Where do science journalists draw the line?

The annual meeting for the National Association of Science Writers got off to a heated start last October in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The first session centered on the knotty issue of ethics. According to several reporters in attendance, many in the audience voiced...

Financial Times journalists delay strike

Journalists at the Financial Times have delayed a potential strike and issued a last-ditch call to their new Japanese owners to reach agreement on an acrimonious pensions dispute. Editorial staff at the newspaper who belong to the National Union of Journalists voted...

A dollar a day for digital news?

Is local news worth a dollar a day? That’s the fascinating question The Boston Globe is now posing to its local readers. It’s a query that should resonate among the press around North America and Europe as well. Ninety-nine cents has become the golden price of digital...

Reuters bans RAW photos

Reuters has implemented a new worldwide policy for freelance photographers that bans photos that were processed from RAW files. Photographers must now only send photos that were originally saved to their cameras as JPEGs. The announcement was made to freelance...