Technology

Blogging News in China

‘In China, the Internet enjoys relatively greater freedom than other media. Even so, three of the articles I posted on my blog vanished without notice.’

An Optimistic Plunge Into Multimedia Reporting

‘One columnist took on a controversial local issue and covered it in a way we'd never done before.’

Inviting Readers Into the Editorial Process

In online polling about story selection, editors at the Wisconsin State Journal learn that ‘the readers who vote consistently do choose weighty stories.’

The Quickening Pace of Change

In March 2005, David Stoeffler, then vice president of news for Lee Enterprises, issued a challenge to the company’s newspaper editors: Give me ideas that will revolutionize your paper.RELATED ARTICLE“Inviting…

The Global Voices Manifesto

We believe in free speech: in protecting the right to speak—and the right to listen. We believe in universal access to the tools of speech.To that end, we seek to…

Puzzling Contradictions of China’s Internet Journalism

A journalist who has worked in China says that ‘the Internet has strengthened the power of the central government, not undermined it.’

Gathering Voices to Share With a Worldwide Online Audience

‘Global Voices pulls together interesting threads of conversation and reporting from the global cacophony of blogging voices.’

Arriving at the Digital News Age

‘It is in this fusion of old and new that the future of journalism most probably lies.’

The Internet Beat on the Campaign Trail

‘Political journalists are using Web sites to tell stories they didn’t have room to tell in their newspapers.’

Network Web Sites Influence Political Reporting

By compiling coverage and adding original news and analysis, the networks acquire a new niche audience—including political journalists.