Business of News

We all know the names: Michael Brown, Freddie Gray and Eric Garner. At least part of the reason they are

What do a food writer at the Los Angeles Times, a senior writer for the Wall Street Journal based in

The sun beats down on the California landscape relentlessly. No clouds. No rain. Farmers talk of fallowed land. Homeowners use

As recently as 150 years ago, the most important quality for someone who wanted to work in the water industry

I’m seeing optimism in American newsrooms that hasn’t been around since 2008. Do you sense it too? It’s a feeling

More than 15 years ago, in a newspaper-wide brainstorming session, I said to Steve Smith, the circulation director at the

In the memories of any journalist are phrases and advice from mentors that helped shape careers. Trouble is, if you’ve

As you head into 2015, will this be another year in which you try to slow the race to the

“Kill the Messenger” is very good movie fiction about an investigative story accused of being fictionalized. But this is not

Diane McFarlin walked to the front of a room filled with angry people. Furrowed brows. Arms crossed. Feet planted firmly.