Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The journalistic lessons of ‘State of Play’
I went to see “State of Play” yesterday mainly because I’m a sucker for anything with Russell Crowe in it, and I love newspaper-themed movies. (Professional hazard, I guess.) I thoroughly enjoyed the movie despite its stereotypical and sensationalized depictions of journalism, but that’s not why I’m bringing it up. This isn’t a review. I think the movie provides a good [...]
I'm Gina Masullo Chen, a 20-year veteran newspaper journalist who is a Ph.D. candidate in mass communications. I want to see journalism survive. I believe news organizations need to embrace new media, change their thinking, improve their content and innovate. Read more about me 
