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Citizen journalism school turns coffee shops to classrooms

Thu, Mar 7, 10:43 p.m.

By Sarah Radmer

The editor of the Central District News is building a neighborhood full of journalists, one latte at a time.

Mary Bruno joins as editor-in-chief

Wed, Jan 9, 7 p.m.

By Greg Shaw

Veteran writer and editor complements our existing strengths, while nudging us toward higher standards.

It's time the Internet cracked down on 'creepy uncles'

Mon, Oct 22, 4:41 p.m.

By Stacey Solie

The suicide last week of B.C. teen Amanda Todd and the unmasking of creepy Internet predator Violentacrez make one thing clear: Freedom of speech doesn't mean a person should be free of criticism.

The Public Publisher: Getting to know you

Mon, Sep 17, 12:01 a.m.

By Greg Shaw

Crosscut's new publisher and CEO shares feedback from our readers about what we're doing right and where we have room to grow.

An endangered species: the news council

Thu, Aug 23, midnight

By Craig Silverman

America's last press council operates in Seattle. But even the Washington News Council is gasping for money.

Tech Scan: How to watch the London Olympics here in Seattle

Fri, Jul 27, midnight

By Skip Ferderber

Every Olympics event will be live on virtually every electronic gadget you may have. What's not to love?

What do we do when a major city's daily paper becomes a zombie?

Fri, Jun 8, midnight

By Ariella Cohen/Next American City

Despite high pentration of its market, New Orleans' newspaper is cutting back to three days a week. It's time for communities to invest in information that is about more than returning money to the owners.

Three years after, what remains of the P-I?

Tue, Mar 27, 2 a.m.

By Hugo Kugiya

Now a website only, SeattlePI.com is surviving as "a quasi-national medium with a local bent" and a small (and shrinking) staff. Lately, some big names have departed without being replaced.

Crosscut turns 5; please help in this Spring Membership drive

Mon, Mar 26, 10:13 p.m.

By David Brewster

Some reflections on Crosscut's evolution.

In public radio ethics, it's who you are that counts

Tue, Nov 15, 2 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

NPR and its affiliates fire freelancers and dump a music show because of Occupy Wall Street connections. But it treated star host Scott Simon very differently when he took a controversial stand out here.

Crosscut's membership drive: a community-powered 'solutions engine'

Wed, Oct 5, 2 a.m.

By Berit Anderson

A new editor describes the paths that led her to Crosscut and to online journalism.

The Droid X: Look out, iPhone

Sat, Aug 7, 6 a.m.

By Skip Ferderber

Verizon's hot new phone from Motorola definitely makes the smartphone supremacy duel a two-horse race

Anonymous? Website comments are not all created equal

Wed, Aug 4, 2 a.m.

By Heidi Dietrich

Some Seattle editors weigh in on the issue of how to handle anonymous and out-of-line comments attached to news stories.

A writer with multiple personalities?

Mon, Jul 19, 5:30 p.m.

By Knute Berger

That's what a website suggests after an analysis of a week of Mossback columns.

D. Parvaz saw it coming on Palin-Fox hookup

Mon, Jan 11, 3:05 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

Former Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist D. Parvaz predicted months ago that Sarah Palin would get a lucrative deal at Fox News. It looks like she was right.