The Wall Street Journal

Who Delivers the News?

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.11.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

On July 6th, half-dozen troops were killed in Afghanistan by IED explosions. Those deaths underline the need to pay attention to the troops' equipment. I expected more reporting on the issue. There wasn't any.

For the New York Post, Help Should Begin At Home

Rashad Robinson | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media


Rashad Robinson

The Post's editors talk a big game about accountability but don't seem particularly interested in holding themselves to the same strict standards.

The Evil of Banality

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

It could be that our institutions are so corrupt, our political discourse so banal and polluted, that they are incapable of lifting us up from our national malaise.

What Happened in Mumbai is Very Personal

Mallika Chopra | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


Mallika Chopra

My hope is that as a global community we can address the deeper issues that have fostered terrorism in the first place.

Ban the Democratic and Republican National Conventions

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 10.06.2008 | Business


Michael B. Laskoff

The candidates repeat the same undeliverable promises and insult their opponents with ever decreasing flair.

Another Small Pleasure

Jan Herman | Posted 07.04.2008 | Media


Jan Herman

Long before Murdoch took over The WSJ, it had an enviable tradition of reporting factual news in a "storytelling" format, which its reporters were trained to do better than most.

How The Press Failed Readers On The Changing Credit Card Industry

Columbia Journalism Review | Dean Starkman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


One of the paradoxes of the business press is that while everyone should read it, since we all live in the economy, not everyone does. In fact, most p...