Three things to like about the Times OSHA exposé April 1, 2013 By Dean Starkman And one thing not to like at all
The Rise of Longform Newspaper Writing, 1950s-2003 March 11, 2013 By Dean Starkman Fink and Schudson document the rise of "contexual journalism" before the longform meltdown.
Q&A with the FT’s Martin Dickson January 28, 2013 By Dean Starkman A new US managing editor takes over at the salmon-colored financial daily
Longform meltdown (cont.) January 22, 2013 By Dean Starkman Reaction to a post on the decline of longform stories at major papers
Major papers’ longform meltdown January 17, 2013 By Dean Starkman Stories longer than 2,000 words down 86 percent at the LAT since 2003, 50 percent at WaPo, etc.
Native ads’ existential problem January 15, 2013 By Dean Starkman L’affaire Atlantic/Scientology points up the format’s built-in problems for news
EXCLUSIVE: WSJ memo doubles down on scoops January 10, 2013 By Dean Starkman An internal memo over the transom