Category Archives: Chapter 6

WikiLeaks and Journalism

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

The website WikiLeaks has continued its project of posting huge numbers of secret government documents, generating a lot of news and a lot of controversy.  There is debate over whether the website is damaging national security for the United States, … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 14 – NY Times Ombudsman – Q&A with Clark Hoyt

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb talks with Clark Hoyt, former ombudsman for the New York Times: “Clark Hoyt talked about his career in newspapers and the state of journalism. He recently finished a three-year stint as public editor of the New York Times. … Continue reading →

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Great Journalism Myths – Q&A with W. Joseph Campbell

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

NOTE: I’m going to be posting a host of C-SPAN Q&A interview programs today that deal with journalistic issues.  I’ll embed the video and provide a link back to the show in the C-SPAN Video library.  These are great programs … Continue reading →

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Complete Rachel Maddow interview with Jon Stewart

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Last night MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow had a long interview with news satirist and critic Jon Stewart.  I’m going to have a lot more to say about this later, but in the mean time, here’s the complete, uncut interview.

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Bob Woodward and Ben Bradlee do Promo for Washington Post iPad App

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Ralph Hanson
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John Hockenberry Interview from C-SPAN

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

This interview with journalist John Hockenberry is one of my favorites from C-SPAN’s old Booknotes series.  It’s now available through the C-SPAN video archives.  A great story about living with disability, and a great series of stories from an interesting … Continue reading →

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Samples of Newspaper Series

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

My in-depth reporting class is working on a pair series about the funding of K-12 education and higher education.  Here are some samples of great newspaper series from the past (which don’t have anything to do with education funding…) Left … Continue reading →

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30th Anniversary of Janet Cooke’s “Jimmy’s World” Fabrication

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

It was 30 years ago this week that the Washington Post published Janet Cooke’s fantastical “Jimmy’s World. ”  Cooke was hired by the Washington Post to improve its coverage of the African American community. She was a young African American … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Can a $60 Roku box replace basic cable? Now that it has Hulu Plus for $10 a month?  Maybe. Who is using mobile media devices and how do they feel about advertising on them? iPad users skew younger and male, … Continue reading →

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Civic and Public Journalism

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

We’ve been talking about civic and public journalism in my interpretive reporting class.  Here are links to several articles/blog posts I’m having them read: New book examinesPublic Journalism 2.0 From the Civic & Citizen Journalism Interest Group Jay Rosen – … Continue reading →

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