Recommended reading: From foreign media to masters of the craft
Honing one's craft is aided by learning from the masters -- and others' missteps.
Campaign 2008 Newspaper Endorsements
Every campaign season, publishers and editorial boards decide which candidate gets their vote -- followed by telling their readers to vote for the same. Click the links for round-ups of the candidates' thumbs-up from publications in the presidential primaries. (NOTE: Most newspapers at this stage endorse one Democrat and one Republican, but a few only pick one.)
Every campaign season, publishers and editorial boards decide which candidate gets their vote -- followed by telling their readers to vote for the same. Click the links for round-ups of the candidates' thumbs-up from publications in the presidential primaries. (NOTE: Most newspapers at this stage endorse one Democrat and one Republican, but a few only pick one.)
Top 10 News Stories of 2007
The top news stories in any year are the ones which grab the most attention -- of both readers and editors. They may not be the deepest or, in the end, most important in terms of the state of humankind, but they demonstrate which events really make us stand up and take notice (for better or worse). These are the movers and shakers that made the headlines sing in 2007.
The top news stories in any year are the ones which grab the most attention -- of both readers and editors. They may not be the deepest or, in the end, most important in terms of the state of humankind, but they demonstrate which events really make us stand up and take notice (for better or worse). These are the movers and shakers that made the headlines sing in 2007.
Early American Journalism
In 1690, the first American newspaper, Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick, was published. That launched American journalism, with a taste for sensationalism, war between competitor publications, and scoops aplenty.
In 1690, the first American newspaper, Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick, was published. That launched American journalism, with a taste for sensationalism, war between competitor publications, and scoops aplenty.
America's First Newspaper
When and how did colonial Americans begin to get their daily dose of news?
When and how did colonial Americans begin to get their daily dose of news?
Covering Disasters - When Stories Unfold in Your Neighborhood
Media outlets often rely on citizen footage and reports in the wake of natural disasters and similar events.
Media outlets often rely on citizen footage and reports in the wake of natural disasters and similar events.
Get Your Press Releases Noticed
How to get your story or event noticed when pitching a news organization.
How to get your story or event noticed when pitching a news organization.
News Satire Sites
These outlets whip up all the news that's fit to mock.
These outlets whip up all the news that's fit to mock.
The Arab-language media
Check out how these organizations cover their world
Check out how these organizations cover their world
Independent Media Center
A collaboration of independent international journalists committed to covering alternative and far-left events, founded in 1999 to cover World Trade Organization protests in Seattle.
A collaboration of independent international journalists committed to covering alternative and far-left events, founded in 1999 to cover World Trade Organization protests in Seattle.