great moments in journalism

We're becoming obsessed with the story of ... [Poker Dens]

We're becoming obsessed with the story of the shoot-out on Friday night at the poker game in "unmarked office on the seventh floor of a commercial building at 251 Fifth Avenue, at 28th Street." There...

Great Moments In Journalism: Time's Josh Tyrangiel on Radiohead's plan ...

Time's Josh Tyrangiel on Radiohead's plan to let fans choose what they'll pay for their first new album since leaving EMI: "In an industry stuck in the financial equivalent of Hurricane Alley, In...

Great Moments In Journalism: Regarding Britney Spears's temporary loss ...

Regarding Britney Spears's temporary loss of custody over her children: "'Gimme More' is something she is likely to demand from the judge, but for that to become a reality Spears had better make...

Great Moments In Journalism: "No two ways about it—not with Labor ...

"No two ways about it—not with Labor Day prowling around, ready to pounce on the end of summer, skin it, pound it, and throw it on the grill so it goes up in flames like a chicken breast...

Cancer Vixens: "If feminism these days is all about sexiness ...

"If feminism these days is all about sexiness as power -- vanquishing foes with a kiss -- then cancer might be the modern girl's ultimate challenge. Who better to conquer a dread disease than a hot...

Great Moments In Journalism: Boston Puts Its Lips Together And Blows

Have you heard Peter Bjorn and John's "Young Folks," the insanely catchy tune "built around a whistling hook so addictive that it has helped regenerate an art form long relegated to the realm of...

Great Moments In Journalism: Reuters' Heart Will Go On, Despite Posting 'Titanic' Pics As News

Reuters gets that sinking feeling [Guardian]

Shame Is The New Fame: Book-Dealed Blogger Learns There's Such A Thing As Bad Publicity

Blogger Patrick "Bad News" Hughes's Diary of Indignities is in bookstores now, and hey! It got a writeup in the Gainesville Sun, Patrick's hometown paper! Let's take a peek and see what the critics...

Great Moments In Journalism: 'Boston Globe' Now Being Written Exclusively For Old People

Why is the Boston Globe such a drag on New York Times Company earnings? Well: The rapid decline of print readers, shifts in regional demographics, the proliferation of alternate outlets from which...

How Good Is Food?: 'New York Times': Don't Forget To Bring A Snack

The Times breaks some stunning new ground in the field of news you can use today:As tarmac-sitting stories mount and the Transportation Department investigates the possibility of unrealistic flight...