Stay the Course The New York Times shouldn't even think about dropping its public editor position. Online Exclusive posted 8/5/09 3:25p.m. > read more By
Rem Rieder
Plotting the Future Former Washington Post editor Larry Roberts will explore how best to showcase investigative projects online in his new role as executive editor of The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. He started work this week. Online Exclusive posted 7/8/09 5:00p.m. > read more By
Lindsay Gsell
Forecasting the Future A Q-and-A with Marc Frons, the New York Times' chief technology officer of digital operations Online Exclusive posted 6/25/09 3:45p.m. > read more By
Katherine King
A Newsosaur Takes to the Web Alan Mutter and his quest to help figure out the future of journalism Online Exclusive posted 6/23/09 3:08p.m. > read more By
Priya Kumar
The Death of Slow Journalism The canceling of this year's Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference is only the latest blow to long-form, story-driven journalism. A veteran narrative journalist looks back at her decades in the trenches and mourns the decline of her métier. Online Exclusive posted 6/8/09 12:09p.m. > read more By
Candy Cooper
A License to Experiment A popular Washington Post columnist moves from writing to heading an innovative multimedia reporting team. Online Exclusive posted 6/4/09 12:32p.m. > read more By
Priya Kumar
Cities Without Newspapers As the economic noose tightens, the notion of big cities without local dailies seems a real possibility. What would the impact be on civic life? And what might emerge to fill the gap?
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Rachel Smolkin
The Twitter Explosion Whether they are reporting about it, finding sources on it or urging viewers, listeners and readers to follow them on it, journalists just can’t seem to get enough of the social networking service. Just how effective is it as a journalism tool?
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Paul Farhi
A Porous Wall As news organizations, in their struggle to survive, blur the line between editorial and advertising, does credibility take a hit?
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Natalie Pompilio
Hunkering Down Despite the massive economic problems plaguing the newspaper business, some journalists refuse to scramble for the lifeboats.
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Beth Macy
Before Deep Throat The FBI director gave me explosive information about Watergate just two months after the break-in, but it never made its way into the New York Times.
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Robert M. Smith
Taking Issue The son of the late FBI Director L. Patrick Gray III disputes the notion that his father tried to leak explosive information about Watergate to a journalist two months after the break-in. Online Exclusive posted 5/28/2009 3:41p.m. > read more By
Ed Gray
Extreme Makeover Local newscasts experiment with new looks and formats in an effort to draw viewers.
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Deborah Potter
Not Dead Yet Despite the gloomy news about newspapers, many smaller dailies still make money.
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John Morton
Drop Cap
The (Sopris) Sun Also Rises Small town Carbondale, Colorado, loses one newspaper only to have residents join together to launch their own.
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MacKenzie Cotters
Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press
By Eric Boehlert
Free Press
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Carl Sessions Stepp
The Beat
Farewell to New Orleans A veteran New York Times correspondent reflects on covering the rebuilding of “an irreplaceable cultural treasure” as he starts a new beat in West Africa.
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Priya Kumar