Tag Archives: reporting

Newspapers and News in the News

Neiman Lab takes a look at what digital subscriptions are doing (or not doing) to keep newspapers healthy. Excellent article taking a deep dive at the LA Times with lots of data from Joshua Benton. ProPublica reports on how well-off parents … Continue reading

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Reading and Writing About Food

My senior reporting class this semester has been inspired by the work of the late food writers Jonathan Gold and Anthony Bourdain, and are working on stories about food and culture in the Kearney, Nebraska area.  One of their class-participation … Continue reading

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Using narrative and other techniques in depth reporting

I’m posting here the readings that I’m assigning to my Depth Reporting Students.  Why?  So they will be easy for my students to find and because these are great things for anyone interested in journalism to read: New York Times: … Continue reading

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Media News Roundup

Hawaii passes Steven Tyler Act Would ban “unwanted photos or videos of others in private moments.”  Nice idea, but do celebs really get the right to say “pay attention to me now, but not now”? How Sen. Rand Paul used … Continue reading

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