Journalism Trends
Mistakes in Boston Bombings Coverage Show the Pitfalls of Using Sources
Mistakes in Boston Bombings Coverage Show the Pitfalls of Using Sources
As the 'All-digital" Strategy Fails, Newspapers Return to Print
As the 'All-digital" Strategy Fails, Newspapers Return to Print
Government Seizure of Associated Press Phone Records Sparks Outrage
Government Seizure of Associated Press Phone Records Sparks Outrage
BBC Admits Error in Claiming Race Played Role in Cleveland Kidnappings Coverage
BBC Admits Error in Claiming Race Played Role in Cleveland Kidnappings Coverage
The Top 10 Stories About Journalism and the News Business for 2010
If 2009 was one of the worst years ever for the news business, there was no place to go but up. In 2010 newsroom layoffs slowed and some places even started hiring. No major papers closed, and the so-called called visionaries who once predicted the demise of print journalism were oddly silent. Meanwhile, there were scandals aplenty.
Why the Digital Media Pundits are Wrong - About Lots of Things
Why the Digital Media Pundits are Wrong
Jon Stewart, Media Critic
Jon Stewart, Media Critic
Arianna Huffington and The Huffington Post
Stories About Arianna Huffington and The Huffington Post
When it Comes to Reporting, There's No Substitute for Being There
When it Comes to Reporting, There's No Substitute for Being There
Many 2013 Pulitzer Winners Use Digital Tools to Enhance Storytelling
Many 2013 Pulitzer Winners Use Digital Tools to Enhance Storytelling
For Reporters Covering the Boston Marathon, a Fun Story Quickly Turned Tragic
For Reporters Covering the Boston Marathon, a Fun Story Quickly Turned Tragic
Report Cites Reasons for Optimism in the Newspaper Business
Report Cites Reasons for Optimism in the Newspaper Business
Audiences Abandon News Outlets as Quality of Coverage Declines, Report Finds
Audiences Abandon News Outlets as Quality of Coverage Declines, Report Finds
Outraged Newspapers Say New Rules Will Shackle Press Freedom in Britain
Outraged Newspapers Say New Rules Will Shackle Press Freedom in Britain
British Press Group Rejects Government Regulations, Offers its Own Plan Instead
British Press Group Rejects Government Regulations, Offers its Own Plan Instead
Journalism Group Urges British Prime Minister to Drop New Press Regulations
Journalism Group Urges British Prime Minister to Drop New Press Regulations
Is American Journalism Better - or Worse - Than Ever?
Is American Journalism Better - or Worse - Than Ever?
Why Newspapers Are Still Important
Newspapers - Why Newspapers Are Still Important
Writers Cheer on Digital Destruction as Newspapers Wither and Die
Writers Cheer on Digital Destruction as Newspapers Wither and Die
How China Censors the News Media
China, Censorship, News Media, Journalism
Sunshine Week Highlights the Right to Access Public Records
Sunshine Week Highlights the Right to Access Public Records
If China's New Leader Wants to Shake Things Up, He Should Promote Press Freedom
If China's New Leader Wants to Shake Things Up, He Should Promote Press Freedom
Want to See Why We Need to Save Newspapers? Watch TV News.
Want to See Why We Need to Save Newspapers? Watch TV News.
Former Staffers Claim that Al-Jazeera has Become a Propaganda Mouthpiece
Former Staffers Claim that Al-Jazeera has Become a Propaganda Mouthpiece
Despite What the Tech Geeks Tell Us, Plenty of Young People Prefer Print
Despite What the Tech Geeks Tell Us, Plenty of Young People Prefer Print
Reporters Who Cover the News Business Need to Get the Real Story
Reporters Who Cover the News Business Need to Get the Real Story
Now More Than Ever, the World Needs Good Science Journalism
Now More Than Ever, the World Needs Good Science Journalism
An Old-School Plea: Don't Let the Tech Geeks Dictate Every Aspect of Our Lives
Can Paywalls for News Websites Work?
