Journalism Trends
Here you can read about the latest trends and developments in print, broadcast & online journalism.
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.
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.
Are Newspapers Dying? Yes Or No?
Some Say the Internet Will Kill Off Papers, Others Say Not So Fast
Some Say the Internet Will Kill Off Papers, Others Say Not So Fast
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.
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.
Senate Hearing on Future of Newspapers Offers Two Visions of the Future
Hearing Features Compelling Testimony From "The Wire" Creator David Simon
Hearing Features Compelling Testimony From "The Wire" Creator David Simon
Controversy at the Cable News Networks
Millions of Americans get their news from the cable networks CNN, MSNBC or Fox News. Yet two of those - Fox News and MSNBC - have gained notoriety not for their news coverage but for their prime-time opinion programming featuring such voluble hosts as Bill O'Reilly and Keith Olbermann. Critics say these shows shed more heat than light.
Millions of Americans get their news from the cable networks CNN, MSNBC or Fox News. Yet two of those - Fox News and MSNBC - have gained notoriety not for their news coverage but for their prime-time opinion programming featuring such voluble hosts as Bill O'Reilly and Keith Olbermann. Critics say these shows shed more heat than light.
Study Says Press Coverage of Obama is Positive So Far
Obama Gets More Positive Coverage Than Bush or Clinton
Obama Gets More Positive Coverage Than Bush or Clinton
Student Newspaper Advisers Face Retaliation for Controversial Stories
It’s a chilling but all-too common scenario: A student writes something controversial in a high school or college newspaper, and the faculty adviser to the paper faces heat from the school’s administration. Some advisers are reassigned, demoted or even fired.
It’s a chilling but all-too common scenario: A student writes something controversial in a high school or college newspaper, and the faculty adviser to the paper faces heat from the school’s administration. Some advisers are reassigned, demoted or even fired.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Critics of News Coverage of Michael Jackson's Death Miss the Point
A pop icon dies young, under tragic circumstances. Millions around the world mourn, and the media respond with nonstop coverage – TV specials, newspaper headlines, magazine covers - all of which the public devour. Ratings soar, papers fly off newsstands. Yet others complain that it’s all too much.
A pop icon dies young, under tragic circumstances. Millions around the world mourn, and the media respond with nonstop coverage – TV specials, newspaper headlines, magazine covers - all of which the public devour. Ratings soar, papers fly off newsstands. Yet others complain that it’s all too much.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Journalists Who Turn To Teaching
Many Journalists Find They Love Teaching, But There Are Adjustments To Be Made
Many Journalists Find They Love Teaching, But There Are Adjustments To Be Made
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
Offering Encouragement and Advice to Future Journalists at a Time When Layoffs Are All-Too Common
Nonprofit Websites Like VoiceofSanDiego.org Focus on Hard News
Sites Offer Hope To a News Biz Beset by Money Woes.
Sites Offer Hope To a News Biz Beset by Money Woes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
The Press Likes a Winner, According to a Pew Research Center study on news coverage of the election.
FOX News, MSNBC and Journalistic Objectivity
FOX News, MSNBC and Objectivity in Cable News
FOX News, MSNBC and Objectivity in Cable News