Tony Dokoupil co-writes the "Research Report" column for the Columbia Journalism Review. His writing has also appeared in Newsweek International, Newsweek, Radar, New York Press, and Publisher's Weekly, among other publications. He's a Ph.D candidate in communications at Columbia Journalism School.

Blog Entries by Tony Dokoupil

When Does the Watchog Bark? The Answer May Surprise You

Posted February 14, 2007 | 12:30 PM (EST)


By now the idea that journalists failed to sufficiently question the Bush administration's case for war in Iraq, and therefore bear some blame for the expanding mess there, is virtual gospel. "An explanation is due for how the U.S. press helped pave the way for war," Gilbert Cranberg wrote...

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Forget America, is Journalism Ready for a Black President?

Posted January 22, 2007 | 01:17 PM (EST)


"Is America Ready for a Black President?" It's a question that many media outlets have posed recently ahead of a possible presidential run by Senator Barack Obama. But instead of asking if the country is prepared, the press would do well to ask itself, "Is Journalism Ready?" Not necessarily, say...

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Clooney's Bad Company: Participant Productions

Posted November 27, 2006 | 10:07 AM (EST)


There's a lot to like about Participant Productions, which opened in 2004 to deliver "compelling entertainment," "educate audiences" and "inspire them to take action" against various social ills. Founded by former eBay president Jeff Skoll, it has financed over a dozen issue-oriented films--including the just-released Fast Food Nation. Every...

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The Misinformation Link?

Posted November 15, 2006 | 06:58 PM (EST)


In July, a Harris poll revealed a startling fact: the number of Americans who believe Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction during the run-up to war had, despite all evidence to the contrary, actually increased to 50 percent, up from 36 percent in February 2005. The survey also found...

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Israel's Microclimates

Posted July 19, 2006 | 01:49 PM (EST)


JERUSALEM-Concerned emails have been trickling into my inbox from an increasingly extended network of friends and relatives since violence erupted in Gaza and along the Lebanese border last week. They all hit the same notes: "You still in Israel?" "Just making sure you're OK," "It looks pretty bad over there."

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The Buffett Bequest: Pressing The $30 Billion Issue

Posted July 7, 2006 | 10:16 PM (EST)


News coverage of Warren Buffett's $30 billion gift to the Gates Foundation left the impression that the record-setting donation was an open-shut feel-good story. After all, what evil could come from the world's second richest man pledging over three-quarters of his wealth to fight preventable disease?

None...

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