Chronicle Jumps on ‘Huge’ Story – From Last Month May 9, 2006 By Edward B. Colby It’s by and large a 24/7 news world now, though occasionally one still comes across exceptions.
Los Angeles Times Produces An Investigation That Pays Off May 8, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The newspaper digs into the troubled kidney transplant program run by California’s largest HMO, providing the very definition of a public service.
Chronicle Kills Babe Ruth Prematurely, Then Hints at Time Travel May 4, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The legend of the Sultan of Swat took a few mystifying turns on the Web site of the San Francisco newspaper this morning.
CNNMoney Delves Into Problem of Mom Salaries May 3, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The financial news site recycles a PR gambit into a feature story.
Disaster Season Upon Us; Dispatch Boiling Lava Reporters Soonest! May 1, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Reporting on disasters – especially disasters yet to occur – offers up endless possibilities for the mainstream media.
Aaaaaaaa!!!! CNN’s Online Gatekeepers Let One Slip Through April 28, 2006 By Edward B. Colby There are times when a reporter’s attempt to be counterintuitive falls flat on its face. This is one of those times.
Someone is Lying. Is it Forbes or Baseball Owners? April 27, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The magazine and baseball’s powers-that-be tussle once more over the financial state of the industry.
Inquirer Digs Into a Juicy, but Largely Ignored, Story April 25, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Some stories are strengthened by a local angle, others, just by paying attention.
Todd Heisler on Winning a Pulitzer, Photographic Serendipity, and Stepping Back April 21, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The Rocky Mountain News photographer reflects on an unbelievable moment, a near-death experience in Iraq, and knowing when to fade into the background.
Brit Hume Fans Come Out of the Woodwork April 20, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Howard Kurtz tackles the touchy subject of political bias in the news, and fans who can’t get enough of an understated Fox newsman emerge.
