A Newsstand Bailout
By Dylan Matthews - Jan 29th, 2009 at 2:19 pmIt looks like Out of Town News, the iconic newsstand in the middle of Harvard Square that’s been operating since the mid-1950s, might not close…
Posts Tagged ‘journalism’
What the Washington Post Considers Newsworthy
By Ned Resnikoff - Jan 29th, 2009 at 12:39 pmYesterday, Barack Obama made a throwaway line about how DC schools are too quick to cancel at the first sign of snow. Everyone had a…
Non-profit Newspapers
By Ned Resnikoff - Jan 28th, 2009 at 10:24 amThis seems like a pretty smart way to ensure the survival of those information-gathering goliaths we know as newspapers. Although if I were the owner…
The Times Looking for a Slightly Less Embarrassing Conservative Voice
By Jamelle Bouie - Jan 26th, 2009 at 2:21 pmNow that Kristol is done, it’s time for idle speculation as to who will replace him as the The New York Times‘ designated conservative. In…
The End of a Bad Era: Kristol Leaves the Times
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 26th, 2009 at 1:14 pmLike the end to the nightmarish presidency his column often cheer-led, Bill Kristol’s time on The New York Times editorial page is officially over. I…
Sarkozy Values Newspapers, and So Should We
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 23rd, 2009 at 5:08 pmFrance’s president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has always been a little too showy for my tastes, and here he may just be trying to hog the spotlight…
Hard Times
By Jake Blumgart - Jan 23rd, 2009 at 12:22 pmFor those keeping track, the prestige of the newspaper industry has taken another hit. Carlos Slim, a Mexican tycoon of dubious morality, has given The…
Historic Coverage
By Jesse Singal - Jan 21st, 2009 at 11:58 amWhat’s that you say? You want to see today’s front pages of more than 600 newspapers from around the world? Sure thing.
What TPM’s Cooper Hire Means
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 21st, 2009 at 11:27 amWith the hiring of Matt Cooper it’s indisputable that Talking Points Memo is more than a publication of the far-left progressive media sphere. Cooper is…
Obama’s Journo Jam Sessions
By Jessica Hillyard - Jan 15th, 2009 at 11:39 amPresident-elect Obama made waves this weekend by attempting to have a seemingly clandestine meeting with a group of well-known conservative journalists. The gathering took place…
Get ‘im, Rick!
By Jesse Singal - Jan 14th, 2009 at 6:10 pmVia Wonkette, CNN’s Rick Sanchez verbally eviscerates Joe the Plumber. It gets somewhat personal. And awesome.
The Future of Historic Memorabilia
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 13th, 2009 at 6:16 pmVia Romenesko, The Washington Post is planning on printing 2.7 million copies of the paper on Inauguration Day. The word on the street is there…
Joe the Junior Woodward
By Ned Resnikoff - Jan 13th, 2009 at 12:14 pmOf the awful screwball comedy that is Joe the Plumber’s stint in as a reporter, Daniel Larison says:
Like Palin’s pseudo-populism, which actually helps preserve…
Protecting the Protectors
By Jesse Singal - Jan 13th, 2009 at 11:26 amThis Los Angeles Times column on student journalism is worth checking out. Most notable is a new state law that “prohibits administrators from retaliating against…
One Quick Thing On Joe
By Matt Zeitlin - Jan 12th, 2009 at 5:17 pmThe conservative defense of Joe the Plumber going to Israel is pretty strange. If you read Michelle Malkin or Bob Owens, they will point out…
