journalism

Today on Your Call: What’s the state of local journalism today?

Ali Budner — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Former Good Magazine writers think about Tomorrow

Noah J. Nelson — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:10:05 +0000

When the print/online hybrid magazine Good pulled a pivot this month and became a crowd-sourced aggregator instead it meant that its staff writers and editors were out of a job. Mildly ironic for a brand that had been building its identity around the idea of social good, but hey, the bottom line is what it is.

Truth: The theatrical tragedy of Mike Daisey

Noah J. Nelson — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:25:10 +0000

Oh, what a mess.

By now you’ve heard about the dust up over the This American Life episode that aired this weekend— “Retraction”— in which the show did the unprecedented. It took back a story it had aired on the grounds that some of the material turned out not to be factual. You may have also seen the story arc for the past few days of Mike Daisey, the monologist whose work is at the center of it all.

Pakistan: A journalist's view

Matt Martin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Beena Sarwar is a veteran independent Pakistani journalist and documentary filmmaker. Hear her take on Pakistan, its relationship with the US, and the state of journalism on this week's Alternative Radio, Monday at 1pm.

Sarwar is the Pakistan editor of Aman ki Asha, a joint initiative of “The News” in Pakistan and “The Times of India.” She was a producer for GEO TV, the largest 24/7 news channel in Pakistan.

Today on Your Call: Friday Media Roundtable

Malihe Razazan — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:46:15 +0000

On today's Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of the US withdrawal from Iraq. We'll also talk about veterans returning with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries. We’ll be joined by Al Jazeera English's Dahr Jamail, NPR’s investigative reporter Daniel Zwerdling, and McClatchy’s Roy Gutman joins us from Baghdad. What's your assessment of media coverage of Iraq? Join us at 10 or email tofeedback@yourcallradio.org.