Read more journalism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3966/journalism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:39:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74203/youtube-launches-citizen-journo-channel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new YouTube service aims to make it easier for citizen journalists filming everything from celebrity antics to natural disasters to connect with news outlets. The YouTube Direct service allows news outlets to request, verify, and rebroadcast video from YouTube users. NPR, the San Francisco Chronicle , and Politico were among...http://www.newser.com/story/74203/youtube-launches-citizen-journo-channel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 6:35:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73793/student-journos-in-court-over-murder-investigation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of Illinois journalism students found themselves in court yesterday, accused of flirting with and paying off sources during a 2003-2006 investigation for the Medill Innocence Project. The Northwestern students claim to have uncovered evidence exonerating Anthony McKinney, convicted in 1982 of murdering a security guard. Both sides went...http://www.newser.com/story/73793/student-journos-in-court-over-murder-investigation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:40:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73589/times-star-sorkin-too-cozy-with-wall-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAndrew Ross Sorkin isn't the only entrepreneurial writer in the New York Times stable, but he might be the most successful, with his DealBook blog and newsletter, his Times column, and now his bestseller, Too Big to Fail making him ubiquitous in the media these days. “It’s hard to overstate...http://www.newser.com/story/73589/times-star-sorkin-too-cozy-with-wall-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 12:21:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73320/nyt-cozied-up-to-spitzer-staff-amid-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Times may have broken the news that Eliot Spitzer had a prostitute problem, but it was awfully nice to Spitzer’s staff amid the scandal. Gawker used New York’s open records law to snag a huge number of emails between reporters and Spitzer’s people, and discovered that the...http://www.newser.com/story/73320/nyt-cozied-up-to-spitzer-staff-amid-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72510/actually-fox-is-a-legit-news-operation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRisking his wife's wrath, Clarence Page has to admit he agrees with Sean Hannity. The Fox News host has correctly called President Obama on the disconnect between campaign rhetoric and the attempted boycott of Hannity's employer. "It is disingenuous for right-wing pundits to accuse Obama of dividing the country, considering...http://www.newser.com/story/72510/actually-fox-is-a-legit-news-operation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 14:13:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72054/new-york-times-to-cut-100-newsroom-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an effort to continue cutting costs, the New York Times will eliminate 100 jobs from its 1,300-person newsroom. The paper will offer buyouts before instituting layoffs if necessary, executive editor Bill Keller said in an email to his staff. The move comes on the heels of an across-the-board...http://www.newser.com/story/72054/new-york-times-to-cut-100-newsroom-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 16:17:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71894/logical-ethical-lapses-beset-washington-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe next-to-last straw was the Washington Post editorial saying Neda Agha Soltan should have won the Nobel Peace Prize, which isn't awarded posthumously. The last straw was today's op-ed raising—but not bothering to answer—the question of whether President Obama can even accept the honor without violating the Constitution....http://www.newser.com/story/71894/logical-ethical-lapses-beset-washington-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 16:07:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71596/fox-aint-news-its-the-opposition-party.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Fox News has exited the journalism community this year,” Eric Boehlert writes. “It's a purely political player,” which would be all well and good if other media outlets would just report that . As it stands, Fox goes happily about its “propaganda” while hiding behind the “façade of journalism,” created by...http://www.newser.com/story/71596/fox-aint-news-its-the-opposition-party.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 13:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71364/once-great-politico-sinks-into-sensationalism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor a while there, Politico seemed to be the best new media journalism had to offer—hard-nosed investigations with a smart, web-centric approach. But lately, it’s been falling prey to the anything-for-a-click mentality you’d normally associate with the Drudge Report or Huffington Post, writes Andrew Sargus Klein. A Wednesday piece...http://www.newser.com/story/71364/once-great-politico-sinks-into-sensationalism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 17:56:25 CDT