Recently added articles from American Journalism Review:
A dizzying pace: journalism schools race to keep up with dramatic changes in the field.(PRIME TIME)
Oct 01, 2008; ... I was interested to learn that Sen. John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, has a degree in journalism. Palin graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1987 from what was then the School of Communication at the University of Idaho. Today it's the School of Journalism and Mass Media. So far as ...
Instilled with excitement.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Thank you so much for Beth Macy's article "Notice What You Notice" (August/September). As a young reporter (28) at a relatively obscure paper, I crave the kind of feedback, input and all around good ideas that my older colleagues are full of. I'm sort of a Romenesko junkie, but reading ...
Polarized media.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008; ... I generally agree with Rem Rieder's reservations about polarization in the media ("Talking to Themselves," Online Exclusive). I wish there was no such thing as a radio or TV station defined by the ideology of its programming. But it's an established fact, and I also find it troubling that ...
Distorted bio.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Will Bunch's article "Disconnected" (August/September) reminds us in newspapers big and small to practice Journalism 101-get out of the office, pound the pavement, meet new people and make yourself available to sources. I especially liked the former San Jose Mercury News tech writer's ...
Don't forget us.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Arielle Emmett's article ("Handheld Headlines," August/September) offers good insight into the long-term potential of the mobile news market. But she neglected to mention the Mobile News Network, the first national footprint for local news on the mobile phone and one of the most popular ...
Searching for Sarah Palin: why the media's intense scrutiny of the GOP vice presidential candidate is essential.(FULL COURT PRESS)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Washington Post television writer Lisa de Moraes likes to say in her columns, "We watch so you don't have to." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The news media might say to John McCain's campaign, "We vet so you don't have to." There has been no shortage of absurdity ...
A campaign trail neophyte who scooped the pros.(THE BEAT)(Mayhill Fowler)(Interview)
Oct 01, 2008; ... When Mayhill Fowler joined "Off the Bus," a Huffington Post project enlisting citizens as opposed to professional journalists to cover the presidential campaign, there were about 12 members. It has since exploded to at least 10,000 contributors. Fowler has scored two major scoops on the ...
Newsroom gloom: interns watch newsrooms shrink, but many still seek newspaper careers.(DROP CAP)(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; ... They watched mentors lose their jobs. They saw the desks around them empty. They saw passions flare, tears flow and the newspapers they'd staked their futures on shrink in size. And their careers are only just beginning. The real-world experience that ...
Catching up: although they have a long way to go, news organizations are beginning to report with more sophistication about transgender issues.(DROP CAP)
Oct 01, 2008; ... In April 2007, the byline of a well-known Los Angeles Times sports columnist changed from Mike Penner to Christine Daniels. In her column announcing the transition, Daniels asked a question that reflects a significant void in media coverage: "How do you go about sharing your most important ...
Working the refs.(Cliche Corner)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... "Obviously, part of the strategy here is to 'work the refs'--that is, to mau-mau reporters, editors, producers and commentators into going easier on McCain and harder on Obama." (portfolio.com) "Today's exhortation: Dems have to get better than the Republicans at ...
To friend or not to friend? Should reporters befriend their sources via social media?(DROP CAP)
Oct 01, 2008; ... When Debra Bowen, California's secretary of state, sent Sacramento Bee columnist Stuart Leavenworth a friend request on Facebook, he was faced with a decision. If he accepted, would he have trouble keeping a professional distance from his source, or would he simply be trudging on the same ...
Don't blame the journalism: the economic and technological forces behind the collapse of newspapers.(FIRST PERSON)
Oct 01, 2008; ... When the obituaries are written for America's newspapers, count on journalists to indict themselves in their own demise. You've heard it before, from a thousand bloggers and roundtable know-it-alls: We were too slow to adapt, too complacent, too yoked to our tried-and-true editorial ...
Offscreen: the war in Afghanistan has heated up significantly, even eclipsing Iraq as far as danger to American soldiers is concerned. But you'd never know it from the meager coverage by many news organizations.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Kathy Gannon sees history repeating itself. During her first trip to Afghanistan in March 1986, Gannon traveled in the company of fierce mujahedeen fighters intent on driving the Red Army out of their remote, mountainous homeland. At times, the reporter tiptoed through ...
The transformation of NPR: long defined by its radio programming, National Public Radio is reinventing itself as a multiplatform force.
Oct 01, 2008; ... When the National Public Radio program "Tell Me More" aired from the UNITY: Journalists of Color conference in Chicago in July, host Michel Martin interviewed a veteran community organizer who works on the city's South Side. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION ...
The elite newspaper of the future: a smaller, less frequently published version packed with analysis and investigative reporting and aimed at well-educated news junkies--that may well be a smart survival strategy for the beleaguered old print product.
Oct 01, 2008; ... The endgame for newspapers is in sight. How their owners and managers choose to apply their dwindling resources will make all the difference in the nature of the ultimate product, its service to democracy and, of course, its survival. In an article in the December 1995 issue of ...
Charticle fever: bite-size combinations of words, images and graphics called "charticles" are in vogue at a number of American newspapers. And they are not necessarily the enemy of compelling narrative.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Josh Awtry is known as a story killer. Because of his steadfast support for the short, graphic-driven alternate story form known as the "charticle," some traditionalist reporters and editors have labeled Awtry, the Salt Lake Tribune assistant managing editor of online and ...
Language barriers: the New York Times' handling of Jesse Jackson's crude remark about Barack Obama rekindles the debate about how news outlets should deal with coarse language.
Oct 01, 2008; ... When the Rev. Jesse Jackson said in July that he wanted to separate Barack Obama from his testicles--or, to be precise, "I want to cut his nuts off"--the incident was a brief campaign trail distraction. Jackson apologized, Obama accepted the apology and cable moved on to the next political ...
Measuring across platforms: NBC uses a new index to determine the total size of its audience.(THE ONLINE FRONTIER)(Report)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Not even a nerd would watch beach volleyball on a small screen, given an alternative. This and the other summer Olympic sports are meant to be experienced on HDTV, while munching snacks on the sofa or maybe doing something nerdy like writing a magazine column. [ILLUSTRATION ...
Women covering war.(On Their Own: Women Journalists and the American Experience in Vietnam)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008; ... On Their Own: Women Journalists and the American Experience in Vietnam By Joyce Hoffmann Da Capo Press 442 pages; $27.50 High on the list of great unanswered questions is whether women and men, apart from physique, really differ all that much. ...
What would Murrow do? Half a century after he castigated the broadcast industry, problems persist.(BROADCAST VIEWS)(Edward R. Murrow)
Oct 01, 2008; ... A lot has changed in the 50 years since Edward R. Murrow made his now-famous speech challenging television news to live up to its potential. What's sad is how much is still the same. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Murrow's keynote address to the Radio-Television News ...