A Hotly Debated Topic in the News Business
The Basics on Britain's Phone-hacking Scandal
The Basics on Britain's Phone-hacking Scandal
Education, Not Regulation, is What's Needed at Britain's Rowdy Tabloids
Education, Not Regulation, is What's Needed at Britain's Rowdy Tabloids
Six Things We Learned About the News Business in 2012
Six Things we Learned About the News Business in 2012
Ethics Expert Says Leveson is Right to Call for Regulation of British Newspapers
Ethics Expert Says Leveson is Right to Call for Regulation of British Newspapers
Leveson Report Rips British Tabloids, Calls for Greater Oversight of the Press
Leveson Report Rips Brit Tabloids, Calls for Greater Oversight of the Press
When it Came to Election 2012, Fox News Pundits Failed the Network's Viewers
When it Came to Election 2012, Fox News Pundits Failed the Network's Viewers
Reporters Under Fire
In the United States, it's rare for a reporter to have to risk life and limb. But in much of the world, reporters are often thrown in jail, beaten or even killed just for doing their jobs. And the death toll killed is on the rise. Here are stories about such incidents happening around the globe.
Conservative or Liberal, Media Pundits Don't Have as Much Power as You Think
Conservative or Liberal, Media Pundits Don't Have as Much Power as You Think
Will a Victory for One Newspaper in China Mean Less Censorship for All?
Will a Victory for One Newspaper in China Mean Less Censorship for All?
'Risk List' Shows Countries Where Reporters and Press Freedom are Most in Peril
'Risk List' Shows Countries Where Reporters and Press Freedom are Most in Peril
Newspaper in Southern China Wages Battle With Government Over Censorship
Newspaper in Southern China Wages Battle With Government Over Censorship
It's a Mistake for College Newspapers to Stop Printing and go Online-Only
It's a Mistake for College Newspapers to Stop Printing and go Online-Only
News Coverage of 2012's Election Night: The Good, the Bad and the Truly Bizarre
Once Hailed as Revolutionary, Citizen Journalism Remains a Work in Progress
Once Hailed as Revolutionary, Citizen Journalism Remains a Work in Progress
Even Amid Obstacles, News Coverage of Hurricane Sandy is Pretty Solid
Hurricane Sandy News Coverage
Top 10 Stories About Journalism for 2009
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... actually, 2009 was pretty much the worst of times for the news business, especially for newspapers. Layoffs continued by the thousands and two big metro papers closed. But there was the sense, at year's end, that the worst of it was over, that if you looked closely you might actually see some light at the end of the tunnel.
Have Newspapers Been led Astray by the False Promise of Digital Advertising?
Have Newspapers Been led Astray by the False Promise of Digital Advertising?
When Journalism is Overrun by Public Relations, Democracy Takes a Hit
When Journalism is Overrun by Public Relations, Democracy Takes a Hit
TV News Should Cover Big Storms with Restraint, not Hyperbole
TV news should cover big storms with restraint, not hyperbole
Survey Finds Newspaper Publishers are Surprisingly Optimistic
Survey Finds Newspaper Publishers are Surprisingly Optimistic
In Defense of About.com
In Defense of About.com
NBC, Twitter and the 2012 Olympics Controversies
NBC, Twitter and the 2012 Olympics Controversies
Should Sportswriters Have Been Tougher on Joe Paterno?
Should Sportswriters Have Been Tougher on Joe Paterno?
Anti-Muslim Film is Offensive, but it's Also Protected by the First Amendment
Anti-Muslim Film May be Offensive, but it's Also Protected by the First Amendment
New York Times' new Chinese Website Comes Under Scrutiny of Government Censors
New York Times' new Chinese Website Comes Under Scrutiny of Government Censors
Is Journalism's Digital Future Going to be About Quality, or Junk?
Is Journalism's Digital Future Going to be About Quality, or Junk?
