Journalism

The tragedy of the Internet

Millions of people have discovered the joys of seeing yourself in print. Unfortunately, no one's making a dime

By Garrison Keillor Aug 12, 2009

"What journalists are supposed to do"

David Brooks passes on the claims of his invisible friends and insists this is the crux of journalistic virtue.

By Glenn Greenwald October 30, 2009
The online ad market: "We're not dead yet"

Google's strong third-quarter earnings offer a lesson to struggling media execs. It's the Web, or bust

By Andrew Leonard October 16, 2009
Who needs newspapers when you have Twitter?

Chris Anderson, Wired's editor in chief, discusses the Internet's challenge to the traditional press

By Frank Hornig July 28, 2009
Boobs, bulimia and breakups

Does female confessional journalism really harm women?

By Amanda Fortini July 3, 2009

Politico announces again: GOP is resurgent!

There is no limit on their willingness to write down what GOP operatives tell them and construct stories around it.

By Glenn Greenwald July 29, 2009
Iran: "The guest is God's friend"

The detention of journalist Iason Athanasiadis is a legal abomination -- and a breach of Iranian hospitality

By Sandy Tolan July 2, 2009
I studied print journalism: Now what?

I did internships, made connections, got clips, etc., but my parents are still paying my cellphone bill

By Cary Tennis June 29, 2009
Senate hearing pits newspapers against the Web

"The Wire" creator David Simon and Huffington Post's Arianna Huffington debate the future of journalism.

By Katharine Mieszkowski, Caitlin Shamberg May 6, 2009
"State of Play"

A smart thriller about the death of newspapers? Russell Crowe plays a reporter clinging to his job, and his principles, in this refreshingly grown-up film.

By Stephanie Zacharek April 17, 2009
Spare change for news

Is going nonprofit the best way for journalism to get by? Take the word of leading editors who already have their hand out.

By Katharine Mieszkowski April 13, 2009
All the news that's fit to be birdcage liner

Newspapers have been battered by technological and economic forces, sure, but journalism has also delivered a one-two punch to its own jaw.

By David Sirota March 28, 2009
Why teach journalism if newspapers are dying?

I feel guilty training kids in a trade for which the market is disappearing.

By Cary Tennis March 17, 2009
Tracy Ringolsby on the death of his newspaper

The Hall of Fame baseball writer quickly fires up a blog in the wake of the Rocky Mountain News' demise. "I never felt the Internet was a threat."

By King Kaufman March 13, 2009
The death of the news

If reporting vanishes, the world will get darker and uglier. Subsidizing newspapers may be the only answer.

By Gary Kamiya February 17, 2009
Ignorance is not a sportswriting skill

Journalists are supposed to fight it, not brag about it. Too many baseball writers don't seem to feel that way.

By King Kaufman January 12, 2009
What's missing from this election? Molly Ivins

The late buckaroo populist and freedom fighter would have had a ball with the insanity of this current news cycle.

By Anne Lamott October 3, 2008
If we must discuss plagiarism, let's talk exorcism too

Republicans and the press love revisiting Joe Biden's past, but everybody -- including the possible GOP vice-presidential candidates -- has one.

By Joe Conason August 25, 2008
Journalist seeking paycheck? Try India

As U.S. newsrooms shrivel, India's are booming. And they're hiring, not firing reporters and editors.

By Arun Venugopal August 7, 2008
True grittiness of Iraq

From battlefield chaos to soldier-strength profanity, HBO's "Generation Kill" faithfully captures Marine Corps life during the invasion.

By Anna Badkhen July 10, 2008
Bissinger contrite, but still bashing blogs

The world's foremost defender of quality writing makes a fool of himself again.

By King Kaufman June 20, 2008
I need more ideas! Where do they come from?

I've been doing well selling my writing but I seem to be running out of inspiration.

By Cary Tennis June 2, 2008
How can I get a writing job?

I'm a good writer. Everybody says so. So how come other people get hired?

By Cary Tennis April 10, 2008
David Simon on cutting "The Wire"

The series creator on the show's majestic 5-year run, Sunday's finale and those pesky, "psychically wounded" critics

By Heather Havrilesky March 10, 2008
How bashing Hillary backfired

The overwhelmingly negative press corps may have rallied voters to Clinton's side and turned her narrow victory into a resurrection.

By Joe Conason January 10, 2008