News Archive

Here’s a report on the weekend confab from the Northwestern/Medill Local News Initiative.

Poynter had some criticism for Chris Mathews.

There’s more discussion on whether we should  be using mugshots, especially in routine crime stories.

The National Freedom of Information Coalition is out with a new report that shows not much happens when government violates open meetings & other such laws.  Read it here.

Here is the news release from BNC.

Story from NPR’s All Things Considered

From the New York Times

Longtime Channel 9 anchor Steve Sanders is retiring at the end of February.  Details from Robert Feder.

A confab of reporters and media types examining the state and the future of journalism is coming up in February.  Robert Feder has the details.

From Poynter, a discussion on the Secretary of State Vs. NPR.   

The Poynter report has both a great tribute and great lessons from Jim Lehrer who died this week.