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Steve Rosenbaum’s new book on the precariousness of truth in the AI Age I use AI nearly every day. I use it to research, to synthesize, to brainstorm. And if you’re reading this, chances are you do, too. So when I sat down on a Zoom call Friday with old friend Steve Rosenbaum to talk […]
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‘We were so happy we were going to live, we showered the officer with kisses. We showered his horse with kisses.’ By J.D. Lasica ‘Emmy” has never before told her
Mesrop Boyajian recounts his experience in the Armenian Genocide By J.D. Lasica Joyce Poirot is the only offspring of Mesrop Boyajian, the boy who was sold into slavery for a
As the 20th century’s first mass slaughter of civilians slips from the memory of a world grown accustomed to atrocity, the Armenians’ resolve to remember grows stronger. This article originally
Pulitzer takes a two-tiered approach in St. Louis with STLtoday.com This column appeared March 22, 2001, in the Online Journalism Review. Here’s the version on the OJR site. Pulitzer Inc.
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.
