In honor of Sunday's holiday, I asked an array of writers and other web folk to share stories that demonstrate the awesomeness of their particular moms. They've copy edited our work, made us the tacos that we like, hugged us into feeling better, made sure we were alive, inspired us in our own careers, and generally made us better people. Moms are awesome.
Rihanna's "777 Tour" began as a publicity stunt, wherein she invited 150 journalists on her plane. But nearly a week and several thousand airborne tweets later, reports now indicate that it may have been less of a stunt and more of an intense social experiment.
The boys on the bus are kind of a boys' club, as a new study from the Women's Media Center and the 4th Estate Project found that 72 percent of newspapers articles covering the general election between April 16 and August 25 were written by men.
Russia does not sound like a very fun place to be a journalist, what with the tradition of unsolved violence against the press, so when the country's top investigator threatens you and says he'll lead the investigation into your death, skipping town makes sense.
In the end, it wasn't the sex with a source but the admission she shared unpublished stories with him that caused Wall Street Journal reporter Gina Chon to resign from the paper.
Attacks on journalists are, unfortunately, not terribly uncommon in Russia, so it's weird that a radio presenter recently embroiled in controversy would comply with an anonymous midnight text asking him to come outside, where he was stabbed 20 times.
Five journalists covering the NATO protests in Chicago were stopped by police and ordered out of their car at gun point on Saturday night, and weren't given a reason why.
Journalists should know by now that April Fool's items are not funny, but every year plenty go ahead with them anyway, and this year at least two lost jobs because of it.
The news from Syria is often grim these days, but on Wednesday it had an extra air of tragedy: Two journalists covering the unrest there were reportedly killed in an explosion during a demonstration.
Police don't always differentiate between them and the protesters
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