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What journalists write

From CJR, Felix Salmon on how Wall Street elites read the business press: What a story says depends on who exactly is reading it. From Christianity Today's Books and Culture, a podcast on the Wall Street Journal's Review Section: A reader’s report six months after the launch. While many news organizations are struggling and retreating, Bloomberg News keeps adding talented journalists, expanding its empire and elevating its ambitions. Mark Seddon on the strange death of radical journalism. At 79, former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is still kicking ass and winning Emmys, but with his exposes sandwiched between pro wrestling and Girls Gone Wild, is anybody watching? Good Media Bad Media: Fiza Fatima Asar on how news-making practices make stories news worthy and their impact on society. The ninth art meets the fourth estate: Leigh Phillips traces the emergence of comic-book journalism. Trying to globalize journalism might cause more problems than it solves: A review of Global Journalism Ethics by Stephen J.A. Ward. A review of The Environment and the Press: From Adventure Writing to Advocacy by Mark Neuzil. The twilight of foreign correspondents: What will the future of international news look like in the era of blogs, Facebook and Twitter? A look at the (more than) 101 ways to read the New York Times. An interview with Ted Conover, participatory journalist. McClatchy’s new Washington bureau chief Jim Asher is a champion of aggressive reporting. Jack Shafer on what journalists write when they encounter known unknowns. A review of Gray Lady Down: What the Decline and Fall of the New York Times Means for America by William McGowan. T.A. Frail on the top 10 unforgettable editorials: These editorial voices rose above the America clamor with words we will never forget.