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View all coversJuly / August 2010
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Cover Story
A Second Chance How mobile devices can absolve journalism of its original sin: giving away online content
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The Rise of Private News A niche model can make a lot of money. What are the costs?
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Justice for John Conroy John Conroy spent years exposing police torture in Chicago. Now the alleged leader is on trial, and the reporter is laid off.
By Don Terry
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After the Storm What happens to the journalists who get pushed out of their newsrooms?
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Lone Star Trailblazer Will the Texas Tribune transform Texas journalism?
By Jake Batsell
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On the Job
A World of Trouble Who’s a journalist? In today’s war zones, the answer matters.
By Shahan Mufti
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Message Control Is Obama’s White House tighter than Bush’s?
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The Trouble With Experts The Web allows us to question authority in new ways
By Alissa Quart
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Darts and Laurels
Darts and Laurels The diamond thief's tale sounded too good to be true. Turns out it was.
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Short Takes
Bold Move Gannett makes a surprising venture into the online world
By Janet Paskin
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Short Takes
Is the End Nigh? A libel reform campaign makes great strides in Great Britain
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Editorial
Shield Abuse A bogus argument stretches a good law to the breaking point
By The Editors
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- Ideas & Reviews
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Review
American Soldiers Think you know them? Sebastian Junger suggests you have no idea.
By Tom Bissell
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Second Read
The Ordinary Jungle A not-so-awed explorer who was unafraid to say so
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The Research Report
Philadelphia Story A study in the City of Brotherly Love suggests what's been lost, and what can be gained
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Brief Encounters Short reviews of a classic novel about journalism and a biography of a pioneering female reporter
By James Boylan
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Review
Around the Bend A new book charts Commentary’s slide into irrelevance
By Ethan Porter
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Memoirs of a Pugilist Hitchens in light and shade
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Desks
The Audit Business
- A game of telephone fools the Times And the newspaper-of-record short-arms the correction
- Audit notes: Questions for JPMorgan, hindsight journalism, Ticketmaster Jesse Eisinger asks what and when Dimon & Co. knew about the bank’s big loss
The Observatory Science
- USA Today’s oily, gassy rainbow Detailed cover story a bit too rosy about ‘energy independence’
- Attachment parenting, detached debate Time’s titillating cover overshadows article’s substance
Campaign Desk Politics & Policy
- The entirely predictable failure of Americans Elect A little poli-sci—or just recent history—would have helped pundits avoid the hype
- The Obama camp serves up a Bain story Some local outlets take the bait, while others offer a closer look
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