Blogs about: Jack Shafer
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Oh, Beltway, Beltway, Beltway
Jake Sherman and Marin Cogan at Politico: Rep. Darrell Issa, the Republican chairman of the powerful Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has launched an inquiry into whether spokesman Kurt Bard… more →
Around The Sphere
New Bradlee biography
wrote 3 weeks ago: By Chris Daly Disclaimer: I have not read the new biography of Ben Bradlee by Jeff Himmelman, calle … more →
Reuters' branding push results in a luxury magazine that is, literally, for the Davos set
wrote 1 month ago: By Joe Pompeo and Tom McGeveran Over the past few years, Reuters has been adding an impressive array … more →
They Say: Jack Shafer
wrote 2 months ago: Whatever the source of Kony 2012‘s viral power, it has been more than matched by a swift anti-viral … more →
‘Get Out Your Notebook. There’s More.’
wrote 3 months ago: Holland’s deft book reads like lightning — no prior Watergate scholarship required. Recasting Deep T … more →
Jack Shafer Demonstrates The Helpful Curation Needed For Digital Excavation
wrote 3 months ago: Last October, I wrote that rather than focusing on the various stories of the day (sorry, I have not … more →
ESPN: The Worldwide Sellout
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wrote 4 months ago: A blind man can see that the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports is no giant of journalism, b … more →
Instant impact
wrote 4 months ago: Because the good that comes of serious journalism is often very hard to document, and the shallow/se … more →
I'll be leading ASNE live chat on role of newsroom ombudsmen
wrote 4 months ago: For the last few months, I have taken a few turns leading the #ASNEchat on Twitter for the American … more →
Is There Redemption for Stephen Glass?
wrote 5 months ago: Joe Nocera of The New York Times says yes: We like to tell ourselves that we believe in the power of … more →
Commonalities in Modern Surfing and Media Personalities
wrote 5 months ago: “Dane’s letter is amazing. Glad surfing has a guy like this,” tweeted Mark Healey this morning in th … more →
Plagiarism And Its Excuses
wrote 7 months ago: I’m a little late to this, but Reuters’ Jack Shafer has some choice words for any would- … more →
On Aggregation Versus Plagiarism
wrote 7 months ago: Jack Shafer at Reuters has some thoughts on how plagiarism hurts the reader: The plagiarist defrauds … more →
Requiem for the alternative newsweekly trade organization. Long live the alt-weekly!
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wrote 7 months ago: For some time, I’ve been meaning to note a recent change in the news media that went all but u … more →
Is Pew Measuring Media Trustworthiness or Simply T.V. Consumption?
wrote 8 months ago: Jack Shafer at Reuters has written a thoughtful piece about the latest Pew survey on media trustwort … more →
The man says media bias isn’t a problem, it’s a solution; thoughts?
wrote 8 months ago: Are you like me, do you just love the press criticism? (Of course you are; of course you do.) … more →
Scion Of The Times Makes Front-Page News
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wrote 8 months ago: The New York Times roll-your-own tradition has continued with the recent coming-out party of A.G. Su … more →
Reuters Hires Jack Shafer, Male Opinion Columnist
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wrote 8 months ago: If you care, you’ve by now heard that Jack Shafer, the media critic laid off by Slate, was sco … more →
Free The Jack Shafer One!
wrote 9 months ago: Slate has announced layoffs that include media critic Jack Shafer (via Romenesko). Shafer says he … more →
Four Must-Read Media Reports on Murdoch MP Hearing
wrote 10 months ago: After yesterday’s hearing (and pieing), there were thousands of reports on the Murdoch scandals. Her … more →
