourcing standards and blindly followed the lead of the tabs and entertainment Web sites during the Tiger Woods extravaganza
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By
Paul Farhi
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Plugging the Gap
As Chicago’s struggling newspapers cut back on coverage, an ambitious news cooperative run by a former Tribune editor and heavily staffed by Trib refugees has emerged to pursue public service journalism. Its
premier client: the New York Times.
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By
Sherry Ricchiardi
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Too Graphic?
American newspapers, often squeamish when it comes to running disturbing images, overcame their inhibitions after the Haitian earthquake. Journalists say powerful, graphic photographs made clear the depth of the tragedy and fostered support for rebuilding the devastated island nation. But to some, the deluge of images of naked corpses and severed body parts was insensitive and dehumanizing.
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By
Arielle Emmett
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Against the Grain
Whether it’s charging for online content, giving away classifieds, engaging in—and winning—a brutally expensive newspaper war with Gannett or doubling down on print when others are fleeing, Walter E. Hussman Jr. has never shied away from the contrarian approach. And that has paid off for him, big time.
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By
Bret Schulte
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A Federal Bailout for Papers?
Asking public officials to come to the rescue of the very news outlets that investigate them
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By
Kevin Klose
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Anything Goes
A flurry of publishing without knowing
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By
Rem Rieder
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Vital but Complementary
While social media played a key role during the earthquake in Haiti, the episode underscored the fact that traditional news outlets remain essential.
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By
Barb Palser
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The YouTube Factor
Should local TV news operations post material on the video behemoth?
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By
Deborah Potter
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A Daunting Look Back
How does my 1993 column on newspapers and technology hold up?
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By
John Morton
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Harnessing Social Media
News outlets are assigning staffers to focus on networking.
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By
Stephanie Gleason
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Investigations with Impact
The Huffington Post Investigative Fund aims to meld classic reporting with the power of the Web.
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By
Karen Carmichael
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New News for Philly?
A plan to strengthen public affairs coverage in the region
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By
Abby Brownback
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Pulitzer’s Lessons for Today’s Journalism
Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power
By James McGrath Morris
Harper
576 pages; $29.99
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Go Local
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