Media
The Wall Street Money Machine: ProPublica's Pulitzer
Bankers and hedge funds scrambled to maintain the lavish bonuses and profits, repackaging mortgages in complex securities called collateralized debt obligations. The booming CDO market masked the weak housing market and exacerbated its collapse more »
"The News Industry In the Digital Realm Is No Longer In Control of Its Own Future"
Nearly half of all Americans (47%) now get some form of local news on a mobile device; Fully 46% of people now say they get news online at least three times a week, surpassing newspapers (40%) for the first time. Only local TV news is a more popular platform in America now (50%). more »
A Connoisseur Reviews and Critiques White House Protests
Expressing yourself is all well and good, but it’s secondary. Far too many demonstrators let "expression" obscure "message." The message is conveyed with signs, flyers, and photogenic props. Chants can reach a listening audience, but speeches are rarely heard by anyone not part of the demonstration more »
Female Foreign Correspondents' Code of Silence, Finally Broken
Women reporters do a pretty good job of covering what it’s like to live in a war, not just die in one. Without female correspondents in war zones, the experiences of women there may be only a rumor. Women can cover the fighting just as well as men, depending on their courage more »
