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Forecasting the Future
A Q-and-A with Marc Frons, the New York Times' chief technology officer of digital operations Online Exclusive posted 6/25/09 3:45p.m.
By  Katherine King
 
A Newsosaur Takes to the Web
Alan Mutter and his quest to help figure out the future of journalism Online Exclusive posted 6/23/09 3:08p.m.
By  Priya Kumar
 
The Death of Slow Journalism
The canceling of this year's Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference is only the latest blow to long-form, story-driven journalism. A veteran narrative journalist looks back at her decades in the trenches and mourns the decline of her métier. Online Exclusive posted 6/8/09 12:09p.m.
By  Candy Cooper
 
A License to Experiment
A popular Washington Post columnist moves from writing to heading an innovative multimedia reporting team. Online Exclusive posted 6/4/09 12:32p.m.
By  Priya Kumar
 
Cities Without Newspapers
As the economic noose tightens, the notion of big cities without local dailies seems a real possibility. What would the impact be on civic life? And what might emerge to fill the gap?
By  Rachel Smolkin
 
The Twitter Explosion
Whether they are reporting about it, finding sources on it or urging viewers, listeners and readers to follow them on it, journalists just can’t seem to get enough of the social networking service. Just how effective is it as a journalism tool?
By  Paul Farhi
 
A Porous Wall
As news organizations, in their struggle to survive, blur the line between editorial and advertising, does credibility take a hit?
By  Natalie Pompilio
 
Hunkering Down
Despite the massive economic problems plaguing the newspaper business, some journalists refuse to scramble for the lifeboats.
By  Beth Macy
 
Before Deep Throat
The FBI director gave me explosive information about Watergate just two months after the break-in, but it never made its way into the New York Times.
By  Robert M. Smith
 
Taking Issue
The son of the late FBI Director L. Patrick Gray III disputes the notion that his father tried to leak explosive information about Watergate to a journalist two months after the break-in. Online Exclusive posted 5/28/2009 3:41p.m.
By  Ed Gray
 
Documenting the Return Of War Dead at Dover
A former Pentagon correspondent’s first-person account

Video from AJR's Jamie McIntyre on the U.S. government decision to allow the media to attend the return of American war casualties.


By  Jamie McIntyre
 
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The (Sopris) Sun Also Rises
Small town Carbondale, Colorado, loses one newspaper only to have residents join together to launch their own.
Circulation Boost?
Newspapers explore delivery via electronic reader.

Off the Bus
Book Review by Carl Sessions Stepp
 
Farewell to New Orleans
A veteran New York Times correspondent reflects on covering the rebuilding of “an irreplaceable cultural treasure” as he starts a new beat in West Africa.

“One of Your Best”
Charging for Content
Not Impressive
Lighten Up
» Kevin Klose
Notes from a New Dean
Preserving journalism in a tumultuous era
» Rem Rieder
Fears for the Future
Who will pay for the nation’s newsgathering efforts?
» Barb Palser
Stopping the Presses
Maybe it’s time for newspapers to go online-only.
» Deborah Potter
Extreme Makeover
Local newscasts experiment with new looks and formats in an effort to draw viewers.
» John Morton
Not Dead Yet
Despite the gloomy news about newspapers, many smaller dailies still make money.
   
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Correction of the Month
"Author Steven Bach is actually writing a biography of Moss Hart ... not of Mozart."
(Entertainment Weekly)
 
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