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What the Knight Commission Said About Journalism: Commission Praises Newspapers, But Focuses on Digital Literacy

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Newspaper Troubles Prompt a History Lesson: U. S. Newspapers Have Enjoyed Both Press Freedom & Postal Subsidies

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Can Digital Journalism Bridge the News Gap? Declining Numbers for Newspapers Put Online News in the Spotlight

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Report Outlines Proposals to Revive Newspapers: Remedies Debated Over Models of Journalism, Nature of News Reporting

By: Feature Writer John Seidenberg

Los Angeles Times Veteran Jack Nelson Dead at 80: Longtime Washington Bureau Chief Received Pulitzer Prize for Work

By: Feature Writer John Seidenberg

News Bias by Irrelevant Facts and Word Choice: How Selection of Facts, Quotes, Words and Phrases Slants the News

By: Julie Stroebel

Looking for America's Next Great Pundit: A Washington Post Contest Could be the Door Opener to a New Career

By: Paul Hamilton

What Journalist Tom Rosenstiel Told Congress: Congressional Legislation Proposed to Save Newspaper Journalism

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Newspapers Just One Solution for Digital Divide: Commission Sets Goals for Media Literacy, Closing Information Gap

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Katie Price and Peter Andre – What is News? Celebrity Press Releases,Celebrity Gossip, Media & the Tabloid Press

By: Dawn Ouedraogo

Washington Post Unveils New Twitter Use Policy: Clash Between Expanding Social Media and Curbing Personal Opinion

By: Feature Writer John Seidenberg

What Congress Could do to Protect Newspapers: New Law Would Allow News Companies to Become Nonprofits

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Video Advances Rapidly in Print Media: High End Digital Cameras Also Offer HD Video

By: Pierre A. Kandorfer

Wisconsin Resources Lure Ecology Writers: Environmental Journalists are Coming to Madison for 2009 Conference

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Strategies for News Reporting: Tips for Preparation, Interviewing and Photography

By: Kenneth Burchfiel

The Journalist's Wardrobe – Dress Code for Reporters: How What You Wear Affects Your Interview's Effectiveness

By: Julie Stroebel

The Evolution of Newspaper Journalism: How a Role-Reversal Between Print and Online May Occur

By: Julie Stroebel

Effect of Reader Interactivity Upon Newspapers: Online Editions Thrive Because Readers Have Greater Input

By: Julie Stroebel

Print Versus Web Journalism: Examining Two Media Through the Lens of Marshall McLuhan

By: Julie Stroebel

Role of Student Newspaper Advisers: College Advisers There to Counsel, Not Censor

By: Julie Stroebel

Understanding Illinois College Press Law: A Cheat Sheet to the College Campus Press Act

By: Julie Stroebel

Sportswriting Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be: Why romanticized visions of sportswriting don't apply

By: Michael Sarzo

The Lincoln-Medill Connection: How Joseph Medill Shaped Lincoln's Political Career

By: Julie Stroebel

Creative Writing in a Newspaper Article: Suggestions for Writing an Interesting Feature

By: Susan Beam

Inverted Pyramid Writing Structure: Why the Inverted Pyramid Works for News Writing

By: Shannon Emmanuel

News Writing Structure: Tips for Structuing a Compelling News Media Article

By: Shannon Emmanuel

Henry Louis Mencken: Libertarian Before His Time

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

American Newspapers Dying: Part of American Democratic Heritage Dying with Print Journalism

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

Favorite Quotes About Journalism and Journalists: Sayings By Napoleon, Gandhi, Gore Vidal, Joseph Pulitzer and More

By: Maddalena Delli

George Seldes -- Press Critic and Muckracker: George Seldes Thought Himself a Truth-teller, First and Foremost

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Widening a Newspaper's Reach: A Review of "Media, Community Return to Their Roots"

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

Shorthand Tips for Journalists: A Reporter's Guide to Teeline

By: Graham Davies

How to Write for Newspapers - Spelling Errors: Fix Grammatical Errors in Spelling Mistakes in a Newspaper Article

By: Mia Carter

Good News Media and Sources: Can the Media Show The Glass Half Full Instead of Half Empty?

