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October/November 2008 issue  
Not Over Yet
Online Exclusive » But you wouldn’t know that from much of the coverage of the presidential campaign.
By  Rem Rieder
 
"Open to Offers"
Online Exclusive » Media critic Rachel Sklar plots her post-Huffington Post course.
By  Lindsay Kalter
 
Tabloid Time
Online Exclusive »  Former Houston Chronicle White House correspondent is excited about her new gig, covering the president for the Washington Examiner.
By  Lindsay Kalter
 
Trying Again
Online Exclusive »   Media groups will renew their push for a federal shield law when the new Congress convenes.
By  Lindsay Kalter
 
Judge Throws Out Libel Suit Against AJR Writer
Online Exclusive »    Hearing is set on the issue of legal fees.
By  Lindsay Kalter
 
Offscreen
The war in Afghanistan has heated up significantly, even eclipsing Iraq as far as danger to American soldiers is concerned. But you’d never know it from the meager coverage by many news organizations.
By  Sherry Ricchiardi
 
The Transformation of NPR
Long defined by its radio programming, National Public Radio is reinventing itself as a multiplatform force.
By  Jennifer Dorroh
 
The Elite Newspaper of the Future
A smaller, less frequently published version packed with analysis and investigative reporting and aimed at well-educated news junkies that may well be a smart survival strategy for the beleaguered old print product.
By  Philip Meyer
 
Charticle Fever
Bite-sized combinations of words, images and graphics called charticles are in vogue at a number of American newspapers. And they are not necessarily the enemy of compelling narrative.
By  Dane Stickney
 
Language Barriers
The New York Times’ handling of Jesse Jackson’s crude remark about Barack Obama rekindles the debate about how news outlets should deal with coarse language.
By  Beth Macy
 
Don’t Blame the Journalism
The economic and technological forces behind the collapse of newspapers
By  Paul Farhi
 
Clarification
By  AJR Staff
 
Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan
 
Newsroom Gloom
Interns watch newsrooms shrink, but many still seek newspaper careers.
Catching Up
Although they have a long way to go, news organizations are beginning to report with more sophistication about transgender issues.
To Friend or Not to Friend?
Should reporters befriend their sources via social media?

Women Covering War
Book Review by Carl Sessions Stepp
 
 A Campaign Trail Neophyte Who Scooped the Pros

Instilled with Excitement
Polarized Media
Distorted Bio
Don’t Forget Us
» AJR Survey
» Lee Thornton
A Dizzying Pace
Journalism schools race to keep up with dramatic changes in the field.
» Rem Rieder
Searching for Sarah Palin
Why the media’s intense scrutiny of the GOP vice presidential candidate is essential.
» Barb Palser
Measuring Across Platforms
NBC uses a new index to determine the total size of its audience.
» Deborah Potter
What Would Murrow Do?
Half a century after he castigated the broadcast industry, problems persist.
» John Morton
No Takers
The market is glutted with newspapers, but buyers are hard to come by.
   
 
» AJR Classifieds
Director - Knight Center for Specialized Journalism

Visiting Assistant Professor, State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh

 
Ya Think?
A Bloomberg candidacy would be tricky for Bloomberg News
(link on Romenesko)
 
   
 
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