At the Beacon in St. Louis, reporters attempt to ‘provide context to illuminate why something is happening, explain what’s at stake, and assess what might—or what should—happen next.’ Read more
Applications for fellowships are on the rise, as a multimedia curriculum is readied for the new fellows who will engage in the industry’s digital transformation. Read more
‘Bottom line is that it takes time and money to do the kind of muckraking that newspapers have always excelled at, and I’m not sure the blogosphere can reliably reproduce this all-important function.’ Read more
RELATED ARTICLE “Media Re:public: My Year in the Church of the Web” – Persephone MielMedia Re:public’s final report went to press in November. It is available … Read more
‘… there’s still an odd disconnect between the issues about which she’s done such superb reporting and the lack of informed public debate about them.’ Read more
What reporters do in their daily reporting can become the foundation for compelling storytelling in a book. So what happens when newsrooms shrink and support for long-term beat assignments dries up? Read more
‘Comments on the blog began generating tips that turned into leads for on-air reporting, and the blog became a tool for promoting and teasing stories we planned to air or publish later that day.’ Read more