Features

A Blueprint for How to Make J-School Matter (Again)

In this excerpt from her forthcoming e-book, Amy Webb outlines a new blueprint for the future of journalism education

Four Lessons from Buying and Running the Outer Banks Sentinel

“You own everything about the paper—from its reputation to the safety of its customers who buy it ”
Local Weeklies Are Covering the Communities Big Dailies Ignore

Local Weeklies Are Covering the Communities Big Dailies Ignore

Whether bound by geography or interest, communities need strong newspapers
In the Balkans, Whistle-Blowing News Outlets Struggle to Survive

In the Balkans, Whistle-Blowing News Outlets Struggle to Survive

From shady deals for government advertising to journalists choosing self-censorship, it's not easy running a publication in the former Yugoslavia
Telling the Story of 'Normal' Iran

Telling the Story of ‘Normal’ Iran

Iranian journalist Nazila Fathi was a correspondent for The New York Times at the time of the uprisings in Tehran in 2009. Fearing her life was in danger, she hurriedly…
Amy O'Leary on Innovation and Putting Multimedia Stories to the Test

Amy O’Leary on Innovation and Putting Multimedia Stories to the Test

As a New York Times technology reporter and its deputy editor for digital operations, Amy O’Leary has had a hand in many of the paper’s efforts to stay viable in…
Shani O. Hilton on Building a Newsroom at BuzzFeed

Shani O. Hilton on Building a Newsroom at BuzzFeed

Shani O. Hilton is executive editor at BuzzFeed, where she heads the news department. In addition to leading BuzzFeed’s expanding news division, Hilton is currently developing a code of news…
Who Owns the News in Indonesia?

Who Owns the News in Indonesia?

Corporate media ownership mixes with politics to create challenges for independent journalists
A New Generation of Correspondents Hustles for Work with the Help of the Web

A New Generation of Correspondents Hustles for Work with the Help of the Web

How a clutch of start-ups is supplying the foreign coverage once provided by staff correspondents
As Legacy News Outlets Retreat, Who Will Be There to Report on the World?

As Legacy News Outlets Retreat, Who Will Be There to Report on the World?

The escalating personal and financial cost of foreign reporting is changing the way correspondents cover the world