How much faith should we put in a politician’s unequivocal assurance of a future vote? The AP may soon find out.
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Tag Archives: Journalism
Be Happy – Or Else
China’s government sees no reason to let the truth get in the way of what it deems to be the truth.
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Journalism’s Dirty Little Secret
Many journalists who demand full disclosure from public figures and other sources keep their own union ties quiet.
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Not Much ‘Cub’ In This Young Reporter
Veteran journalists are unmoored by industry changes, but an enterprising 9-year-old sticks to basics and does the job.
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Costly Clickbait
Gawker’s First Amendment defense for publishing a sex tape was garbage, and a Florida jury easily recognized the stench.
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Kids Deserve Better Than Trump
When a leading candidate behaves in ways unacceptable for a kindergartner, what is a parent to do?
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Housekeeping At Mizzou
Firing a notorious professor is just a first step toward sponging away mental mildew that stains many campuses today.
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‘Serial’ Stumbles At The Starting Line
In its second season, “Serial” takes on the Bergdahl story – which seems to be not much of a story at all.
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Unmasking Anonymous Commenters
If journalists promise to shield anonymous sources, why would they break that promise to anonymous website commenters?
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Making Monsters
A routine presentence testimonial got an Ohio band drummed out of Brooklyn, because certain stories demand a monster.
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