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Foreign Correspondents Often Misinform Instead of Inform

Atul Singh | Posted 06.13.2013 | Media
Atul Singh

When foreign correspondents arrive in capital cities, they tend to gravitate to other foreign correspondents, people from their home nations and friends they went to school with. The native view that they reflect is usually the view of the elites they are familiar with.

Memories of the Oddly Charming Myron Rushetzky

Charlie Carillo | Posted 06.10.2013 | New York
Charlie Carillo

Myron Rushetzky is very much alive, but the legendary figure he cut in New York City journalism is now a thing of the past because Myron has hung up his telephone for good.

We Are Freelancers -- Expect Us

Anna Therese Day | Posted 06.10.2013 | Media
Anna Therese Day

As newspapers and television channels slash budgets and close overseas bureaus, the task of foreign reportage has shifted increasingly into the hands of professional freelance journalists. This is the reality of the evolution of our news environment, and it's not going back.

What I Would Have Said to Eric Holder

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.29.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

The Justice Department's recent actions towards the media is so disturbing because it represents a step backward to a much uglier time, with fewer legal protections for the press. There is a very fine line between targeting leaking and targeting the media who print the leaks.

Was This Coverage Of The Boston Marathon Bombings Inappropriate?

The Huffington Post | Oliver Noble | Posted 05.01.2013 | Media

Completing a marathon is a great accomplishment for which any runner deserves to be proud. In the 24 hours following the Boston Marathon bombings, som...

Media Bombshell: Koch Brothers To Dictate Radical Changes at LA Times

Mark Steinberg | Posted 04.26.2013 | Comedy
Mark Steinberg

A document obtained today by this reporter reveals that right-wing Texas billionaire brothers Charles and Bill Koch, rumored for months to be planning a takeover of the venerable Los Angeles Times, are secretly detailing changes they intend to make after they assume control.

Creating The Capitolist

Karin Tanabe | Posted 04.06.2013 | Books
Karin Tanabe

I'm glad I learned early that even a roman à clef is not the place to covertly write about your enemies or that girl you just couldn't stand because she always smelled like peanut butter sandwiches.

5 Ways to Develop Positive Media Relationships

Dorie Clark | Posted 03.25.2013 | Media
Dorie Clark

As a former journalist, I'm always amazed at the misconceptions some professionals have about the best way to interact with reporters. Sure, they're after a good story -- but (unless you're running for president) they're not bloodsuckers out to humiliate you or extract state secrets.

We Need More Violence on TV, Not Less

DJ Jaffe | Posted 03.15.2013 | Media
DJ Jaffe

(Note: To illustrate this article, the links are to examples of the types of imagery no longer shown in mass media. If that offends you, please do not...

Chile Reporters Hit With Break-ins After Probes

AP | LUIS ANDRES HENAO | Posted 12.19.2012 | Latino Voices

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Three Chilean reporters investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet have had break-ins a...

Young Reporters, Old Tricks: How the Phone Book Saved My Story (Really!)

Gillian Frew | Posted 02.11.2013 | Media
Gillian Frew

"Have you tried the phone book?" my mom suggests. I hadn't. In fact, I'm embarrassed to admit that the idea hadn't even occurred to me. I'd gotten so comfortable with the assumption that all the information I could possibly want or need was available online that I was on the verge of giving up.

Our Democracy Is Only as Strong as Our Press

Carnegie Corporation of New York | Posted 02.06.2013 | Media
Carnegie Corporation of New York

Many have despaired over the perceived decline of journalism. But I see many reasons for hope. In our new digital environment, what endures is the need for excellence, knowledge and integrity from a free press who helps people become good citizens.

'Mr. Clean'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 01.26.2013 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

Over the years, I have cleaned up my act. Now my desk is so neat that it looks like I don't do any real work, which I don't.

Where Did We Go Wrong?

Keith Brown | Posted 11.21.2012 | Media
Keith Brown

The cult of opinion has overtaken what's left of the empty shell of respectability that my profession once enjoyed, and even that is rife with inaccuracy, omission or outright lies.

The RNC and Me

Leah Singer | Posted 10.30.2012 | Politics
Leah Singer

Why the Republicans and why 1996? Because that was the year the Convention took place in my hometown of San Diego, and I was so excited to be a convention runner for Knight-Ridder news service.

Reporters: Why Are You in Tampa?

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 10.25.2012 | Media
Jeff Jarvis

Enjoy yourself, hacks. You're living off the last dollars of your business. And for what? Tradition? Where has that gotten us? Please prove me wrong. In a week, show me the amazing reporting we couldn't have gotten if you weren't there.

Miami Herald Reporters Remember Hurricane Andrew

| Chuck Strouse, Miami New Times | Posted 08.22.2012 | Miami

This article courtesy of Miami New Times. By Chuck Strouse Hours after Hurricane Andrew leveled Miami 20 years ago this Friday, the farmland of ...

Pucker Up: Ukrainian Journalist Who Kissed Will Smith Lands in L.A.

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.15.2012 | Entertainment
Jonathan Handel

When Vitalii Sediuk (Віталій Седюк) gave Kylie Minogue a bottle of fresh goat's milk, the поп-икон -- or pop icon, if you prefer...

WATCH: Animals Attack Reporters On Live TV

Oliver Noble | Posted 08.15.2012 | Green

The video above has cats, bears, ostriches, lizards, chickens, flies and elephants… And they’re all attacking local news reporters! Still not sold...

Romney Bans Reporters In Unusual Move

AP | KASIE HUNT | Posted 09.27.2012 | Media

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to raise campaign money in private while in Israel, so what he tells wealthy Am...

Not Enough News in The Newsroom

Brian Rooney | Posted 08.25.2012 | TV
Brian Rooney

They make cruel but funny jokes about the latest dead celebrity. And they are not sentimental because they've heard and seen too much. Unlike in The Newsroom, the job they do is not accompanied by a gauzy sound track of emotional music. They want the truth.

WATCH: A Reporter's Role In Politics, From Anderson Cooper

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas

Award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper shared his thoughts on staying neutral as a reporter and explained his thoughts on the political responsibili...

WATCH: Mondays With Marlo: Anderson Cooper

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas

Award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper joined me on Mondays With Marlo to answer questions from viewers and discuss a variety of topics like his exp...

Are Boy Bylines Better Than Girl Bylines?

Michele Weldon | Posted 06.06.2012 | Media
Michele Weldon

Do we have to resort to using initials in our bylines so our gender is hidden in order to get published, lauded, hired or promoted?

The Media Are Calling. How Will You Answer?

Bob Berkowitz | Posted 05.27.2012 | Business
Bob Berkowitz

A reporter calls you and says he or she wants to interview you for a news story. Great. Now, what do you do?