An investigative series about the Internet’s internal plumbing didn’t produce much in the way of news.
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Tag Archives: Journalism
Why Publish An Anonymous Rant Against Tourists?
A gratuitous rant against tourists, gentrification and wealth is typical New York Times fare. Why use a pen name?
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When A Journalist’s ‘Borrowing’ Crosses The Line
Lifting quotes from someone else’s work without attribution clearly crosses the line into plagiarism.
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Junk News Is A Fire Hazard
The stories said flame retardants could hurt us, but ignored the dangers of fire. Junk science and junk reporting are health hazards.
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The Tiny Blog That Scooped The Giants
When the Supreme Court made big news, CNN and Fox got it wrong. Tiny SCOTUSblog was the first to get it right.
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Triumph Of The Desk Jockeys
There are those who serve and those who snark. A diplomat and a journalist learned that when push comes to shove, the snarks win.
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A Justifiable Tightening Of Reporters’ ‘Lockup’
Journalists get an advance look at the government’s market-moving employment data. In a wireless age, tighter controls make sense.
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Another Pulitzer Honors Faulty Reporting On Taxes
As long as Pulitzer prizes go to slanted reporting on taxes, we’re likely to get more slanted reporting on taxes.
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When A Magazine Falls In The Forest, What Takes Its Place?
The demise of Newsweek’s print edition makes us wonder: What, exactly, is a magazine in the digital age?
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