Archive for the ‘journalism’ Category

People don’t get news from ‘Daily Show’

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

"They're not making jokes about Dan Quayle is dumb or Gerald Ford is clumsy," he said. "They're not making jokes that you could get if you live in the country but don't read the news ... . You can't get the jokes if you're not watching the news. The jokes ...

CBS Said to Consider Use of CNN in Reporting

Monday, April 7th, 2008

CBS, the home of the most celebrated news division in broadcasting, has been in discussions with Time Warner about a deal to outsource some of its news-gathering operations to CNN, two executives briefed on the matter said Monday. Also, Katie Couric to be played by Larry King. Read the full story

Seattle Times Co. to cut 200 jobs at flagship paper

Monday, April 7th, 2008

The Seattle Times Co., stung by continued declines in advertising revenue, said today it will cut its flagship newspaper's staff by nearly 200. The reductions will include up to 131 layoffs, the company said an e-mail to employees. Sixty currently unfilled positions will be frozen.The Times currently has 1,845 ...

Project Censored Offers Top Censored Stories of 2008

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Each year Project Censored reports what the mainstream media leaves uncovered.Read the full story

ProPublica: Paying for investigative journalism

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

"I have been dubious about foundation support for journalism. Rich people with good intentions are often held out there as the great hope for reporting: foundations and moguls that save news and newsrooms from the ravages of the marketplace. "Read the full story

CJR: What Kind of News do People Really Want?

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

It is disheartening that only about a quarter of the American public, on average, finds news compelling on a daily basis. But contrary to popular belief, “there is scant evidence that during the last century - despite major changes in the news ‘menu’ - the American audience has moved toward ...