The media since 9/11: Living after the fall
This column, written to mark the 5th anniversary of 9/11, was originally published on Sept. 12, 2006. Late in the afternoon of Sept. 12, 2001, I
August 26, 2011
This column, written to mark the 5th anniversary of 9/11, was originally published on Sept. 12, 2006. Late in the afternoon of Sept. 12, 2001, I
The world of online journalism often gets a bad rap from traditionalists, who fear for the soul of the profession, wherever that may be. Web-only
News that the FBI is investigating allegations that 9/11 victims might have had their voicemails hacked by reporters sure seems like a fitting response to
The phone-hacking scandal in Britain, after slowly gathering steam for at least five years, has exploded into a rich and fast-moving media spectacle. There’s
On March 3, 1991, from his apartment balcony a Los Angeles plumber named George Holliday used a bulky Sony Handycam to record city police battering
For years I’ve attended the annual conferences of the Organization of News Ombudsmen, an international group that tries to keep the media honest, but the
The arrest of a leading French statesman and politician, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on charges of sexually assaulting a New York hotel chambermaid became a transatlantic media
A juicy little flap in the upper Midwest pits two valued traditions in a faceoff where any victory is likely to leave a sour aftertaste
In 1991 a lawsuit filed by a freelance journalist reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that The New York Times owed money to independent
It’s possible to suffer pain from an injury that you can’t see. The limb that hurts was amputated, and you look for the wound but
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