Journalists mostly suspend skepticism about sourcing with news of Osama bin Laden’s death, await photos, video Most of what President Obama says is questioned by the media and the blogosphere. Obama’s… May 3, 2011 Adam Hochberg
No penalty for reporting on rumors about NFL draft prospects Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay (Wisconsin) Press-Gazette has been working on a project this… April 21, 2011 Adam Hochberg
Twitpic, Flickr use by eyewitnesses raises questions for news orgs about image rights, compensation When a Southwest Airlines 737 developed a six-foot hole in the fuselage in mid-air recently,… April 11, 2011 Adam Hochberg
News nonprofits seeking donors take lessons from NPR’s fundraising misfortunes When John Christie saw the now-famous sting video of NPR executives at a fake fundraising… March 18, 2011 Adam Hochberg
Journalists game state budgets to help citizens understand legislators’ dilemma I just spent an entire morning sitting in front of my computer playing online games.… March 10, 2011 Adam Hochberg
Planned Parenthood videos, undercover recordings have roots in journalism they challenge You might call them “undercover activists.” People posing as pimps and prostitutes visit Planned Parenthood… February 23, 2011 Adam Hochberg
Maddow, MSNBC chase ‘two-screen viewers’ to increase engagement, ratings For Susan Brannigan, watching television is a community experience, even though she's usually home alone… February 9, 2011 Adam Hochberg
In move toward online civility, Bakersfield, Yuma, Lewiston shift commenting strategies In the days since President Obama called for “a more civil and honest public discourse,”… January 25, 2011 Adam Hochberg
News organizations sign deals for sponsored tweets, then do not participate in them Late last year, there was an unusual amount of buzz among prominent Twitter users about… January 17, 2011 Adam Hochberg
Seniors increasingly read news online, use social media to stay connected By her own admission, Mary Dysart Quint wastes too much time on Facebook. The Pittsfield,… December 29, 2010 Adam Hochberg
StatSheet generates game stories that are both surprising & predictable As one of the smallest colleges in NCAA Division One basketball, the Houston Baptist University… December 20, 2010 Adam Hochberg
Defining Elizabeth Edwards remained a unique challenge, even while covering her death When an editor at NPR looked over the obituary I had written for Elizabeth Edwards,… December 13, 2010 Adam Hochberg
White House uses social media as ‘Costco version of politics’ As a presidential candidate in 2008, Barack Obama helped define the role of social networking… November 29, 2010 Adam Hochberg
Proposed Internet Guidelines Unlikely to Fill Content ‘Doughnut with an Empty Center’ When a minor earthquake struck central Oklahoma last month, the state's media did a commendable… November 2, 2010 Adam Hochberg
Why Negative Election Stories Stay Prominent, Thanks to Google Bombs If you Google the name "Mike Keown," the Republican candidate in Georgia's 2nd Congressional district,… October 28, 2010 Adam Hochberg