May 28 News organizations concerned over new government limits on journalist protections By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Months after the Justice Department issued new guidelines for criminal leak investigations, news organizations are voicing concern about a decision to limit protections to include only journalists engaged in "ordinary newsgathering."… Continue reading
May 04 What do White House correspondents really think of their jobs? By Hari Sreenivasan According to a survey of White House press corps members released by POLITICO magazine, news correspondents would like to see changes to the reporting process, including improvements to access and the way press conferences are held. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Pulitzer winner dug beyond politics to explore impact of food stamps on American families By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Pulitzer Prize renews debate over controversial NSA surveillance reporting By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Remembering AP photojournalist Niedringhaus, who found grace in the face of war By PBS News Hour Veteran AP journalists Anja Niedringhaus and Kathy Gannon were traveling with election workers, soldiers and police in Khost province in Afghanistan when a police commander approached and shot them. Niedringhaus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, was killed and Gannon was hospitalized. Continue watching
Apr 04 ‘To Kill a Sparrow’ shows Afghanistan’s double standard on adultery By Larisa Epatko A young Afghan woman named Soheila ran away with a man after her father forced her to marry a 70 year old. She tells her story in the documentary “To Kill a Sparrow” produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Continue reading
Apr 04 AP photographer killed, reporter wounded in Afghanistan By Margaret Myers An Associated Press photographer was shot and killed Friday and an AP reporter was wounded when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan, the AP reports. The two were on assignment covering… Continue reading
Apr 03 Women are outnumbered and underrepresented in the news industry, research finds By News Desk Women get fewer bylines in print and online, and less time on air than men by a considerable margin, a new study by the Women’s Media Center finds. The report, The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2014… Continue reading
Mar 27 Turkey moves to block YouTube following Twitter ban By News Desk A week after the Turkish government banned Twitter, authorities there moved to block online video-sharing site YouTube on Thursday. The Ankara, Turkey-based news organization Anadolu Agency reported that the national telecommunication authority had announced an “administrative block” on YouTube, though… Continue reading
Mar 17 In fractured information landscape, Americans still choose serious news By Connie Cass, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Americans of all ages still pay heed to serious news even as they seek out the lighter stuff, choosing their own way across a media landscape that no longer relies on front pages and evening newscasts to dictate… Continue reading