We Are Accused of Over-cheerfulness
Letters to the editor: OK, bucko, step outside and say we're afraid of population growth. Go ahead. See what happens.
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The Truthiness of The Colbert Report …
... Is in the eyes of the beholder, who, it turns out, sees what the beholder wants its eyes to see.
Nonprofit-Funded, University-Based News
Can journalism schools oversee the public-interest news organizations of the future? Yes, with caveats.
Talk About a Mash-Up
As the ink dries up in the newspaper industry, a humorous video clip shows the conflicting sensibilities of old and new media.
Meta-Source Mash-up
Newsy.com, which crafts videos of today's headlines that intentionally mash-up multiple reports from global media, is partnering with the Missouri School of Journalism.
State of the Investigative Art
Letters to the Editor: A guide to political funding across the country, courtesy of the National Institute on Money in State Politics.
Will Critique Work for Food
As print newspapers listen nervously to the tolling of the bell, the fine arts and cultural journalism they once hosted searches desperately for a new place to chime.
Peeling Away the Media Reaction to ‘Objectifying Sarah Palin’
What's it like to have your work misinterpreted by the mainstream media? Two psychologists, who asked whether a popular politician would be hurt by media coverage focused on her appearance, tell their story.
Violent Imagery Leaves Viewers ‘Comfortably Numb’
Would you help a disabled woman pick up the crutches she dropped outside a cinema? Disturbing new research…
Cut, Paste, Enrich: Art in the Remix Era
Copyright law wrestles with the artistic realities of age where copying is creative, not plagiarism.