A local take on global coverage

(Blog Post) Even as we lament the ongoing collapse of the newspaper business as we've known it, there are reasons to be optimistic about the survival of journalism. I thought I would take a look at how three Boston-area online news sources — Global Voices Online, GlobalPost and the Christian Science Monitor — are covering the anti-communist protests in Moldova. Full Story »

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by Kristin Gorski - Apr. 11, 2009

An original analysis and quick guide to fully understanding current coverage of the Moldova crisis by following relevant journalism. Extensive outbound links provided from wide-ranging sources.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 11, 2009

This analysis provides an excellent framework around which to think about the role of different journalistic models in reporting international events. Lucid and interesting. A recommended read.

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by Fabrice Florin - Apr. 11, 2009

Informative overview of how three different news organizations covered the same topic, a story about Moldova. By contrasting blog posts and reports from GlobalPost, Global Voices and the Christian Science Monitor, the author provides invaluable insights on the value of comparing diverse sources of news to gain a better understanding of world events.

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by Derek Hawkins - Apr. 11, 2009

An interesting meditation on how well three Boston-based experiments in media are covering the protests in Moldova.

All in all, an impressive performance. If you start with the Monitor, then check out Global Voices and GlobalPost, you’ll come away pretty well-informed about a ... More »

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