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Argo Network: NPR’s New Group of Beat-Driven Blogs

Argo Network: NPR’s New Group of Beat-Driven Blogs

CommonHealth, produced by WBUR in Boston and part of the Argo Network, focuses on health care reform and other topics related to personal health and medicine.RELATED ARTICLE“Statehouse Beat Woes Portend…

Frank Deford: Sports Writing in the Internet Age

Nearly a century later Twitter is the telegraph in the press box. Reporters watch the New York Giants play the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1913 World Series. Image from the…

From Journalism to Self-Publishing Books

‘Our experience with print-on-demand books offers promising and challenging news.’

Figuring Out What a 21st Century Book Can Be

When an author’s insistence on publishing under a Creative Commons license met resistance from book publishers, he decided to self-publish his book with Lulu.

Creating a Navigational Guide to New Media

Two veteran journalists illuminate the convergent paths ahead—for those who consume news and those who report it.

Gay Talese: On What Endures in Sports Writing Amid Change

Early in October Gay Talese came to the Boston Athenaeum to celebrate publication of “The Silent Season of a Hero: The Sports Writing of Gay Talese.” In this collection of…

Geographic Fortunes—and Misfortunes—Define This New Midwest Beat

‘Although the challenges facing this Midwest region are primarily economic, Changing Gears’ mandate is more than to just tell business stories.’

It’s a Brand-New Ballgame—For Sports Reporters

‘This is why the advice is simple: Don’t look down from that tightrope; your safety net is gone, likely forever.’

Red Smith: He Made Words Dance

Of the many memorable phrases sportswriter Red Smith bestowed on the English language, the most enduring may be his description to a group of New York Herald Tribune advertising salesmen…

Statehouse Beat Woes Portend Bad News for Good Government

‘There’s an analogy between statehouse beat reporters—well, beat reporters in general—and cops on the beat who know the neighborhood and everyone in it.’