Internet and New Media

Sparking a Media Revolution Sparking a Media Revolution

Authors of The Death and Life of American Journalism propose the government grant subsidies to ensure that democracy and a thriving press survive.

Feb 5, 2010 / Press Room

Surveillance Can’t Make Us Secure Surveillance Can’t Make Us Secure

The goal of government surveillance is to create a deliberate backdoor into secure systems. The appeal to a hacker is obvious.

Jan 29, 2010 / Feature / Julian Sanchez

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Joseph Stiglitz's Freefall, Mark Weiss's The Whole Island and Robert Darnton's The Case for Books.

Jan 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

For Prop 8 Trial, Supreme Court Banishes Cameras For Prop 8 Trial, Supreme Court Banishes Cameras

Had the Supreme Court not kicked video cameras out of the courtroom, the Prop 8 trial may have enabled Americans to see how a controversial court decision is born.

Jan 14, 2010 / Feature / Linda Hirshman

Investigative Reporting: ‘Luxury Item’? Investigative Reporting: ‘Luxury Item’?

Jane Mayer offers a perspective on the troubling losses in the field of investigative reporting. Investigative reporting, which is a slow, expensive undertaking, has become a "luxu...

Dec 20, 2009 / The Nation Video

How Should the Role of Reporters Change? How Should the Role of Reporters Change?

David Schimke stresses the role of the trained citizen journalist in shaping coverage--and how mainstream reporters should learn to stray beyond the press conference model of news.

Dec 4, 2009 / The Nation Video

Crowdsourcing Can Save Media Crowdsourcing Can Save Media

Mark Luckie argues that interaction will be key for future business models in media--involving what the user thinks not only in choosing your story, but in packaging the story.

Dec 4, 2009 / The Nation Video

The Revolution Will Be Google-Mapped The Revolution Will Be Google-Mapped

A new Google map of national student activism harnesses the power of the web in hopes of connecting youth from coast to coast.

Dec 1, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

Journalism in 10: Ana Marie Cox on the Future of Media Journalism in 10: Ana Marie Cox on the Future of Media

Ana Marie Cox reflects on her experiences during the 2008 presidential election and suggests that we might see an influx of reporters that are hired by specific candidates to do op...

Nov 20, 2009 / The Nation Video

The Google Settlement The Google Settlement

The Google Books settlement is a forward-looking commercial joint venture that far exceeds the scope of the class-action lawsuit.

Nov 5, 2009 / Pamela Samuelson

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