Friday, September 5, 2008

journalism

Syracuse Newspaper Eliminates Friday Edition

After lawsuit and failed magazine, paper needs to cut budget. more >>

Berkeley's Student Newspaper Making Cuts

Paper will no longer publish on Wednesdays; 25 percent of staff will be cut, and salaries will be reduced. more >>

Tech Loses in Veep Unveiling, Obama Wins

The Democrat's announcement was scooped, but he harvested more cell numbers. more >>

Tamara Urushadze Knows the Color of Her Parachute

It's unclear whether Urushadze "bravely or foolishly" continued to report. more >>

Two Takes: Since Free Press Benefits the Public, We Need a Media Shield

We can keep critical information flowing to the public without endangering national security. more >>

Two Takes: A Media Shield Would Imperil Our National Security

Protecting people who leak vital information illegally would hurt our national safety. more >>

Public Opinion: Does the Media Need a Shield Law to Protect Confidential Sources?

Should the media's confidential sources be protected, or would it jeopardize national security? more >>

Judith Miller: The Media Shield Law Is Long Overdue

Judith Miller, who spent 85 days in jail while protecting a source, talks about the media shield law. more >>

UWIRE’s Top 100 Student Journalists

A slow news day equals a look into UWIRE's top 100 student journalists. more >>

David Lawrence: A Profile

The founder of U.S. News was a prolific and influential writer. more >>

Trapped by the KGB

Moscow correspondent Nicholas Daniloff was a Cold War pawn—just as that era was coming to an end. more >>

Pioneers in Consumer Journalism

The birth and growth of "News You Can Use." more >>

In Their Own Words: from J. Edgar Hoover to Richard Reeve

Newsmakers have been opening up to U.S. News for decades. more >>

Making Headlines

Here's how to get the media attention you've always wanted—the right way. more >>

Times Men Pruden and Coombs Welcome Postie Solomon

Readers of the conservative Washington Times can breathe easy. The new editor says he didn't get the liberal bug while toiling at the Washington Post. more >>

Schieffer to Face the Nation a Bit Longer

Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer is having serious second thoughts about leaving the Sunday morning TV circuit. more >>

How the Chinese Authorities Silenced Dissident Hu Jia

Much of the news about human-rights abuses in China emerged from the living room of Hu Jia. more >>

Newspaper Editor's Departure Is Troubling

Jim O'Shea leaves the L.A. Times after refusing to trim the news budget. more >>

News in the Hands of Too Few?

How a loosening of FCC rules could affect the public good. more >>

Nicholas Kristof | journalist

Using words to sound an alarm. more >>

Q&A With Tom Brokaw on His New Book

Looking Back on a Long, Strange Trip more >>

Ford's Answer to Snarky Reporters

Former White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen is still hot under the collar about stories portraying President Ford as a bumbler and stumbler. more >>

Robert Novak Dishes on Valerie Plame and Hubby

It's not often that a political book hyped as a "tell-all" actually delivers the dirt, but that's certainly not the story in Robert Novak's fast-paced bio The Prince of Darkness, 50 Years Reporting in Washington . Let's get right to the point: Did the administration leak former CIA officer Valerie Plame's name to him to punish her hubby, Joe Wilson, who had blasted the president's claim that Iraq was shopping for uranium in Niger? Nope. more >>

White House Press: Moving Day Is July 3

It's almost here: the day the White House press corps moves back into the West Wing. The shift begins July 3 and the newly renovated press area officially opens on July 11 with a ribbon-cutting, with the first briefing planned for the following day. more >>

Before Fox, He Was the Evil 'Eggnog'

Now known as the Washington face of Fox News, Brit Hume back in the 1970s was a staffer for muckraker Jack Anderson. We hear that when the CIA releases its secret files on covert actions, like spying on Anderson's staff, Hume's code name will be revealed: "Eggnog. more >>

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