OJR: The Online Journalism Review

OJR front page archive for October 2006

Meet the new face of hyperlocal journalism

October 29, 2006

A former NYT columnist explains how a local blog can challenge, and scoop, a local paper while making a business of small-town coverage.

Easy Web publishing utilities for journalists

October 23, 2006

New York Times online producer Jonathan Morgan shares a utility bag full of nifty tools for budding journalists to add pop to any Web content.

Quality Control: Q&A with John Battelle, Web content visionary

October 12, 2006

Wired magazine veteran discusses managing bloggers, paying the hosting bill and why your great-grandchildren will want to know what you Googled.

Put up or shut up: Newspapers aren't the only forum for great journalism

October 9, 2006

Commentary: Some critics want to buy the Los Angeles Times from Tribune to protect the quality of local journalism. But there's another way to do that.

Josh Wolf: video blogger at the center of controversy over journalists' rights

October 3, 2006

For refusing to hand over unaired video of a G8 Summit protest, Wolf has been imprisoned for contempt; members of the media have rallied to his aid.