Knight Fellows
Subscribe Contact
Assignment AfPak
With the Obama administration making terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan a top priority, news outlets have stepped up their reporting presence in the region. It’s an extremely dangerous beat.
By  Sherry Ricchiardi
 
Risky Business
Pakistani journalists are trapped in the crosshairs of powerful factions in their homeland.
By  Sherry Ricchiardi
 
Build That Pay Wall High
Since there’s no indication that online ad revenue will ever be robust enough to support newspapers, maybe they’d be better off charging steep fees for online content or keeping material off the Web entirely and putting their emphasis on—gasp—that retro old print product.
By  Paul Farhi
 
The Limits of Control
With journalists and their employers increasingly active on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, news organizations are struggling to respond to a host of new ethics challenges.
By  Pamela J. Podger
 
Mastering Multimedia
It’s not enough to post some text and then simply throw some video into the mix. To keep readers’ attention and enhance the audience’s understanding, it’s critical that each ingredient in a rich multimedia stew is placed precisely where it makes the most sense.
By  Ronald A. Yaros
 
Knight Fellows
 
Don’t Mention My Name
Anonymous White House briefings have proven a stubborn foe for journalists trying to bring more transparency to government coverage.
Journalism in Your Face
The award-winning Virgin Islands Daily News is committed to aggressive watchdog reporting.
Goodbye Without Leaving
A newspaper editor converts her investigative team into a nonprofit—with her former paper as partner and chief benefactor.

A Passion for News
Book Review by Carl Sessions Stepp
 
 The Real McCoy
A Hall of Fame baseball reporter heads to the bench after his beat is called due to lack of funds.

He Won’t Miss Nossiter
Taking Issue
Go Local
Silenced Voices
Hanging Tough
Small Papers
   
» Kevin Klose
Three Icons Depart
Despite their obvious differences, Cronkite, Novak and Hewitt had something in common.
» Rem Rieder
Daydream Believers
The persistence of myths underscores the need for relentless reporting.
» Barb Palser
Amateur Content’s Star Turn
The MSM’s ample use of unverified citizen material from Iran raises serious questions.
» Deborah Potter
So Old It Seems New
“60 Minutes” continues to focus on serious journalism—and it’s thriving.
» John Morton
Too Steep a Price
Newspapers must protect their integrity as they struggle to find new revenue streams.
   
National Press Club
 
Leaving Crushed SUVs in Its Wake?
Air Force Two landed in a rainstorm, and then, with the state's Democratic congressional delegation, proceeded through Providence during the morning rush hour.
(from a story in Rhode Island's Providence Sunday Journal)
 
 
Technorati:
View blog reactions
 
News Sources:
Newspapers
Magazines
Television Networks
Television Affiliates
Radio
News/Wire Services
Media Companies
AJR Resources:
AJR Study Guide
Journalism Awards
Journalism Orgs
Media Monitors
Reporters' Tools
Writing Aids
Media News Online
AJR Information:
About AJR
Submissions Guide
Media Kit
Reprints
Order Back Issues
Letters to the Editor
Contents Copyright 2009
American Journalism Review.
  All rights reserved.  |   Privacy Policy
 
A publication of the University System of Maryland Foundation with offices at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.