Articles tagged with journalism

Opinion: Anything can happen when Google gets involved in digitizing national treasure troves of archived information, warns a frustrated scholar.

“State of Minds” scours the University of California for important research and then does something special: It makes it interesting.

How the print media in China and India are succeeding — and what America’s ailing journalism industry might learn from them.

Northwestern University researchers look to link editorial talent with audience experiences to get an elusive Web-era result — loyal readers and viewers.

New research compares coverage of overseas news on Edward R. Murrow’s CBS and modern-day NPR, and finds public radio superior in numerous ways.

Nancy Baron’s new book is an excellent guide for academic researchers on how to effectively communicate with the press, public and policymakers.

Ready for a close-up: The year in award-winning photojournalism presented by the World Press Photo Exhibition.

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.

After initially being denied an American visa due to journalistic ties to rebel fighters, Colombian journalist Hollman Morris is allowed entry into the U.S. to study at Harvard.

The case of Colombian journalist Hollman Morris, refused entry to the U.S. for a prestigious fellowship, suggests reporting on terrorists may be confused with being one.

The late Stephen Schneider was one of the most influential and eloquent advocates for human-caused climate change.

One observer suggests that efforts to rescue American journalism are generally more efforts to rescue American journalism companies.

The blandly titled Journalist’s Resource sits on the Web, ready — with a little help from Harvard’s Kennedy School — to throw substantive story ideas onto reporters’ desks.

The emergence of a video showing pedestrians mowed down in Baghdad by U.S. gunships illustrates how traditional media’s watchdog role is being usurped.

High quality doesn’t ensure longevity in the tumultuous print magazine industry.

How the paper of record used partial data to reach a wrong conclusion on infant death in Mississippi.

What do gombo, hidden cameras and advertorials have in common? Hint: Each is a part of mainstream journalism somewhere in the world.

A new study finds that people watch the news more for affirmation than for information.

Full cliché ahead! At least this year-end list connects to good journalism.

Cristi Hegranes, a Miller-McCune Wonking Class Hero, expands the Global Press Institute to Kenya, where women will become the eyes and ears of the developing nation.

In a troubling corollary to the truism that a picture is worth 1,000 words, a new study suggests stereotypical imagery can largely negate the central point of a lengthy text.

A European study shows that, over time, even the most sophisticated readers can be manipulated.

Think the fallacies in America’s health care debate are slippery? Try catching the red herring that’s fouling up U.S. press coverage of the Honduran coup.

It’s been said that the so-called new media are driving a stake into the heart of the traditional dead-tree model. A recent Project for Excellence in Journalism report shows that while new media are growing in popularity, old-school reportage is still important and relevant.

USC is looking for new approaches to cultural coverage, the best of which will be showcased at the National Summit on Arts Journalism.

Although it says rumors of the death of traditional news media are exaggerated, the Project for Excellence in Journalism catalogs some methods for staving off the demise.

As workers in an ailing industry look for new ways to peddle their skills, piecework paid for directly by the public becomes an option.

Tom Price is blogging live from the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s public policy conference for Miller-McCune.com.

The amount of time Internet users spend reading online newspapers jumped significantly between 2007 and 2008, according to the just-released annual survey conducted by the University of Southern California’s Center for the Digital Future.

Can journalism schools oversee the public-interest news organizations of the future? Yes, with caveats.

Newsy.com, which crafts videos of today’s headlines that intentionally mash-up multiple reports from global media, is partnering with the Missouri School of Journalism.

If politicians spoke directly to the American people, what would happen? New research suggests people might actually feel a little better about politics. But does that mean we should fire all the journalists?

Letters to the Editor: A guide to political funding across the country, courtesy of the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

As print newspapers listen nervously to the tolling of the bell, the fine arts and cultural journalism they once hosted searches desperately for a new place to chime.

Researchers analyze the productivity and popularity of new U.S. presidents.

In the nick of time, the digital revolution comes to democracy’s rescue. And, perhaps, journalism’s.

The best of Miller-McCune magazine’s first year of publication, as chosen by Editor-in-Chief John Mecklin.

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 simple prescription for reducing wrongful convictions: better journalism about crime and punishment.

A call on the professorial classes to help check abuses of governmental power. And to start confronting the Alberto Gonzaleses of the world — before they wreak havoc.

Years of sensational coverage haven’t rescued TV news from ratings freefalls, and a new study suggests a quick application of quality might help patch things up.

Cristi Hegranes and her nonprofit train women around the world so they can help their communities — through journalism.

By funding its own research, industry has raised unwarranted doubts about a range of scientific issues — from the risks of tobacco to the reality of climate change — delaying response to public dangers for decades. Can scientists and journalists learn to beat the doubt industry before our most serious problems beat us all?

A new British book, “Flat Earth News,” provides a well-researched answer to the age-old question: Why are the news media so dumb?

The aphorism seeing is believing’ has it backward, as evidenced by skeptics who don’t believe man went to the moon and contend photos taken by the astronauts prove their point.

Noted journalist James Fallows helps us explain our new magazine and Web site.

Across America, nonprofit Web sites are trying to keep public interest journalism alive at the local level. But to provide what print newspapers increasingly do not, these digitized nonprofits must overcome the challenge facing every startup: Eventually, they have to break even.