Digital Media Pundits Exaggerate Trends Affecting the News Business
Digital Media Pundits Exaggerate Trends Affecting the News Business
Study Says YouTube is Becoming an Important News Source
Study Says YouTube is Becoming an Important News Source
Group Says Record Number of Journalists are Jailed Worldwide
Group Says Record Number of Journalists are Jailed Worldwide
Repressive Governments are Cracking Down on Internet Freedom Worldwide
Repressive Governments are Cracking Down on Internet Freedom Worldwide
The Day the British Tabloid at the Center of the Phone-Hacking Scandal Closed
The Day the British Tabloid at the Center of the Phone-Hacking Scandal Closed
Murdoch's Wife Protects Him From Pie-Throwing Protester in Phone-hacking Hearing
Murdoch's Wife Protects Him From Pie-Throwing Protester in Phone-hacking Hearing
Journalists and Journalism Professors Still Don't See Eye-to-Eye
Journalists and Journalism Professors Still Don't See Eye-to-Eye
Ecuador Grants Asylum to Julian Assange but Smothers Press Freedom at Home
Ecuador Grants Asylum to Julian Assange but Smothers Press Freedom at Home
How I Turned Off Cable TV Shoutfests to Rediscover the Power of Real Reporting
Turning Off Cable TV Shoutfests to Rediscover the Power of Real Reporting
British Female Journalist Attacked, Sexually Assaulted in Cairo's Tahrir Square
British Female Journalist Attacked, Sexually Assaulted in Cairo's Tahrir Square
A 20-Something Journalist Bemoans the Slow Demise of Print
A 20-Something Journalist Bemoans the Slow Demise of Print
What Happens if Newspapers are Undervalued Into Oblivion?
What Happens if Newspapers are Undervalued Into Oblivion?
Do Newspaper Website Paywalls Actually Work?
Do Newspaper Website Paywalls Actually Work?
The Pulitzer Prize
Stories About the Pulitzer Prize - Print Journalism's Highest Honor
New Orleans Times-Picayune Cuts Back on Print, but Will its Website Make Money?
New Orleans Times-Picayune To Print Three Days a Week
Journalist Creates a Website for Mothers Who Are Terminally Ill
Journalist Starts Mom, Always, a Website for Mothers Who Are Terminally Ill
Young People Who See the Downside of Digital Technology
Middle-aged Pontificators Aside, the Future Belongs to the Young
Study Finds That People Want Local News, and are Willing to Pay for it
Study Finds That People Want Local News, and are Willing to Pay for it
Why Does Campaign News Coverage Still Focus on the Horse Race?
Why Does Campaign Coverage Still Focus on the Horse Race?
Joe Paterno Wasn't So Nice to the Reporters Who Covered Him
Joe Paterno Wasn't So Nice to the Reporters Who Covered Him
Blaming the Messenger Won't Make Penn State's Sex Abuse Scandal Go Away
Blaming the Messenger Won't Make Penn State's Sex Abuse Scandal Go Away
Journalism One of the Worst Careers? Try Telling That to My Students
Journalism One of the Worst Jobs? Try telling That to my Students
Phone-hacking Scandal Threatens Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire
Stories about the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World
The Syrian Regime Extends its Brutal Crackdown to the News Media
Syrian Regime Extends its Brutal Crackdown to the News Media
Study Says News Consumption is Up, but Tech Firms are Making the Money
Study Says News Consumption is Up, but Tech Firms are Making the Money
Study Says Newspapers Are Slow to Find New Sources of Revenue in the Digital Age
Study Says Newspapers Are Slow to Find New Sources of Revenue in the Digital Age
A Pack of Predictions by Media Pundits That Proved to be Just Plain Wrong
A Pack of Predictions by Media Pundits That Proved to be Just Plain Wrong
Why Should Everything on the Internet be Free?
Why Should Everything on the Internet be Free?
I Really Like Jon Stewart, but Here's What Bothers me About him
I Really Like Jon Stewart, but Here's What Bothers me About him
Tired of Sensationalist News Coverage? There are Plenty of Alternatives
news coverage, sensationalism, jon stewart, cable news
Local Newspapers Can Make Paywalls Work for Them Too
Local Newspapers Can Make Paywalls Work Too
How Can Newspapers Remain Profitable in the Digital Media Age?
How Can Newspapers Remain Profitable in the Digital Media Age?
Not Every Journalist Can Be an Entrepreneur
Journalism, Entrepreneurs, Not Every Journalist Can be an Entrepreneur
Why Can't Paywalls Work?
