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more about #journalism more comments → willwriteforfood: Helen Thomas kicks ass seven ways from Sunday. I love that she is patient when interviewed, even in the face of inane questions, but always acts like ... more » rednrowdy: i thought ann's questioning of that sextortion dude's lawyer was about as direct as possible - it was probably the first time ann did an interview and... more » Apollonia: I love Helen Thomas. She reminds me so much of my abuela, both in looks and disposition. And I want to defend Ann Curry, but after watching the whole... more » winner: "Do you ever get tired of looking at the white house?" What the hell kind of question is that? more » rodmanstreet: She's a classy dame. I want to write a musical about her. It might be called "Classy Dame." It would fall somewhere between Golden Girls, The Man W... more » winner: Actually, the shortest distance between two points is a tesseract. more » teenypanini09: when i was about 11 years old, my family and i took a trip to washington d.c. when we were visiting the white house, she was leaving it. my parents ... more » andBegorrah: But at least we can celebrate the establishment of a free and democratic Iran. High-fives, everyone! Go, us! more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I wondered if the Michael Jackson story pushed both this and the Iranian elections out of the spotlight. Which, if true, is revoltingly sad. more » Sanfo: Thank you, Katy- I began to wonder about these two as I brushed my teeth, this morning. I appreciate all the coverage we can get about their situation... more » CurtCole: I'd wondered where this story was going. I have to side with the State Department's view of not drawing too much attention to this situation. more » heykoukla: Interesting that in a country with such heavy restrictions on the press, she's publishing stories about corruption, government cover-ups and a health ... more » AmericanSplendor: The more I learn about China and the media, the more I realize that my old boss (Chinese, moved to the US about 7 years ago) was such a bullshit sling... more » Dallifornia: It speaks volumes about the leadership in Iran that they have more journalist prisoners than China, a closed-minded, heavily controlled nation with ov... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: Osnos points out that she seems to see reform as a way to strengthen the existing government, not overthrow it. Well, first off, who really ever want... more » -
#thegospelofthomas
"The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas
White House press corps star Helen Thomas appeared on the Today Show this morning, ostensibly because she's Ann Curry's "inspiration" — but the always-awesome Thomas shows she's much more than that. More » -
#strategicmaneuvers
All's Quiet On The Western Front For Ling, Lee
Has everyone already forgotten about detained journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee? Advocacy group Reporters Without Borders thinks so. More » -
#reporterswithborders
"Most Dangerous Woman In China" Challenges Censorship — Cautiously
Hu Shuli, founding editor of news magazine Caijing, reports on stories other Chinese news outlets won't touch. But is she a pioneer of journalistic freedom, or a pragmatist whose true goal is to shore up government power? More » -
#painporn
Female Confessional Journalism And The Business Of Self-Hate
Hadley Freeman has a very smart piece in the Guardian today about a very disturbing phenomenon: female journalists publicly baring their depressing and ultimately unsuccessful battles with various forms of self-loathing.
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#happyending
Roxana Saberi To Receive Courage Medal
In non-depressing journalism news, released journalist Roxana Saberi will receive a Medal for Courage in Journalism from Northwestern University's journalism school. The medal "is a testament to Saberi's personal and journalistic resilience during an extremely difficult ordeal." [Editor & Publisher] -
#reporterswithoutfreedom
Roxana Saberi (To Be?) Released
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi is slated to be freed today, after Iranian courts reduced her sentence for espionage from eight years to two years suspended. More » -
#20ans
Vingt -Et-Un!
20 Ans>, a French Teen mag that got in trouble a few years back for (allegedly) using students as intellectual sweat shop labor, is being revived. [TheAmericanScene] -
#ofpolsandpaps
From The Hills To The Hill: TMZ Turns Its Focus To D.C.
TMZ will soon be giving Lindsey Graham the Lindsay Lohan treatment, as the company sics its "reporters" and camera crews on politicians. Because if there's one thing Washington needs, it's more frivolous reporting. More » -
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#letstalkaboutsexbbc
"Women In Journalism" Becomes "Women In Garter Belts" At Hands Of BBC
Katharine Whitehorn's article in the BBC News Magazine is about problems for women in media and journalism — including oversexualization. So why is this the accompanying photo? More » -
#leftovers
California To Regulate Fertility Clinics? • Celebrate Square Root Day
• In response to the public outrage over Nadya Suleman's reproductive choices, now a California lawmaker has introduced a bill to regulate fertility clinics, which currently operate with minimal supervision from the state. • More » -
#maghags
The NY Times Obviously Wants Us To Hate "The Empress Of Edge."
If you want to write a serious profile of the editor of the biggest new thing in the magazine world, don't start it,"Katie Grand has never met a handbag she didn't love." More » -
#nancydickerson
Reporting Live
In 1960, Nancy Dickerson became the first female reporter on television. A new book by her son John, On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson gives a pioneer and a complex woman her due. [NPR] -
#crappyhour
Chris Rock's Daughters Want To Be BFF With The Obama Girls
To try to come in like a lamb and go out like a lion, today Ana Marie Cox and I talk puppies, pedicures, Elvira, Bill Kristol, and the death of journalism. Do lions cry?
