Jumping the Gunman
The recent reporting on Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, is a classic run-and-gun investigative story in which dozens of reporters badger officials to disclose a new fact (which gets you on page one) or two new facts (which is enough to snag the coveted lead-of-the-paper slot on a slow day). This wolf-pack approach to reporting almost invariably produces stories that lack context, which is hardly surprising.
After all, reporters are telling a complex story by unveiling the key aspects as … more…
Evolving E-Mail Explanations
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Surveillance Bill Compromise Likely to Deliver Immunity for Telecoms
After a year of acrimonious debate, Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a compromise bill to overhaul the Foreign Intelligence … more…
McClatchy’s Major Detainee Investigation Comes Amid Major Staff Cutbacks
Earlier this week the McClatchy Washington Bureau published an impressive five-part investigation into detention facilities in … more…
Inspector General Report Confirms Distortion of Climate Science at NASA
Senior political appointees in NASA's public affairs office inhibited the release of scientific evidence of global warming, according to … more…
Pentagon Releases Documents on Briefings of Retired Generals
The Pentagon has just posted thousands of pages of documents relating to its briefings of retired generals turned TV analysts. It's the … more…
The Pentagon Contractors Tracking Retired Generals’ Appearances
We've noted the TV network's unresponsiveness to the New York Times' story that the Pentagon has been cultivating and cozying up to … more…
The Unexplored Media Scandal of the Times’ Retired Generals & Propaganda Piece
Yesterday, the New York Times's David Barstow published a gargantuan story detailing how the Pentagon has been cultivating and cozying … more…
May 05, 2009
California Seeks Stimulus Funds to Close ‘Digital Divide’ Steve Wiegand, Sacramento Bee, May 05, 2009
April 21, 2009
Big Challenges Await Health-Records Transition Jacob Goldstein, Wall Street Journal ($), April 21, 2009
Newspaper Tracks Stimulus Dollars in Wisconsin Katia Bachko, Columbia Journalism Review, April 21, 2009
April 14, 2009
Conversion to Digital Health Records Rarely Seamless Christina Rogers, Detroit News, April 14, 2009
April 07, 2009
Tech Giants Help Clients Tap Stimulus Funds Ben Worthen, Wall Street Journal, April 07, 2009
April 06, 2009
Report: Interior Dept. Failed to Secure Network Brian Krebs, Washington Post, April 06, 2009
During Campaign, Obama Advisers Were Paid Commentators Philip Rucker, Washington Post, April 06, 2009
March 31, 2009
Verizon, AT&T May Turn Down $7.2 Billion Stimulus Molly Peterson, Bloomberg, March 31, 2009
March 25, 2009
Lobbyists Are Winners of Stimulus’ Clean-Tech Push Tim Mullaney, Bloomberg, March 25, 2009
March 24, 2009
Stimulus’ Broadband Rules Spark Debate Ryan Singel, Wired, March 24, 2009
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