Recently added articles from American Journalism Review:
Not impressive.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2009; ... While watching newspapers die, only one question comes to me: Who were we trying to impress? Was it the readers, the advertisers, ourselves, the people who give out awards, or were newspapers only trying to impress each other? I think it may be the last one, and our success at that may ...
Cliche corner.(Twitter)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... "Hollywood's biggest stars are all a-twitter with technology." (USA Today) "All a-twitter: the tweet smell of success" (Philadelphia Inquirer) "How tweet it is: the sports world is all a twitter" (Washington Post) " ...the ...
A legendary adjective.(use of the word 'legendary')(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... We live in "legendary" times, judging by the frequency with which the word is attached to people, places and musky fishing: "Legendary GOP Figure, Ex-Quarterback Jack Kemp Dies" (Huffington Post) "In a now-legendary CNBC diatribe cheered by conservatives, ...
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?(Report)
Jun 01, 2009; ... This spring, Princeton economist Sam Schulhofer-Wohl and his colleague Miguel Garrido issued a paper of vital importance to print journalists desperate for a sliver of good news: "Do Newspapers Matter? Evidence from the Closure of The Cincinnati Post." The economists noted their ...
Stopping the presses: maybe it's time for newspapers to go online-only.(THE ONLINE FRONTIER)
Jun 01, 2009; ... The worse things get for newspapers, the more articles and columns we encounter about "How to Save Newspapers." I guess this is one of them, although a better title might be, "Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures." Googling around, it appears that some pundits believe ...
A time of transition: changing times for an industry and for the Merrill College.(PRIME TIME)(University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism)
Apr 01, 2009; ... I am not now, nor have I ever been, a late-night sort of person. But years back, I was habituated to late-night TV, to "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." And I was watching that final night, the night Johnny said goodbye. Perched casually on the stage, relaxed, but with the ...
A giant departs: Reese Cleghorn was something special. He will be missed.(FULL COURT PRESS)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2009; ... They Might Be Giants is the name of an alternative rock group. "A giant" is the way I'd describe Reese Cleghorn. Reese, who died last month at 78, was a distinguished civil rights correspondent, an excellent editorial page editor and an accomplished journalism ...
Life after journalism.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009; ... After reading several articles about journalists suddenly thrown out of work, I thought maybe the way journalism can move forward is to look backward. I would suggest that out-of-work journalists look into buying or starting a small newspaper in some unserved town. With modern technology, ...
Federal shield law fallout.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009 ... In joining with nearly every newspaper and journalists' organization in America to demand a federal shield law (From the Editor, February/March), AJR apparently sees no irony in reporters increasing their use of tools such as the FOIA to gain access to more and more government information ....
Anonymous blog comments.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Thank you for taking seriously the problem of anonymous citizens posting on newspaper Web sites (Drop Cap, February/March). I wish your article had addressed the ethics of this issue in addition to how the registration process impacts interactivity. The standard for print ...
Journalist of the future: the groundbreaking NBC digital correspondent Mara Schiavocampo.(THE BEAT)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Mara Schiavocampo was about to embark on her fantasy job. But the second she stepped onto the plane that April 2006 afternoon, she felt heartsick and nauseated. "Oh, my God," she thought. "What am I doing?" Three days earlier, Schiavocampo had been a television news ...
Uncovering extravagance: a longtime obituary writer breaks the story of profligate spending by airport officials.(DROP CAP)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Since late November, Lexington, Kentucky's Herald-Leader has mesmerized, outraged, fascinated and even titillated readers with stories about the leadership of central Kentucky's Blue Grass Airport. The paper, the state's second-largest daily, exposed questionable and possibly ...
Twitter offers real-time access.(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... "Twitter offers real-time access to some of our most important leaders' and news people's least important thoughts, 140 characters at a time. It's no ...
It has been brought to our attention.(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... "It has been brought to our attention that personal mail without postage is being put in the mail bin for mailing. Please note that any personal mail without postage attached will be tossed out by the ...
Don't empty that inbox: the National Women & Media Collection seeks journalists' documents.(DROP CAP)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Think twice before you throw out that clutter on your desk or empty your computer's recycle bin. Believe it or not, somebody wants those used reporter's notebooks, old tape recordings and marked-up copy. The National Women & Media Collection at the University of ...
Broadcast television.(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... "Broadcast television is in a time of tremendous transition, and if we don't attempt to change the model now, we could be in danger of ...
Black hole.(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... "Call it the Feds' Bailout Black Hole." (CBS News) "Even after $135 billion in federal aid gets spent, many states will be staring down budgetary black holes unless they initiate dramatic spending cuts or tax increases, or both." (Associated Press) ...
Take 2.(current events)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Such a Bargain L.A. will pay $12.8M for beatings by police (Orlando Sentinel) No Rest for the Weary Texas Army recruiters get new command after deaths (Associated Press) Print Learns from The Internet Please ...
Priceless? Fewer newspapers are offering paid internships to journalism students.(DROP CAP)
Apr 01, 2009; ... For journalism students, newsroom internships have always provided essential hands-on training. But in a troubled economy, these lessons may come at a cost. Many news organizations have eliminated paid internships to save money. Others are depending on interns like never before, ...
The inconsistencies.(DROP CAP)(Roland Burris)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... "The inconsistencies are coming from the press." --Sen. Roland Burris, D-III., trotting out the tried-and-true ...