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

Newspapers Changing to Digital: Journalists Face Uncertain Future

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

Print Journalists May Have to go Digital: Reporting on the Internet Demanding Changes

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

American Women Journalist Marguerite Higgins: A War Correspondence Known for Courage and Determination

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

Newspaper Journalists and The Changing Media: Casualties of a Rapidly Evolving Industry

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

Journalists in America: James Reston: Known for Insight, Fair Mindedness, Balance and Humaneness

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

Online Writing is Different From Print: Newspaper Writers Should Modifying Their Style for the Web

By: Robert Courtemanche

How to Take Great Newspaper Photos: News Photography, Photo Journalism Tips for Freelance Photographers

By: Mia Carter

How The Internet Killed Traditional Journalism: The Wired World Doesn’t Need A Huge Cadre Of Information Pushers

By: Robert Courtemanche

Moving Newspapers Online: Newspapers are Hurting now, but some See a Change on the Horizon.

By: Adam Benson

Drunk Journalist Resigns in Video: British Reporter Adam Smith Quits Job in Drunken YouTube Outburst

By: Todd Nash

Creative Writing in News Articles: How to Write Unique Articles without Bending the Facts

By: Feature Writer Megan B. Wyatt

How to Write a Newspaper Article: A Guide to Writing for Newspapers

By: Mia Carter

Generating Story Ideas During the Holidays: Looking for a Story Idea? Consider One of These Writing Assignments.

By: Mia Carter

Avoiding Libel: Tips for Reporters and Other Journalists on How to Avoid Libel

By: Mia Carter

Defining and Recognizing Libel: The Definition of Libel, Situations of Libel & Defenses to Libel

By: Mia Carter

Reporting from the Front Lines: An Interview With Embedded L.A. Times Reporter David Zucchino

By: Mia Carter

How to Write a Breaking News Lead: Capture and Inform your Readers from the First Sentence

By: Feature Writer Megan B. Wyatt

Basics of Newspaper Design: Introduction to the Fundamentals of Visual Journalism

By: Taylor Loran

Newspaper Writing Builds A Resume: Working As a Journalist Is Useful For Many Career Goals

By: Adam Williams

How Freelance Journalism Pays: Myths and Facts of Pay-Per-Word Writing Gigs

By: Adam Williams

How to Become a Freelance Writer: Getting Started Writing for Newspapers and Magazines

By: Adam Williams

Freelancer Introductions: The Challenge of "Who Do Your Write For?"

By: Lucinda Gunnin

Negotiating A Freelance Contract: Getting the Best Deal as a Newspaper Correspondent

By: Lucinda Gunnin

Becoming a Newspaper Freelancer: How to Find Work as a Correspondent with the Local Newspaper

By: Lucinda Gunnin

Roll Call--The Washington Insider: The Small Congressional Paper Broke the Senator Larry Craig Story

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

American Media News Coverage: Michael Vick Story Showed Difference in Coverage and Public Interest

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

United Press International Downhold Clubs: Struggling UPI Gives Up White House Correspondent After 100 Years

By: Feature Writer Carroll Trosclair

Media Coverage of Katrina in 2005: 2 Years Since Storm Devastated New Orleans & Media Swooped In

By: Kate Butler

Lack of News Stories in Summer: Mainstream Media Does Not Cover Serious News When Weather is Hot

By: Kate Butler

Presidential Campaign Gets Longer: Republicans in South Carolina Move Primary to January

By: Kate Butler

Media Spectacle & Media Milestones: Incessant Mainstream Coverage of Baseball Breakthroughs

By: Kate Butler

Media Portrait- Marshall McLuhan: How Making the Medium the Message Changed the World Forever

