Reality check: Viral iPad video has cute baby, faulty premise
I know I can safely declare a YouTube video “viral” after I get a link…
October 18, 2011
Adam Hochberg
Occupy Wall Street forces journalists to redefine when, why protests are newsworthy
There’s an element of modern protest rallies that’s almost as ubiquitous as the chanting crowds…
October 13, 2011
As Republican presidential candidates debate, audience gets nearly as much media attention as politicians
Today will bring the year’s seventh Republican Presidential debate – a Dartmouth College forum co-sponsored…
October 11, 2011
Hacking the conversation, opposition uses #attackwatch against Obama
When Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, his innovative use of the Internet was…
September 26, 2011
Rick Perry’s assertions on global warming reveal reporting challenges when science, politics collide
In the course of two days last week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry expressed controversial views…
August 23, 2011
NC State fan site investigates UNC football player, media follow
Pack Pride is a pretty typical sports fan website. Targeted toward supporters of North Carolina…
July 21, 2011
Light bulb rhetoric becomes overheated as Congress rejects repeal
Congress this week took up an issue that’s symbolic of the ideological battle over the…
July 13, 2011
SeeClickFix traffics in neighborhood complaints, half of which get fixed
There's a pothole on Charles Street alongside Boston Common. A truck is parked illegally not…
July 8, 2011
Four tips for covering undeclared presidential candidates
Like a lot of journalists following the 2012 presidential race, Toby Harnden spends some weeks…
July 1, 2011
How misinformation spread about Delta, Jews and flights to Saudi Arabia
An incendiary news story about Delta Air Lines flew quickly around the Internet this week.…
June 24, 2011
Palin emails reveal interactions with Anchorage Daily News over stories, user comments
When Sarah Palin was asked in a 2008 CBS interview what newspapers she regularly read,…
June 14, 2011
Palin’s irreverent ride: ‘I wish that … basic historical facts wouldn’t become political issues’
Nary a man is now alive who remembers the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere.…
June 7, 2011
Joplin Globe’s Facebook page locates, reunites missing people in tornado aftermath
After a massive tornado roared through Joplin, Mo., Sunday night, much of the city was…
May 24, 2011
Television dominant source of news about Osama bin Laden death
While websites and social networking platforms continue to gain influence as news sources, several recent…
May 18, 2011
Horse race overtakes history in political coverage of Osama bin Laden death
President Obama had not yet officially announced the death of Osama bin Laden before bloggers…
May 16, 2011
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