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The Bold Italic, a local San Francisco site, surprised its audience yesterday by announcing that it was shutting down. “Together we have built a strong community of followers, contributors, and partners. However, we have made the difficult decision to cease operations,” the site said in a post announcing its closure. “It’s been a great run…
And how much does it matter, anyway? A lot can happen between now and then, but barring something truly unprecedented and totally unforeseen — a meteorite, a Benghazi revelation, a health scare, or a Martin O’Malley groundswell — on July 28, 2016, Hillary Clinton will step onto a stage in Philadelphia. There, surrounded by red-white-and-blue…
The Columbia Journalism School has published their report on what went wrong in Rolling Stone‘s article on rape at UVA last year. The long and damning investigation concludes: Rolling Stone‘s repudiation of the main narrative in “A Rape on Campus” is a story of journalistic failure that was avoidable. The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision…
There are very few government checks on what America’s sweeping surveillance programs are capable of doing. John Oliver sits down with Edward Snowden to discuss the NSA, the balance between privacy and security, and dick-pics. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it…
Brian Stelter gives his take on a new “litmus test” for likely Republican presidential candidates – whether or not they read The New York Times. Why the New York Times is a GOP campaign issue – CNN Video.
A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Last November, we published a story, ‘A Rape on Campus’ [RS 1223], that centered around a University of Virginia student’s horrifying account of her alleged gang rape at a campus fraternity house. Within days, commentators started to question the veracity of our narrative. Then, when The Washington Post uncovered details suggesting that the assault could…
The Great American News Anchor is no different from the Great and Powerful Oz.<br /><br /> How is it possible that the inane institution of the anchorman has endured for more than 60 years? Some two months into Brian Williams’s six-month banishment from NBC for making stuff up, it’s not known whether he will ever…
Our frontline journalism could use a lot of help. Oh see, you f*cked it, you f*cked it all up, for about five minutes of history we were on course to courageously advance the world of journalism and then you slid your stupid face in front of the moment and just ruined everything. […] Our brave…
Our frontline journalism could use a lot of help. Oh see, you f*cked it, you f*cked it all up, for about five minutes of history we were on course to courageously advance the world of journalism and then you slid your stupid face in front of the moment and just ruined everything. […] Our brave…
If you’re looking for advice about getting pitches accepted, there’s no better person to ask than the editor of the publication you want to write for. Sure, there are pitch templates. And other writers may be able to offer some counsel, but even they won’t know all the nuances of what a particular pub wants…