By: Kate Butler

An Online Presidential Debate: Voters Will Benefit From Interactive Format of Internet Debating

By: Kate Butler

BBC’s Royal Mistake Over Portrait: British Public Broadcaster Apologizes To Queen Elizabeth II

By: Kate Butler

Presidential Hopefuls Launch Ads: 2008 Candidates Air You Tube Videos Aimed At Young Voters

By: Kate Butler

Canadian Identity on July 1: Our Nation’s Birthday is a Time to Think About our Cultural Identity

By: Kate Butler

CBC's Facebook Experiment: Attempt By Public Broadcaster To Attract Youth Generates Controversy

By: Kate Butler

Dangers of Murdoch, WSJ Merger: Why the Wall Street Journal Will Lose if News Corp Takes Over

By: Kate Butler

Importance of Wall Street Journal: Why the WSJ Matters in the World of the Mainstream Media

By: Kate Butler

Murdoch and His Influence on Media: Australian Journalism Mogul Has Made An International Splash

By: Kate Butler

Tony Blair and the British Media: Blair's Popularity & Unpopularity Have Been Well Covered by Media

By: Kate Butler

Mormonism and the White House: Mitt Romney's Bid for President and his Mormon Faith

By: Kate Butler

Celebrating Moms in the Media: Mainstream Media Coverage of Mother's Day Leaves Much to be Desired

By: Kate Butler

Controversial NBC Choice on Video: Virginia Tech Murderer's Manifesto Provided Tough Decision for Media

By: Kate Butler

Belinda Stronach Leaves Politics: Mainstream Media Will Miss Covering Stronach's Every Action

By: Kate Butler

Virginia Massacre Media Frenzy: Inappropriate mainstream media coverage of tragedy at Virginia Tech

By: Kate Butler

Media Controversy Over Imus Remark: Don Imus deserved to be fired, but media storm goes too far

By: Kate Butler

The Continued Success of Magazines: Internet predominance has not made magazines obsolete

By: Kate Butler

Online Encyclopedia Improvements: Wikipedia founder launches a better version of his creation

By: Kate Butler

Celebrity Opinion-Editorials: Newspapers use op-ed format to highlight guest celebrity writers

By: Kate Butler

Homosexuality in the Media: Mainstream journalism coverage of sexual orientation

By: Kate Butler

Anti-Poverty Activism in the News: Mainstream media coverage of anti-poverty activism

By: Kate Butler

Racial nature of poverty news: Mainstream news skews minority poverty figures

By: Kate Butler

Poor Women in the News: Portrayals of poor women in the media are inherently skewed

By: Kate Butler

Portraying Poverty in the News: Media outlets represent the poor as essentially different

By: Kate Butler

The Media in the Pickton Case: Sensational murder trial of accused serial killer starts in B.C. with intense media presence

By: Kate Butler

Loss of Labour: Today’s media outlets rarely cover union or labour news

By: Kate Butler

Looking Back at 2006: Biggest media trends of the past year

By: Kate Butler

Looking Ahead to 2007: Expectations for the Upcoming Year

By: Kate Butler

Lists Galore for Mainstream Media: This is the time of year that year-in-review lists are on the cover of every magazine and newspaper

By: Kate Butler

Charity Time for Mainstream Media: The mainstream media promotes non-profits during the holiday season but not all year

By: Kate Butler

Liberal Leadership Race: Mainstream media coverage of Liberal convention in Montreal

By: Kate Butler

Quebec as a Nation: Media's role in legitimizing debate on status of Quebec in Canada

By: Kate Butler

The Role of the News Anchor: Losing three major news anchors has affected how this role is seen by networks, as well as the public

By: Kate Butler

Media Influence on Election Day: How the mass media plays a role in the voting process

By: Kate Butler

American Mid-Term Elections: The Role the Media Has Played in the 2006 U.S. Elections

By: Kate Butler

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