I enjoyed reading "Caste and Class" (refer to previous entry for link) because of its relevance to some things I've been thinking about lately. I've started to think seriously about what I want to do with my expected journalism degree. It seems that in any sort of privileged setting, everyone...

I recently read an interesting article in the latest issue of Utne -- "Caste and Class at the Washington Post," reprinted from the Columbia Journalism Review. More on this later. Filed in: Media Culture...

Some people might be interested to know that in September, the New York Times plans to start charging readers a fee to access portions of its Web site. By signing up for TimesSelect, which will cost $49.95 a year, readers will be able to access online articles written by Times...

In a case illustrating the peril of relying upon anonymous sources, Newsweek retracted its story that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had flushed a Koran down the toilet. Read a BBC report about the situation here. Read a statement from Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker here. Filed in: Media Politics...

Someone circulated a link to a Mediabistro article, "If Your Journalism School Says It Knows What's Best For You, Check It Out," on my department's mailing list. As someone who will be graduating from journalism school this year, I read the article with interest. Article writer Greg Lindsay argues the following:...