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Selfie sticks are letting Chinese journalists ditch their camera crews

We can't make fun of these things anymore.

On Mar 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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A female Lebanese news anchor was told to shut up—here’s what she did instead

Rima Karaki is making a name for herself as a take-no-prisoners host.

On Mar 6, 2015 by Marisa Kabas

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This 8-year-old boy really, really loves his favorite comic strips

"We also want back Dilbert, you jerks, you jerks, you jerks."

On Mar 3, 2015 by Mike Fenn

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Why it matters if Facebook is rejecting advertisements critical of it

Why won't Facebook let me promote this story?

On Feb 15, 2015 by Simon Owens

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U.S. journalists believe the government is spying on them

Eight out of ten investigative reporters say they're likely to be targeted by U.S. surveillance.

On Feb 5, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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5 things we learned from Andrew Sullivan’s independent journalism experiment

It’s pretty damn hard to get people to pay for text-based news content online.

On Feb 3, 2015 by Simon Owens

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For freelance writers on the Internet, low wages come with high costs

Writing for a living isn't all pajamas and lounging.

On Jan 30, 2015 by S.E. Smith

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Here are the best news bloopers of the year so far

We just can't look away.

On Jan 29, 2015 by Rae Votta

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The attack on ‘Serial’ is what happens when ‘adversarial journalism’ becomes trolling

Being confrontational for the sake of being confrontational only works when you can back it up.

On Jan 15, 2015 by Martin Austermuhle

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PolitiFact seeks donations for State of the Union live-fact-checking operation

Is crowdfunded fact-checking the future of journalism?

On Jan 9, 2015 by Alex La Ferla

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In defense of the right to offend

What Charlie Hebdo, Kelvin Cochran, and My Husband's Not Gay have in common might surprise you.

On Jan 9, 2015 by T.J. Sullivan

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The NAACP bombing proves how mainstream media is failing you

If your network is ignoring the NAACP bombing, it's time to change the channel.

On Jan 8, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

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How to draw Muhammad without being racist

Je Suis Charlie but Charlie doesn't always speak for me.

On Jan 8, 2015 by S.E. Smith

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The ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attack and why we need satire more than ever

For the sake of those gunned down at Charlie Hebdo, we need to preserve the right to biting political commentary.

On Jan 8, 2015 by JR Thorpe

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Jennifer Lawrence’s nudes and Kristen Stewart’s tabloid photos have more in common than you think

An invasion of privacy is an invasion of privacy.

On Jan 7, 2015 by S.E. Smith