The Washington City Paper has a pretty neat article this week about Washington Post education reporter David Nakamura’s behind the scenes dealings with DC Mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration.
Turns out, to be a beat reporter you gotta be pretty friendly with those you cover to get the scoops. From the article:
“Just after the New Year, [the [...]

You know, I figured blogging about journalism news would be pretty chill, as there wouldn’t be much happening most days. But actually, I’ve missed a lot of stories in the past few months.
The reason, I think, is that blogging is always something I can do tomorrow. Yesterday I played tennis instead of writing, for instance. [...]

I’m sick of people bemoaning the downfall of journalism. We’re in one of the most exciting periods in the history of news since the invention of the printing press. Once the Internet shake-up settles down, journalism will be forever changed and we’ll wonder (even more than already) how we ever lived before.
The latest doom-sayer is [...]