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You’ve probably seen them on Facebook, X, BlueSky, or your favorite social network. The posts usually start with something like this: I will never read a book where the author used AI in any form or fashion!!! I don’t often wade into these debates, but if I did, I’d point out that many—perhaps most—authors already […]
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This column appeared March 8, 2001, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. ‘Sponsored content” on the Web comes in different shapes and flavors. At
Balancing business interests and journalistic credibility at BabyCenter This column appeared March 8, 2001, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. For those of us
I was interviewed by PBS’s Online NewsHour in 1999 and again in 2001 after the dotcom crash. The latter exchange is below. J.D. Lasica is a new media columnist for
Staffers are having a hard time adjusting to new marching orders from the Tribune Co. This column appeared Jan. 25, 2001, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on
Gleaning lessons from the shakeout, as hard cash replaces high concept This column appeared Jan. 25, 2001, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. All
Dotcom downturn leads to rethinking of strategies, investments This column appeared Jan. 25, 2001, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. Madeline Baro was thrilled
CNN Newsgathering President Eason Jordan’s memo to CNN staff: To: CNN colleagues From: Eason Jordan The CNN News Group will undergo a radical transformation in the weeks ahead as we
Amid the dot-com carnage, some promising startups are going under The following article appeared as the main story in the Sunday Business section of the San Jose Mercury News on
Numbers never added up for Fox’s brand of online news This column appeared Jan. 5, 2001, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. On the
Inside.com, Salon and others look for new formulas in the online content game This column appeared Jan. 25, 2001, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR
This column appeared Dec. 16, 2000, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. Is broadband news ready for prime time? Not entirely, but it’s getting
Peer-to-peer and conservative news sites offer counterbalance to mainstream media This column appeared Nov. 21, 2000, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. With the
Yahoo News’ possible partnership with the News Corp. could jeopardize its credibility This column appeared March 12, 2000, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site.
This column appeared March 6, 2000, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. The online publication Slate raised a ruckus early in the primary season
The following teaching notes accompany Internet Journalism and the Starr Investigation as part of Thinking Clearly (Columbia University Press, 2003), a textbook on journalism case studies. By J.D. Lasica Synopsis
Part five of Internet journalism and the Starr investigation Because of the Internet, when a major story breaks, people now tend to go online. On the day the Starr report
Part four of Internet journalism and the Starr investigation On September 9, 1998, the House of Representatives received special prosecutor Starr’s report. The report — formally titled Referral From Independent
Part three of Internet journalism and the Starr investigation During press coverage of past scandals such as Watergate or Iran-Contra, perhaps the biggest challenge facing journalists involved news gathering: teasing
Part two of Internet journalism and the Starr investigation According to news accounts, the sequence of events involving the Wall Street Journal report unfolded as follows: Shortly before 4 p.m.
The following five-part 10,000-word research report appears in Thinking Clearly (Columbia University Press, 2003), a textbook on journalism case studies. It’s already in use in college classrooms around the country.
Seniors & teens bring personal experiences to Web publishing This column — my last for AJR — appeared in the July-August 1999 issue of The American Journalism Review. Where will
Bracing for the moment of truth in the delivery room By JD Lasica BabyCenter managing editor Ireach the top of the landing at 12:57 a.m., after an especially long workday,
I was interviewed by PBS’s Online NewsHour in 1999 and received permission to republish our exchange on my site. Online News Industry The Internet news industry has undergone some major
U.S. News, College Edge vie for supremacy in the education space This column appeared April 13, 1999, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. One