Why Can't Paywalls Work?
"Free" News is Based on an Illusion
Free News is Based on an Illusion
Why Don't Young People Read the News?
Author Mark Bauerlein Says Tools of the Digital Age Distract Young People From Reading the News
NY Daily News Rewriteman Sees His Article Become Art
An Art Exhibit Inspired by Newspaper Stories
Feisty Chinese Journalists Get Brief Taste of Freedom in Covering Train Crash
China Train Crash, Government Censorship, Chinese Journalists, News Media
Jon Stewart Blasts Sensationalism in the News Media, but is it Really So Bad?
Sensationalism, Journalism, the News Media and Jon Stewart - Is Sensationalism in the News Media Bad?
The Most Influential Gatekeepers in the Mainstream Media
News Outlets That Influence What Stories Are Covered
How Draconian is China is When it Comes to Censorship? Read This.
China, journalism, censorship, news coverage
Technology Isn't a Religion. So Lighten Up, People...
Technology Isn't a Religion. So Don't Take it so Seriously.
Nonprofit Sites Like Voice of San Diego Offer Hope To Beleaguered News Business
A Focus on Hard-Hitting Investigative Journalism
Impunity Index Shows Where Slayings of Journalists Go Unsolved
Violence Against Journalists, Killings of Journalists, CPJ Impunity Index
Brit Tab at Center of Phone-Hacking Scandal Had Crossed Ethical Lines for Years
But No-Holds-Barred Approach to Reporting is Likely to Continue, Scholar Says
Newspaper Layoffs Take Their Toll on Local Investigative Reporting
Newsrooms With Little Time for Stories That Dig Beneath the Surface
Not Everyone is Thrilled With Wall-to-Wall News of the Royal Wedding
News Coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and and Kate Middleton - Shouldn't News Coverage of the Monarchy Be More Restrained and Critical?
Would a U.S. Newspaper Ever Do What a British Tabloid Did?
Phone-Hacking Scandal Grows Out of Brit-Tab Tradition
What Happens to Coverage of Average Folks If Newspapers Die?
What Happens to Coverage of Average Folks If Newspapers Die?
Years Into the Online News Revolution, Uncertainty Still Abounds
Even the Digital Literati Can't Predict the Future of the News Business
Did Baby-Boomers Have Have A Stranglehold on Newspapers For Too Long?
Did Baby-Boomers Have Have A Stranglehold on Newspapers For Too Long?
Closing the University of Colorado Journalism School was the Wrong Move
Closing the University of Colorado Journalism School was the Wrong Move
Are Japanese News Media Asking Tough Questions About Nuclear Crisis?
Japanese News Media, Nuclear Crisis - Are Japanese News Media Asking Government Tough Questions About Nuclear Crisis?
Is Al Jazeera anti-Semitic and anti-American?
Should the Controversial Arabic News Network be More Widely Available in the U.S.?
Group Says Press Freedom is Declining Worldwide
Group Says Press Freedom is Declining Worldwide
Complaints About News Coverage of Michael Jackson's Death Missed the Point
Complaints About News Coverage of Michael Jackson's Death Missed Sight of What News Is
Study That Says Most News Still Comes From Papers Irks New Media Oracles
Study That Says Most News Still Comes From Papers Irks New Media Oracles
What's the Difference Between Broadsheet Newspapers and Tabloids?
Sober and Serious vs. Scrappy and Irreverent
How do Media Outlets Call the Races on Election Night?
How do Media Outlets Call the Races on Election Night?
A (Brief) History of Print Journalism in America
When it comes to the history of journalism, everything starts with the invention of the movable type printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century.
