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I wonder why it took Rupert Murdoch's "News of the World" so long to figure out what at least one of my former TV colleagues has been doing for years? In fact, one unnamed journalist, (you know who you are) was spying via his police scanner even before most people used cell phones, on folks' wireless home phones!  It did not matter if I told anyone else in the newsroom about it. They did not seem to care. News people will try to get…

It pains me to watch the media speculate on what happened in Pakistan, and who was hiding whom in the Osama Bin Laden affair. Naturally the real information is closely held. But if journalists are going to speculate ...if they must guess, could they not at least come up with some creative theories?

I have my own theory. Not well informed perhaps, and I will fully disclose that my thoughts are  just guesswork.

One of the reasons the US could never catch the guy is that in that…

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Real journalism is back! A tree has fallen in the forest. But it is a shame so few will see it in a media-conglomerate world where Michele Bachmann is one of Time Magazine's "Most Influential People." Is that the future of news?

The future of "influence," and our future as a species are intertwined.



Since July, I have been saving every bit of plastic that comes into my home that cannot be…

Today I forgot whether I had let the dog back in the house after I had fallen asleep. I woke up, wondering whether he was still outside. I wondered if I had brushed my teeth as intended, before going to bed. I typed in the wrong password to log into my computer. I then decided to empty my thoughts.

I woke up thinking about conglomerates and big media, and the ways in which public opinion is made. Instead of taking events at face value, and asking the right questions…

If, like us, you keep a close on eye on the latest trends bubbling up in the world of journalism, you've no doubt noticed the proliferation of the word "engagement."

A quick Google search turns up 7,000 results for "community engagement…

Think about this word: Empathy. Not a word we tend to associate with newsrooms. But when your newsroom work involves engaging with your audience you should always have it in mind.  And it's critical to the future of newsgathering.  Without empathy, how can you stand in another's shoes to tell a story that meets their information needs?  Without empathy, how can you design a system or provide a service that serves your users' needs?

Earlier this year, our former Public…

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(I was raised Luthern, but I believe we all must change or die)…

One in seven people who live in America are Hispanic. But mainstream media, especially public radio, have long been bastions of white upper-middle-class audiences. We risk losing touch with a broad swathe of America if we don’t become bolder in our attempts to engage new and more diverse audiences.

American Public Media has taken a stride toward serving…

"Over the coming months, we'll be reviewing the responses to determine where to build. As we narrow down our choices, we'll be conducting site visits,…

What do you do when things are moving so fast, changing so quick, that you lose control?

You go with the flow, like Ros Atkins does.

Atkins is the host of the BBC’s World Have Your Say (known from here on as WHYS). He and his…