http://www.cjr.org/ Columbia Journalism Review: Strong Press, Strong Democracy en Copyright 2012 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:20:25 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.34-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Bloomberg BusinessWeek has a fantastic story reporting on a critical meeting Rupert Murdoch held last May to plot how to contain the hacking scandal. The detail and reporting here are remarkable. Nobody at the dinner in Murdoch's London townhouse goes on the record, but Bloomberg's Greg Farrell pieces together the meeting by talking to four attendees on background.... http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/businessweek_goes_inside_a_cri.php http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/businessweek_goes_inside_a_cri.php The Audit Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:20:25 -0500 I like this Nieman Journalism Lab piece on how Salon hopped off the hamster wheel and saw site traffic increase dramatically. Salon's traffic jumped 40 percent even though it posted a third less than it had a year earlier. Adrienne LaFrance talks to Salon editor Kerry Lauerman: “I remember we had aggregated a Charlie Sheen story, and I... http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/audit_notes_off_the_hamster_wh.php http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/audit_notes_off_the_hamster_wh.php The Audit Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:53:09 -0500 The Tender Hour of Twilight | By Richard Seaver | Farrar, Straus, and Giroux | 480 pages, $35.00 An engaging memoir about the history of the publishing industry sounds about as plausible as a successful magazine about plumbing; people normally just want to read the books that get published, not the vulgar details of how these books made their way... http://www.cjr.org/page_views/remembering_the_golden_age_of.php http://www.cjr.org/page_views/remembering_the_golden_age_of.php Page Views Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:14:03 -0500 A recent CBS MoneyWatch piece titled “Social Insecurity” was one of those breezy, glib stories that seemed to telegraph important stuff, especially to the younger set, but actually typified the kind of shallow, incomplete coverage of Social Security we’ve seen in the last two years. That kind of reportage does a disservice to audiences and leaves them with... http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/some_mistakes_at_moneywatch.php http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/some_mistakes_at_moneywatch.php Campaign Desk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:37:43 -0500 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 The media influence public opinion about climate change, but not as much as national politicians and the state of the economy do, according to a new analysis of eight years of polling data. Over time, activists have pointed their fingers in many directions while trying to explain society’s failure to address the threat of climate change. Scientists, policymakers, captains of... http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/what_drives_public_opinion_abo.php http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/what_drives_public_opinion_abo.php The Observatory Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:52 -0500 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 http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/mostly_skimpy_coverage_of_jpmo.php http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/mostly_skimpy_coverage_of_jpmo.php The Audit Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:16:58 -0500 American Banker's Victoria Finkle and Jeff Horwitz report on the credit card industry's payment-protection racket and note that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is scrutinizing at least one major player, Discover cards, something that could spell trouble for the industry. Customers get just 21 cents in benefits for every dollar they pay into these protections plans. The Banker... http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/audit_notes_payment_protection.php http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/audit_notes_payment_protection.php The Audit Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:49:04 -0500 COLORADO — It’s caucus day here in Colorado, and recent campaign coverage from the state’s largest paper has been disappointingly content-free. And it’s not for lack of potential content. The Republican Party is chomping at the bit to reclaim this once-reliably red state in November after President Obama’s nine-point victory here in 2008. GOP presidential-nominee hopefuls Mitt Romney, Rick... http://www.cjr.org/swing_states_project/its_caucus_day_in_colorado_whe.php http://www.cjr.org/swing_states_project/its_caucus_day_in_colorado_whe.php Swing States Project Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:46:23 -0500 When The New York Times sent an e-mail to editorial cartoonists on Monday announcing that “The Sunday Review section is bringing back editorial cartoons!,” several recipients didn’t share the paper’s enthusiasm. The e-mail requested that work be “original (not syndicated)” and be submitted on spec; one cartoon will be selected each week and published for a payment of $250. Romenesko... http://www.cjr.org/the_news_frontier/drawing_the_news_aint_easy.php http://www.cjr.org/the_news_frontier/drawing_the_news_aint_easy.php The News Frontier Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:55 -0500 Next time someone asks you to write or broadcast something for free, send them this. http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/harlan_ellison_says_pay_the_da.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/harlan_ellison_says_pay_the_da.php The Kicker Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:43:07 -0500 NEVADA — Political reporters here—after clearing some hurdles placed in their paths—have seized on two essential elements following Mitt Romney’s sizable win in Saturday’s GOP caucuses in the Silver State. First, a strong, cohesive organization is vital for victory. Second, Nevada’s Republican leadership is neither strong nor organized. And, as at least one journalist observed, that could presage... http://www.cjr.org/swing_states_project/nevada_gop_shows_how_not_to_co.php http://www.cjr.org/swing_states_project/nevada_gop_shows_how_not_to_co.php Swing States Project Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:28:42 -0500 Last week, I wrote about the trend in political reporters confessing their bias for an exciting, close primary race; a few of them accordingly professed the media’s affection for Newt Gingrich, whose colorful, unconventional candidacy—propelled by bombast and Sheldon Adelson—has made the race exciting and, for a period, close. Were reporters rooting for a race over... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/pew_on_gingrichs_receding_stor.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/pew_on_gingrichs_receding_stor.php The Kicker Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:06:25 -0500 http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/nyt_criminal_charges_in_the_fo.php http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/nyt_criminal_charges_in_the_fo.php The Audit Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:02:10 -0500