Journalists Who Turn To Teaching
Many Journalists Find They Love Teaching, But There Are Adjustments To Be Made
2012 Pulitzer Prizes Are a Triumph For Papers That Have Survived Tough Times
The 2012 Pulitzer Prizes Represent Triumph Over Adversity
Why Paywalls Are a Good Thing for Newspapers
Why Paywalls Are a Good Thing for Newspapers
Five Reasons Why Journalism Students Should Follow the News
Five Reasons Why Journalism Students Should Follow the News
The Decade Since 9/11 has Been a Grim Time for the News Business
Sept. 11, 2001 and the News Business - Journalism in a Post 9/11 Age
Journalism and the Egyptian Uprising
News Coverage of the Egyptian Uprising
More News Outlets Are Taking On Aggregators Over Copyright Issues
Sharon Waxman's excellent site the Wrap sent a cease-and-desist letter to Newser CEO Patrick Spain demanding that he stop using the Wrap's content. And News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch steps up his rhetoric against search engines that aggregate news stories.
Media Missed Signs That Scott Brown Might Win Senate Seat, Study Says
The media missed signs that GOP underdog Scott Brown might win the special election to succeed the late Edward Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, and paid little attention to the upstart candidate until the final weeks of the campaign, a study says.
2010 Pulitzer Prizes Awarded
The first online news source to win a Pulitzer - ProPublica, for a story "that chronicles the urgent life-and-death decisions made by one hospital's exhausted doctors when they were cut off by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina."
After Years of Layoffs, There's Hiring Going On in the News Biz
News outlets - print, online and otherwise - are hiring again, says Dan Rohn, founder of JournalismJobs.com.
At Newspaper Trade Show, the Mood is Subdued but Also Defiant
At America East, the trade show for newspaper companies and their suppliers, there's a sense of defiance against the doom-and-gloom predictions that newspapers are dead or dying.
Newspapers May Not be Cool, But They Still Make Money
We live in a free-market system in which the almighty dollar, like it or not, usually dictates the future. And in this case the almighty dollar says newspapers are going to be around for awhile.
'State of the News Media' Report Paints a Bleak Picture
The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism says the audience for news is growing in two areas - cable TV and online. Newspaper circulation continues to slide.
Pew Study Says Online Ads Don't Seem to Work
Online advertising doesn't work. That's one of the findings of the "State of the News Media" report by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Paywall Naysayers Forget About the Importance of Local News
If I want to know how the public schools that my kids attend are doing, or find out if my property taxes are going up, or know whether the local zoning board approved a new mall on the edge of town, chances are I'll need to check my local paper for that.
Why Can't Paywalls Work?
Many of the same experts who predicted that online ads would foot the bill for a brave new world of Internet journalism are trying to convince us that we shouldn't try to make people pay for online news.
Study Says Newspaper Website Readership Is Up
Web surfers are reading newspaper websites more than ever. So says the University of Southern California's Annenberg Center for the Digital Future, which studies such things. The center found that internet users read online newspapers for an average of 53 minutes per week in 2008, the highest level recorded in the eight years the study has been done. That compares to 41 minutes per week in 2007.
Poll Says Public View of News Media's Accuracy Is At 20-Year Low
Here's a newsflash: Many people don't think the news media is accurate in its reporting. In fact, a survey by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press finds that the public’s view of the accuracy of news stories is at its lowest level in more than 20 years.
Media Coverage of Obama Grows Tougher As Poll Numbers Slip
The honeymoon between President Obama and the media seems to be ending. After enjoying fairly positive coverage in the early months of his presidency, media coverage of Obama has grown more critical in recent weeks as his poll numbers have slipped.
Peeping Tom Video of ESPN's Erin Andrews Sparks Controversy
The case of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and the peephole video showing her naked in a hotel room has stirred up plenty of controversy in the news business.
Pioneering Female Sports Reporter Says Andrews Walks a Fine Line
The Erin Andrews peephole video scandal may have set the Internet abuzz, but the idea of women sportscasters being objectified as sex objects is old news to Anne Doyle. As a sports anchor and reporter Doyle covered the likes of Reggie Jackson, Bobby Knight, Bo Schembechler, Isiah Thomas and Kirk Gibson.
Keith Olbermann says There's No Truce With Bill O'Reilly
Keith Olbermann says he hasn't signed on to any peace accord with Bill O'Reilly. In his "Worst Persons" segment Monday night, the MSNBC host said he had never agreed to a ceasefire with his Fox News nemesis.
