Outside the Beltway

The intrepid foreign correspondent and editor Arnaud de Borchgrave has died, aged 88, of cancer.

So what?

Their editor and nine colleagues dead, their offices destroyed, the newspaper is not missing a beat.

The news cycle in 2014 seemed to be dominated by a series of real and phony “crises” that grabbed our attention for short periods of time.

The Justice Department won’t force James Risen to testify in a legal investigation, but faces a new choice in a different case.

An utter journalistic failure from Rolling Stone.

Much like the disease itself, Ebola panic seems to have disappeared as the midterm elections become ever more distant in the rear view mirror.

Americans have wildly distorted understandings of the society around them.

The passing of a true legend in American journalism.

A desperation move by NBC News?

When I saw the entry at memeorandum proclaiming that “Wikipedia Is Now Trying To Eliminate The Federalist’s Online Entry,” I was flummoxed.

The Worldwide Leader has a conflict of interest. But it handled it correctly in this case.

Jess Zimmerman offers “An ingenious way to save the comments section,” if she does say so herself.

These segments are usually unfair; they outdid themselves this time.

Today’s sports media more closely resemble Court TV and TMZ than the SportsCenter of yore.

My latest for War on the Rocks: “Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Papers.”

If you live in Russia, you’re getting a different version of the story of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

In a new survey, Americans cite politics and the news as the biggest sources of stress in their lives.

Jose Antonio Vargas was brought to the U.S. at the age of 12 and never left. Now, some are suggesting he should be deported as soon as possible.

And odd report from Washington Post and Stars and Stripes.

The news media of 1914 didn’t see World War One coming, but it’s not clear that we’re any better.

A committee of journalists who work in the “traditional” media has once again denied press credentials to SCOTUSBlog.

Justice delayed, but justice nonetheless.

Some thoughts on Amazon’s new smartphone: Fire

When everything’s an outrage, is anything outrageous?

The Supreme Court rejected another opportunity to clarify Federal Law on testimonial immunity for journalists.

Two news items yesterday advanced in some small measure the protection of journalists from having to reveal sources under Court Order.

The Associated Press doesn’t want its reporters to get too wordy.

The news gets worse.

Market Watch presents this infographic of “the most and least expensive states to live in the U.S.

Adding paywalls isn’t stopping the decline of the newspaper industry.

If a decision by the Senate Press Gallery stands, SCOTUSBlog’s ability to cover the Supreme Court will be significantly restricted.

Thanks to Edward Snowden, the Washington Post and the Guardian are Pulitzer Prize winners.

Politics, media, and the attention span of the average American haven’t really changed as much as we think.

Veteran newsman Garrick Utley has died from prostate cancer at the age of 74.

Peggy Noonan asks an interesting question.