Geoffrey York On Earth’s Most Polluted City February 12, 2007 By Edward B. Colby A Globe and Mail reporter talks about his queasy trip to Linfen, China.
CNBC’s Big Story February 9, 2007 By Edward B. Colby Yesterday the cable network provided a promising case study of the perils of reporting business news live.
New York Woulda Been Nice February 7, 2007 By Edward B. Colby A look at the flip side of speculative journalism: analyzing what could have once come to pass, years after the fact.
At USA Today, One Makes a Trend February 5, 2007 By Edward B. Colby It’s hard to say what journalism loves more — a comeback story or a hot trend.
A Newspaper Industry Casualty You May Have Missed February 1, 2007 By Edward B. Colby Out in the desolate southwestern corner of New Mexico, a small newspaper in a small desert town died today.
Fox 5 and 24, Together Again January 30, 2007 By Edward B. Colby The New York City Fox affiliate’s promotional obsession with 24 is still going strong.
If They Print (Or Air) It, Is It News? January 12, 2007 By Edward B. Colby Just because you can publish something doesn’t mean you should. This has been revised.
CNN Overcome With ‘Gadgetation’ January 10, 2007 By Edward B. Colby The confluence of stunning products and stunned reporters at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas makes for easy pickings.
As Macworld Approaches, Reporters Rev Up January 5, 2007 By Edward B. Colby The latest round of buzz, rumor, and speculation surrounding wondrous, soon-to-be-unveiled product(s) from Apple is upon us.
Chi Trib Readers Seem to Believe January 5, 2007 By Edward B. Colby Out in Chicago, a highly intriguing front-page piece about a UFO sighting over O’Hare quickly became a record-setting phenomenon for the Tribune.