Conservative Critics Are Wrong On Cronkite's Vietnam Reporting
Walter Cronkite hadn't been dead more than a week before some conservative pundits started dredging up old canards about the CBS News anchor's legacy being tainted by his supposed liberal bias.
Conspiracy Theories About Obama's Birth Spill Into Mainstream Media
Wacky conspiracy theories about President Obama not being a U.S. citizen have spilled into the mainstream media. The Associated Press, NBC News and other mainstream news outlets have run stories on the belief, held by some on the far-right, that Obama was not born in the U.S.
Reporter Took Phone Calls From Man Who Held Ex-Wife Hostage
A Connecticut newspaper reporter who received a series of phone calls from a man who had taken his ex-wife hostage and was holding police at bay says her experience as a journalist helped her through the ordeal.
Media Coverage of Military Rites for War Dead Wanes
The ban on the press photographing the flag-draped caskets of fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware has been lifted. But few reporters or photographers now show up to chronicle the solemn ritual that attends the return home of the nation's war dead.
NY Times Is Big Winner in Pulitzers
The Pulitzer prizes are announced, and The New York Times was the big winner, walking away with five awards in journalism's most prestigious competition.
House OKs Limited Protection for Journos Shielding Anonymous Sources
The House passes a bill that would give limited protection in federal court to reporters who choose not to reveal confidential information or sources.
Bill Would Allow Newspapers Tax-Exempt Status
Under the Newspaper Revitalization Act introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), newspapers could choose to operate as non-profits under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code for educational purposes, similar to public TV and radio. Tax-exempt papers would not be allowed to make political endorsements, but could freely report on all issues, including political campaigns.
With News Business in Crisis, What Do Journalism Professors Tell Students?
Offering Encouragement and Advice to Future Journalists at a Time When Layoffs Are All-Too Common
For the First Time, Web-Only Newsrooms Enter the Pulitzer Contest
Last year the folks who award the Pulitzer Prize announced that for the first time ever they would accept submissions from web-only news operations. Now some of those web-only newsrooms are planning to submit articles for the Pulitzer contest.
Obama Tells Federal Agencies to be More Responsive to FOIA Requests
In a clear departure from the secrecy that characterized the Bush administration, President Barack Obama has told federal agencies to err on the side of disclosure when responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The move was hailed by journalists, who often use FOIA requests to gain access to government documents.
Obama's Inaugural Produces Brisk Business For Newspapers Nationwide
As expected, newspapers nationwide sold hundreds of thousands of extra copies to readers who snapped them up as keepsakes of Barack Obama's inauguration.
Twitter Photo of Jet in Hudson Draws Plenty of Attention on the Web
A passenger on one of the ferries that helped rescue passengers of the U.S. Airways jet that ditched in the Hudson River takes a photo that takes the Internet by storm.
New Calif. Law Protects Student Newspaper Advisers
High school and college newspaper advisers are now protected from retaliation by school administrators under a new California law. The Journalism Teacher Protection Act bars administrators from retaliating against advisers when their students publish stories the administrators don't like.
New Open-Records Law Takes Effect in Pennsylvania
A much less restrictive open-records law has taken effect in the keystone state. The new law declares that all state, county and local government records are public unless specifically exempted.
The Top 10 News Stories About the News Business In 2008
A Year Most in the News Business Would Rather Forget
Pentagon Lifts Ban on News Media Pictures of Coffins
The Defense Department lifts an 18-year-old ban on the news media photographing the flag-draped caskets of fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Defense Secretary Robert Gates decided to allow photos of the caskets if the families of the dead agree.
From Low Pay to Layoffs, A New Site Reveals The Stuff Journalists Like
A Wickedly Funny Take On Journalists' Quirks
Pulitzer Prize Board Will Accept Entries From Web-Only Publications
An Historic First For Print Journalism's Highest Honor.
Citizen Journalists Key in Chronicling Mumbai Terror Attacks
Were the Mumbai Terror Attacks a Defining Moment for Citizen Journalism?
The Press, Politics & Media Bias
The Press Likes a Winner, According to a Pew Research Center study on news coverage of the election.