Embracing Original Content FALL 2010 PREVIEW
As fewer and fewer people use portals to access the Internet, AOL and Yahoo! are hiring journalists and posting their own material in an effort to bolster Web traffic.
By Jube Shiver Jr.
The Hazards of Hyperlocal FALL 2010 PREVIEW
Why neighborhood news online is a dicey proposition
By Barb Palser
Traffic Problems FALL 2010 PREVIEW
How the drive to attract massive numbers of visitors to their Web sites (and the advertisers that might follow them) is having a profound effect on news judgment at traditional news organizations.
By Paul Farhi
A Cram Course in Fact-Checking WEB EXCLUSIVE
Arizona State journalism students check out the veracity of the claims of the state’s political candidates.
By Morgan Gibson
Speaking for BP WEB EXCLUSIVE
A former Alabama sports columnist talks about his move from journalism to representing the oil giant in the wake of the mammoth Gulf spill.
By Adam Kerlin
Cleaning Up Comments WEB EXCLUSIVE
When readers spot offensive online comments on Gannett Web sites, Pluck Media Solutions jumps into the fray.
By Alexis Gutter
Time to Slow Down WEB EXCLUSIVE
The lessons of the Shirley Sherrod fiasco
By Rem Rieder
Going Long WEB EXCLUSIVE
There's a substantial online audience for compelling, in-depth journalism-- and that's a good thing.
By Rem Rieder
Keeping Track WEB EXCLUSIVE
A new initiative to hold California’s gubernatorial candidates accountable for their campaign trail pronouncements.
By Morgan Gibson
Back to Chattanooga WEB EXCLUSIVE
Two months after the paper he edited in Virginia won a Pulitzer, J. Todd Foster returns to the town where his career began, this time as executive editor.
By Abby Brownback
On the Border WEB EXCLUSIVE
Despite the danger, the Dallas Morning News’ Alfredo Corchado investigates violence and corruption along the border between the United States and Mexico.
By Karen Carmichael
Tracking the Junkets WEB EXCLUSIVE
A new Web site will keep a close watch on government travel.
By Abby Brownback
Young Guns WEB EXCLUSIVE
Iowa journalism students do the digging at a new center for investigative reporting.
By Abby Brownback
Capital Flight Watchdog reporting is at an alarming low at many federal agencies and departments whose actions have a huge impact on the lives of American citizens.
By Jodi Enda
Abandoned Agencies The number of news organizations covering federal agencies has fallen since 2003.
By Jodi Enda
Looking Up Despite the massive gloom and doom of recent years, some media executives and analysts see brighter days ahead for digital advertising on news sites. The iPad could play a big role.
By Bret Schulte
Going Respectable? The National Enquirer got high marks for its powerful, solidly reported exposés of the bad behavior of John Edwards and Tiger Woods. But much of the supermarket tabloid’s day in and day out coverage falls far short of basic reporting and editing standards.
By Paul Farhi
Playing Defense News organizations are plotting strategies to protect journalists threatened for their tough reporting in regions dominated by organized crime.
By Sherry Ricchiardi
Protecting Journalists The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project has begun a push to implement safety policies in newsrooms where journalists are at risk for the work they do. Here are some of the guidelines.
By Sherry Ricchiardi
Investigative Shortfall FALL 2010 PREVIEW
Many news outlets are doing far less accountability reporting than in the past, bad news indeed for the public. New nonprofit investigative ventures have emerged, but they can’t pick up the slack by themselves.
By Mary Walton
