Blog Medium Shifting in Large Way
Blogging as pure personal commentary may soon be a thing of the past as more mainstream journalism ventures…
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Newspaper Endorsements Matter — If They’re News
Newspaper endorsements of presidential candidates do matter — if they defy readers’ expectations. Last week, the Chicago Tribune endorsed…
The Enduring Mystery of the Higgs Boson
Or how a documentary film makes the attempt to verify the existence of an atomic particle as fascinating as it really is.
Port Barrel Spending
A reader wonders whether Port of Anchorage project has earmarks of a boondoggle.
Co-conspirator: The Media and Child Killers
When the killers are kids, a media that treats it more like a tragedy than a crime may be better for all, a new book argues.
To Kill, or Not to Kill
Soldiers of Conscience, a PBS documentary, examines the ethics and emotional cost of killing on the battlefield.
The New New Media
At the end of the fossil fuel era, America's premier journalism schools have staked out their place in the Digital Age. It's called News21, and it provides what may be the best multimedia coverage of the election season.
The Future Is Not Plastics
Letters to the editor: Decompartmentalizing right whales, vinclozolin, bisphenol A, krill and a few other things.
Creasing the Celluloid Ceiling: More Female Roles on TV
A greater percentage of TV characters are female, a new study notes, but it's still mostly guys offstage.