Experts at SXSW Ponder AI and the “Future of Truth”

Will the tech go the same destructive route as social media?

"...really different things,” Rosenbaum explained. “There’s subjective truth and objective truth. And the one we care about for this..."

March 12, 2024 SXSW Post by Brant Bingamon

Magnolia Cafe West Closes for Good

Lake Austin Boulevard eatery is shuttered, shuttered, gone

"...years. This will be a bit more than another objective piece of journalism...."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Scandalous: The True Story of the National Enquirer

The shocking history of America's sleaziest tabloid

"...that occasionally crossed ethical lines (what’s a little checkbook journalism among friends?) and often bent the truth without outright..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Film Festival Review: Scandalous

The true story behind The National Enquirer's smear machine

"...that occasionally crossed ethical lines (what’s a little checkbook journalism among friends?) and often bent the truth without outright..."

Oct. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Steve Davis

The Front Runner

Jason Reitman revisits a long-ago time when a sex scandal could ruin a candidate's shot at the presidency

"...the story’s events from 30 years ago understandable. Reitman’s objective, however, seems to be the recontextualization of the meaning..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Services Rendered

Idle hands are the Devil's playthings

"...My live-in girlfriend of three years is a freelance..."

March 9, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Page Two: The Media Has Always Been Biased

The history of American journalism is one of slanted and limited coverage

"...be evenhanded, decry contemporary reporting, lamenting the loss of objective journalism...."

April 7, 2017 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...• Journalism: Gawker founder Nick Denton; ad exec Jeff Goodby; author..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Is Satire Superior to Straight News?

Keli Dailey explores the power of satire

"...do comedy full time after 15 years of "straight" journalism, most media types would be daunted. But not Keli..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Katie Matlack

Playback: SXSW News and Sightings

Polaroids, print, and dance funk – can they survive SXSW?

"...Jaan Uhelszki. While assembling his annual year-end Best Music Journalism list, which increasingly pulls insightful work from blogs, videos,..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Interview

See how a goofy comedy can spark an international incident.

"...and to review it as such is my only objective here...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Look If You Like ...

What we do when we do endorsements

"...News department, we strive to be fair rather than "objective" – the latter concept largely a journalism-cum-business-school invention of..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Nonfiction and Memoir

Justin St. Germain, Stephen Harrigan, and more delight with these true tomes

"...campaign is firmly in the Broderian school of establishment journalism (with both its virtues and vices), and the reader's..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

An Austin D.A. Turns to Detective Novels

Q&A with Mark Pryor on his Paris-set Hugo Marston mysteries

"...an improvement over that – at least from the journalism perspective...."

Oct. 10, 2012 Books Post by Jordan Smith

The State of Utopia

Karen Valby’s dispatches from a small Texas town

"...their language a little bit. And maybe that's bad journalism because they were doing it for me or something...."

May 28, 2010 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Prize – sometimes called the Pulitzer for criminal justice journalism – is in its fifth year and is awarded..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature

Is John Carter a Nutball?

Round Rock Congressman calls Obama a Marxist

"...actually thinks the Moonie-owned Washington Times is a serious journalism outlet.)..."

May 13, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Page Two: Turn to Sinatra

Considering media objectivity and losing yourself in art

"...how there really is no such thing as "unbiased journalism," that all reporting to be worth anything has to..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Along the Bias

Lack of media objectivity cuts all ways

"...there are any unbiased reporters – reporters who offer objective rather than opinionated journalism – left...."

Aug. 17, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Rove Is Gone, but He Did His Job

"...spiritually bankrupt people than ever, the lowest state of objective journalism ever, the good-for-nothing space program, more lobbyists than..."

Aug. 14, 2007 Postmarks

Page Two: Ten Ways of Looking at an 'Austin Chronicle'

In celebration of our 25th anniversary

"...Most of the time, in order to win journalism awards you have to submit a discrete, formal entry..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...Oppel has said Cox makes every effort to be objective. But the following was recently posted by journalist Alison..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

More on Oppel Vs. Chomsky

"...Oppel has said Cox makes every effort to be objective. But the following was recently posted by journalist Alison..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...Patrick GoetzObjective EndorsementsDear Chronicle:..."

May 19, 2006 Column

Navasky & Barsamian

Former editor of The Nation discusses the role of the alternative press

"...town this week delivering talks on the state of journalism in the U.S., it's not all bad, however. Barsamian..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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Our readers talk back.

"...C. Yvonne MontejanoLeast Objective ReportingTo the editor,..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Column

Most Radical, Least Objective Reporting

"...capable of and willing to publish solid pieces of journalism (as evidenced by this week's feature News story, “Justice..."

Nov. 9, 2005 Postmarks

Naked City

"...2020. It's uncertain how, or if, Perry's lawsuit reform objective will shake out this session. But his State of..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

The Fox News Channel's "fair and balanced " reporting is put to the test in this partisan documentary.

"...way or the other (even that venerable and ostensibly objective Grey Lady The New York Times had a heyday..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...Right-Wing Journalism..."

July 9, 2004 Column

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