http://www.cjr.org/ Columbia Journalism Review: Strong Press, Strong Democracy en Copyright 2012 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:47 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.34-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Ben Adler I grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, so a headline on The New Yorker's homepage Monday, declaring "Park Slope is Dead," piqued my interest. Alas, the story contained no new information, only inaccurate riffing on something I already knew about: that Southpaw—a live-music club around the corner from my parents' house, where it replaced a 99 cent store in 2002—had... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/park_slope_pundits_get_the_story_wrong.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/park_slope_pundits_get_the_story_wrong.php Behind the News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:47 -0500 By Steven Brill In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have received insufficient media attention. This article was originally published on Reuters.com. Facebook’s landmark IPO filing suggests lots of meaty stories. Among them: 1. Facebook, third parties and data security: Embedded in the typically long recitation of “risk... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/stories_id_like_to_see_3.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/stories_id_like_to_see_3.php Behind the News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:31:51 -0500 By Steven Brill In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have received insufficient media attention. This article was originally published on Reuters.com. 1. The Dodd-Frank effect: Good, bad or both? Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the mega-agency created by the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill, has only been... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/stories_id_like_to_see_2.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/stories_id_like_to_see_2.php Behind the News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:46:35 -0500 By Erin Siegal Last June in Las Vegas, Corinna Zarek told a ballroom full of investigative journalists at the annual Investigative Reporters and Editors conference that she was there to help. "We are the FOIA advocates!" she announced. "This independent office, within government, to help FOIA requesters and members of federal agencies resolve disputes before they lead to litigation!" I listened... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/to_sue_or_not_to_sue.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/to_sue_or_not_to_sue.php Behind the News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:37:54 -0500 By Justin D. Martin There are anywhere between 3.5 and 5.1 million Americans of Arab descent, according to figures from the Arab American Institute, yet relatively few work in journalism full time. While meaningful estimates aren’t known, as journalism scholars that conduct demographic research in American newsrooms do not typically tally newsmakers of Arab descent, the National Arab American Journalists Association counts around 250... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/why_arent_more_arab_americans.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/why_arent_more_arab_americans.php Behind the News Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:21:08 -0500 By Jonathan W. Peters Cloud computing is all the rage. Traditionally, people had to store, manage and process data on a personal computer or local server. Cloud computing moves those functions to a remote server accessible from multiple locations. In turn, the cloud provider assumes the job of maintaining and backing up the data, and often it spreads the workload across a number... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/updating_the_privacy_protectio.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/updating_the_privacy_protectio.php Behind the News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:53 -0500 By Steven Waldman Local television stations have now rallied against the key elements of the Federal Communications Commission’s media transparency proposal, which would require broadcasters to move their “public inspection files” out of their filing cabinets and onto the Internet. I described these proposals in detail here and here, but the surprising hostility from TV stations—news organizations—to this... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/local_tv_stations_rally_to_opp_1.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/local_tv_stations_rally_to_opp_1.php Behind the News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:16:52 -0500 By Steven Brill In his weekly “Stories I’d Like to See” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have received insufficient media attention. This article was originally published on Reuters.com. 1. Time to look at the late primary states and “favorite son” rules: Two weeks ago, I suggested a story examining how the new... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/stories_id_like_to_see_1.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/stories_id_like_to_see_1.php Behind the News Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:05:18 -0500 By Steven Brill In his weekly "Stories I'd Like to See" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have received insufficient media attention. This article was originally published on Reuters.com. 1. Mitt’s tax bracket: Note to television producers or editors about to do interviews with Mitt Romney on the campaign trail: The tax rate for the... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/stories_id_like_to_see.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/stories_id_like_to_see.php Behind the News Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:28:15 -0500 By Maura R. O'Connor Fifteen miles north of the National Palace in Port au Prince, along Haiti’s azure coastline, is a place called Titanyen. From Kreyol, this name translates to something like “less than nothing.” Titanyen feels practically barren, mostly dusty hills with some farmers herding animals. On one of these hills looms a large cross with strips of black cloth tied to it.... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/one_year_later_haitian_earthqu.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/one_year_later_haitian_earthqu.php Behind the News Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:04:10 -0500 By Trudy Lieberman Peter G. Peterson Goes to School: Organizations funded by Peter G. Peterson, a former Wall Street investment banker and long-time foe of Social Security, have had a powerful influence in shaping this year’s debate over Social Security. The media have liberally quoted representatives of these Peterson-funded groups. The website Remapping Debate took a deep look at one Peterson-funded activity—the... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/best_of_2011_trudy_lieberman.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/best_of_2011_trudy_lieberman.php Behind the News Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:48:36 -0500 By Lauren Kirchner Salon and Slate in the Way-Back Machine: When The Daily launched early this year—to great hype and then to great derision, as it turned out—we at CJR thought about previous trail-blazing publications that launched on formats that probably seemed new and risky at the time. I spoke with the founders of Salon and Slate, two of the first... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/best_of_2011_lauren_kirchner.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/best_of_2011_lauren_kirchner.php Behind the News Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:00:51 -0500 By Justin Peters The week before Occupy Boston changed Chris Faraone's life, grassroots revolution was already on his mind. Faraone, who covers rap music and social injustice for the Boston Phoenix, had filed a 2000-word story about a progressive group called MassUniting, which had organized a series of flamboyant protests against Bank of America; Faraone called the group's efforts "a multilateral... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/movement_man.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/movement_man.php Behind the News Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:53:07 -0500 By Thomas Nagorski On a weekend last January I sent Alex Marquardt, our newly minted Mideast correspondent, to cover a protest in Egypt. Tunisia’s long-time dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, had fallen in stunningly fast fashion a week before, and together Alex and I had wondered whether something similar was stirring in the Egyptian capital. I really didn’t think so—certainly we didn’t... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/what_a_year.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/what_a_year.php Behind the News Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:41:38 -0500 By Steven Waldman One of the most disturbing trends in local TV news is the persistence of “pay for play”—when local TV newscasts allow sponsors to dictate content. The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a rule that would make it easier for the public to see which stations are engaging in these and other deceptive or ethically dubious practices. The National Association of... http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/this_news_story_is_brought_to.php http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/this_news_story_is_brought_to.php Behind the News Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:10:21 -0500