Journalist’s Trade

Getting Beyond Stereotypes on Israeli TV News

Arabs with Israeli citizenship account for roughly 20 percent of Israel’s population, but comprise just 3 percent of interviewees on leading news shows. Several Israeli non-profits are trying to change…
Reporting on Islam

Reporting on Islam

With Islam threaded through beats from foreign affairs to crime to education, journalists are stepping up efforts to provide nuanced coverage of Muslims and their religion
Holding Businesses Accountable

Holding Businesses Accountable

While there's no Pulitzer category for business reporting, taking on corporations and financial interests is at the core of many Prize-winning stories
The Medium is The (Text) Message

The Medium is The (Text) Message

What Facebook’s plans for Messenger say about chatbots, AI-powered news, and the role of journalists in a world where language is the new digital interface
From Harvard to Hollywood, the improbable journey of “Spotlight” from Boston Globe investigation to Oscar-nominated film

From Harvard to Hollywood, the improbable journey of “Spotlight” from Boston Globe investigation to Oscar-nominated film

The Globe’s Walter V. Robinson: “None of us thought that how we made the sausage really was interesting at all”
One Reporter's Lessons From Delivering His Own Newspaper

One Reporter’s Lessons From Delivering His Own Newspaper

The Boston Globe had a major delivery snafu for its print paper last week. The staff responding by going door to door themselves
A Brief Guide to Robot Reporting Tools

A Brief Guide to Robot Reporting Tools

From crime statistics to SEC filings, software agents can monitor vast amounts of open data to help journalists spot potential stories
Architecture Criticism: Dead or Alive?

Architecture Criticism: Dead or Alive?

Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin explains why the dynamic, tumultuous process of creative disruption should not be mistaken for permanent dissolution

What APIs Can Do for News

How application programming interfaces (APIs) transformed internal operations at NPR, the Times, and The Guardian—and how they could still help create a more open ecosystem for news
David Finkel and the Art of Immersion Reporting

David Finkel and the Art of Immersion Reporting

David Finkel is a master of immersion reporting, most brilliantly showcased in his two books that follow U.S. soldiers in Iraq and their return to civilian life. A member of…