Losing the News
The Charleston Gazette-Mail, known for its dogged accountability journalism, survived a merger and bankruptcy. Will it survive a new owner with ties to the very industries its reporters have been watchdogging?
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'Prisons Need Newspapers for the Same Reasons That the Public Needs Newspapers'
An interview with the managing editor at one of the country's most widely read prison newspapers.
Why the Decline of Newspapers Is Bad for the Environment
New research suggests that corporations pollute more when there aren't local papers to hold them accountable.
Scenes From the Capital Gazette Shooting in Maryland (in Photos)
Maryland resident Jarrod Ramos opened fire in the Capital Gazette newspaper offices in Annapolis, shooting and killing five employees.
A Shooting at a Newspaper in Maryland Leaves at Least Five Dead
A lone gunman burst into the offices of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday, shooting and killing five newspaper employees and "gravely injuring" several more.
Uncovering the Financial Impacts of Local News Deserts
New research shows that cities where newspapers closed up shop saw increases in government costs as a result of the lack of scrutiny over local deals.
Local Reporting Is Dying. This Training Corps Wants to Bring It Back.
Report for America offers young journalists valuable job training experience—by placing them in talent-starved newsrooms.
Inside the Vote to Unionize the 'Los Angeles Times'
Pacific Standard chats with Carolina A. Miranda, a Los Angeles Times staff writer and member of the LA Times Guild organizing committee.
The FCC Votes to Eliminate Anti-Monopoly Media Rules
The agency voted to eliminate the eight-voices rule, which barred television stations in one market from mergers unless at least eight independently owned and operated stations would remain post-merger.
The Continued Decline of the Alt-Weekly
What the death of the iconic City Paper means to Philadelphia.
The Evolving Obituary
The unusually candid obituary for Coleen Sheran Singer received widespread attention. Is it a sign of a changing format?
That Time a Newspaper Stared Down the Country’s Largest Advertiser and Won
A little-remembered incident helped establish the notion that news organizations could and should preserve their independence from advertisers.
Jason Collins, Revisited
A new study explores how newspapers and social media framed a historic first.
How Different Countries Involved in the Iranian Nuclear Negotiations Reported on That Letter
He-said-she-said has rarely been so fun to read.
Media as Both Weapon and Defense in the Mexican Drug War
The impact of social media and the press on the drug war, and vice versa.
The New York Times Is Dying: Brain Drain at the Grey Lady
Hardly. Brain drain is an indicator of success, a sure sign of a talent refinery at work.
How Google Disrespected Mexican History
Opinion: Anything can happen when Google gets involved in digitizing national treasure troves of archived information, warns a frustrated scholar.
Lessons From China and India's Newspaper Boom
How the print media in China and India are succeeding — and what America's ailing journalism industry might learn from them.
Study: Cancer Fatalism Propagated by Broadcast News
New research suggests watching local television news leads to fatalistic beliefs regarding cancer.
MSM Coverage of Gay Marriage Far From Monolithic
A newly published study finds the issue of gay marriage has been framed quite differently in The New York Times compared to the Chicago Tribune.
Don't Mistake the Messenger for the News Media
One observer suggests that efforts to rescue American journalism are generally more efforts to rescue American journalism companies.
Will The Past Last In The Digital Age?
Never has the world historical and cultural record been more accessible — or more fragile.
Journalism 2.0 Effort Reverts to 1.0
A pioneering nonprofit Chicago news source has gone the way of many old-fashioned for-profit predecessors, but wants to resurrect itself as for-profit.