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The Sessions
A sex therapist helps a man living in an iron lung experience human intimacy; John Hawkes and Helen Hunt keep things from becoming prurient.
"...to attend college on a self-propelled gurney, earn a journalism degree, and write with an assistive device he operated..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

David Carr Did Not Give Up the Secret Sauce
No silver bullet but NY Times guy still a helluva spokesman for new media
"...deliver the 2012 Mary Alice Davis Distinguished Lecture in Journalism, speaking on the subject of “Hitting the Reset Button.”..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Fun Platform
Helen Knode's new murder mystery finds her leaving noir and stepping into the light
"...and a little leg could penetrate: the movie industry, journalism, and detective fiction of the hard-boiled variety...."

April 27, 2012 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

We Bought a Zoo
Matt Damon is a widower with two kids who buys a zoo after his wife bought the farm in Cameron Crowe's latest movie.
"...desk jockey in the quickly changing world of electronic journalism. Teenaged Dylan (Ford) remains angered by his loss and..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Mountain
The case against mountaintop mining in the Coal River Valley of West Virginia in made in this passionate documentary.
"...the statements as doubt whether this piece of advocacy journalism has the goods to sway any doubters. Nevertheless, The..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Radio Snack
Food on the airwaves in Austin
"...as a writer. After earning a master's degree in journalism at Louisiana State University, he worked for newspapers, including..."

July 15, 2011 Food Feature by MM Pack

Bedside Manner: Ten Commandments
A self-described brat ponders his sleep situation
"...Murderer: An absolutely brilliant and thought-provoking psycho-analytic analysis of journalism, the relationship between interviewer and subject, and the narrative..."

May 24, 2011 Books Post by Doug Freeman

Gay Place
Gay Place says there's safety in these (phone) numbers for New Year's Eve
"...we appreciate you joining us all the more. Print journalism is strong, friends, no matter what the naysayers say...."

Dec. 31, 2010 Column by Kate X Messer

Food-o-File
Eat Local Week recap, Central Texas honors, and more delicious news
"...Jessica Meyer's ATX Gluten-Free (www.atxglutenfree.wordpress.com) and Mando Rayo's Taco Journalism (www.tacojournalism.blogspot.com) for being the only Texas food blogs recognized..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Aug. 26-Sept. 2
"...FUTURE OF OPEN-SOURCE JOURNALISM UT journalism professor Robert Jensen, Texas Observ­er Managing Editor..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature

Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Aug. 19-26
"...FUTURE OF OPEN-SOURCE JOURNALISM UT journalism professor Robert Jensen, Texas Observ­er Managing Editor..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature

Headlines
"...named a runner-up for a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for her investigative story, "Believing the Children" (March 27,..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature

Young Democrats Sign Up Here
Mark Strama's 2010 Campaign Academy kicks off this summer
"...inspired her to start her own blog. Now a journalism student at the University of Missouri, Trovall felt her..."

May 21, 2010 News Post by Jillian Richardson

Green Zone
With Matt Damon's Bourne director at the helm, the actor plays an officer in Iraq who's mystified by why he's unable to uncover any WMDs.
"...on The New York Times’ Judith Miller) whose lazy journalism led to a series of articles that helped the..."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Politics Gift Guide
Deck the halls – or get decked – with these last-minute suggestions from the News staff
"...Evan Smith certainly isn't the first to try nonprofit journalism in the Lone Star State (the Texas Observer beat..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 5
Sooners ranked seventh, UT stays at No. 1
"...In fairness to the high standard of journalism practiced in Oklahoma City, it is worth noting that..."

Oct. 8, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook

Enter Austin Post
New online venture seeks to create a 'conversational democracy'
"...to play a role in the changing face of journalism, billing itself as a "new kind of newspaper" and..."

July 10, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Great Article About the Chicken Little Hysteria on Guns
"..."Gun Crazy!" [News, May 22] belongs in a basic journalism textbook as an example of how to write a..."

May 28, 2009 Postmarks

The Insider's Outsider Guide to Texas
Remembering Bud Shrake
"...memorable writing about this state – both fiction and journalism – that has ever been published. Shrake may have..."

May 15, 2009 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Media
We Can Has Shield, Too?
"...Barring a gubernatorial veto, Texas actually has a journalism shield law. House Bill 670 achieves the seemingly impossible:..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Critic vs. Blogger Myth
Or: Why Critics Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Web
"...have been leveled when Lester Bangs first assaulted music journalism with his wild abandon. Alden may be right about..."

March 25, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Every Step They Take
Kathryn Bigelow dramatizes the dangerous business of bomb detonation in The Hurt Locker
"...the material. We were so lucky. The world of journalism is still a great window into our life experience...."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Notorious
In Notorious, the life of hip-hop artist Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, assumes the shape of the standard biopic formula.
"...schoolboy years. Notorious won’t ever be mistaken for investigative journalism, but it will help solidify Wallace’s legacy as a..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report
The Death of Journalism; and Who Pays for CEO Mismanagement?
"...The Death of Journalism..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Marley & Me
Sweet and wise and often laugh-out-loud funny (just like Grogan's book), Marley & Me, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, isn't just for dog people.
"...a Florida daily but always aimed for a high-profile journalism career like that of his globetrotting buddy, Sebastian (Dane),..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report
Smaller Newspapers, Bigger Conglomerates; and Barons of the Mass Media Ignore the Masses
"...now control America's print media lack any commitment to journalism...."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
This comedy starring Simon Pegg is based on Toby Young's memoir about working at Vanity Fair.
"...Carter had perfected: the soul-sucking, spirit-crushing realm of celebrity journalism, where substance is insignificant next to style and where..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Something the Grackles Made
The life and works of Mr. Pants
"...My piece about grackles (see question 1 above) was Journalism 101. I think all journalists dream of being smarty..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Palin Comparisons
"...nice. Of course, it was with a degree in journalism. I'm pretty sure there are some staff writers for..."

Sept. 3, 2008 Postmarks

The Great Crusader
Nobody's safe from man-with-a-camera Alex Gibney
"...Thompson's DIY, gonzo ethos in the rise of Internet journalism and the blogosphere, or is that just so much..."

July 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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