Beyoncé’s Photo Policy Is Threatening The First Amendment, Photographers Say

The singer only wants the media to use pictures she pre-approves, and the National Press Photographers Association has a problem with it.

Hunter Schwarz 3 weeks ago 51 responses

A Fox News Reporter Could Be Jailed For Protecting Her Sources, And Nobody Seems To Care

Jana Winter refuses to reveal who leaked information about the Aurora, Colorado, shooter. Judith Miller is “surprised and disappointed” at how little attention the case is getting.

Hunter Schwarz a month ago 38 responses

"Nick News" Is Still On The Air. Can It Survive?

Remember Nick News? How the show almost didn’t happen — and where it is now.

Hunter Schwarz a month ago 84 responses

Yvonne Brill’s Obituary And The Problem Of The “Phantom Husband”

The New York Times might have altered its now-infamous “beef stroganoff” lede, but both versions are still reminders of how women’s professional successes only count if the husband and kids are taken care of too.

Katie Heaney a month ago 26 responses

Your Grandma’s Newspapers Were Way Better Than Yours

A Wisconsin grandma gave a bunch of old newspapers she saved to her grandson, and they’re awesome. What are we going to save for our grandkids? Printed out stories we read online? Screen shots?

Hunter Schwarz 2 months ago 54 responses

15 TV News Reporters Who Deserve A Hug

The only thing worse than having a bad day is having a bad day while you’re live on TV.

Hunter Schwarz 3 months ago 72 responses

No, This Is Not An "Onion" Headline

But it is spicy.

Jessica Testa 7 months ago 1 response

Scenes From The (Virtual) Zombie Apocalypse

Joss Widdowson is the first photojournalist of MMORPGs, telling tales from the front line of an endless online war.

Russell Brandom 9 months ago 24 responses

CNN Figures Out Julian Assange’s Escape Plan

Julian Assange is trapped in the Ecuadorian embassy. How on earth will he escape? Maybe in the trunk of a car? CNN helps explain how to get into and out of the trunk of a car.

Brian Feldman 9 months ago 16 responses

How Management Killed “The Village Voice”

Mike Lacey figured out sex ads on the Internet, but little else. The paper edges toward collapse.

Rosie Gray 9 months ago 5 responses

Political Journalist And Writer Alexander Cockburn Has Died

Cockburn was the editor of political newsletter CounterPunch, as well as a columnist for The Nation and The Week. The radical author was 71 years old and had been privately battling cancer for the past two years.

Summer Anne Burton 10 months ago 8 responses

Aaron Sorkin’s “Newsroom” Would Get Clobbered By The “Today” Show

The main character’s struggle to balance the fluff with news that actually matters is one I experienced throughout my career in television news.

Aswini Anburajan 10 months ago 4 responses

Why Women Can’t Get Away From “Soft” News

Female journalists tend to focus on subjects like relationships, sex, and family. That matters not just for their careers, but for the whole country.

Anna North 11 months ago respond

10 Things You Need To Know About 24-Year-Old Pulitzer Prize Winner Sara Ganim

Ganim just won for local reporting on the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Here’s the lowdown on this journalistic wunderkind.

Anna North a year ago 88 responses

How The NY Times, Maxim, And HuffPo Write Occupy Wall Street Headlines

Too bad they didn’t look into how we do it here at BuzzFeed. (via mediaite.com)

Dorsey Shaw a year ago 48 responses

Fox News Reports On Obama’s 50th Birthday

Here’s another screencap of a really awful Fox News headline! Obviously this was the work of an overzealous intern and not a professional journalist. (via inothernews.tumblr.com) View Image ›

Dorsey Shaw a year ago 84 responses

Want to See Boobs In The Newspaper?

Richard Wall will always be remembered for the things he loved: fast bikes, his kids, and the photos of naked ladies he left hanging on his wall. RIP. View Image ›

Rebecca E. 2 years ago 3 responses

This Is Serious Journalism

How many bacon puns can CNN fit into one article? View Image ›

Rebecca E. 2 years ago 6 responses

Video Game Review Comment Bingo on richardcobbett.com ›

“Go back to FarmVille” is going to be my new retort for everything.

The Internet's Very Own... 2 years ago 11 responses

xkcd: Public Opinion

It’s a vicious cycle, really. View Image ›

Digg Top Links 2 years ago respond

Pelosi Causes Reporter To Take It In The Jewels

Apparently this reporter was a little too excited about talking to Nancy Pelosi, and didn’t see the crotch-high metal pole in time to avoid it. That’s dedicated journalism. Watch Video ›

Tanner Ringerud 3 years ago respond

Laura Ling and Euna Lee Sentenced to 12 Years in Labor Prison

Detained since March 17th, Current.tv journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been charged with illegally crossing into North Korea. According to the BBC and AP, the two women were just sentenced to 12 years in labor prison and cannot appeal, as they were tried in North Korea’s highest court. The most accurate and breaking news about the journalists’ sentencing can be found at the LiberateLaura Twitter. Read More ›

Lindsey W. 3 years ago 22 responses

NYT Hires Its First Social Media Editor

The New York Times might be laying off writers (and dropping the entire Boston Globe), but they just hired their first Social Media Editor. Jennifer Preston will be the Twittering, Tumblring, Facebooking, etc. master of the Times — and she’s already soliciting Twitter for ideas on how to do just that. Is she on Buzzfeed yet? Jennifer, is that you posting ‘shopped Kate Gosselins? Read More ›

Lindsey W. 3 years ago respond

Living Medievally on viceland.com ›

“Investigative journalism” reaches a new high/low (depending on how you look at it) as a writer goes for two weeks prohibiting himself from engaging in “any sanitary practices developed before the Age of Enlightenment.” Totally forgot what chamber pots were meant for before reading this.

Eliot Glazer 4 years ago 6 responses

Chicago Tribune Masthead Twitters

You knew this was coming: the Chicago Tribute replaces masthead names with Twitter accounts. Not the first newspaper to jump on the Twitter bandwagon, but definitely to first to Twitterize the entire staff via the Masthead. View Image ›

Lindsey W. 4 years ago 12 responses

Top 10 Endangered Newspapers on time.com ›

Those smug bastards over at Time magazine have drawn up a list of the ten major newspapers most likely to go under or go digital very soon. Topping the list is the Philadelphia Daily News, which nobody reads anyway (I’m from Philly), but some non-second-rate papers included on the list are the Chicago Sun-Times and the Boston Globe, which is reportedly losing $1 million each week.

P 4 years ago 2 responses

Roxana Saberi

Miss North Dakota (1997) has been working as a freelance journalist in Iran and is currently MIA. She was last heard from on February 10th, when she called home after being arrested for buying a bottle of wine. C’mon everybody, let’s find this girl and bring her home. Read More ›

Brian Ries 4 years ago 7 responses

Twitter Fight! on mediastyle.ca ›

Reporter calls PR person; PR person doesn’t call him back in time for his deadline; reporter totally flips the f*ck out. On Twitter.

TweetMeme 4 years ago respond

Andrea Mitchell, Gay Icon on observer.com ›

Andrea Mitchell, lady-journo and wife of Alan Greenspan, is apparently beloved by gay men. If this is true, does that make Willard Scott a lesbian’s ideal dinner guest?

Eliot Glazer 4 years ago respond