Author Archives: Mallary Tenore Tarpley

Chuck Todd: Social media has flattened out barriers to entry for presidential candidates

If you ask NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd how social media has changed political coverage, he’ll tell you that it’s made it more reactive, and more anecdotal. “140 characters is a great way of sharing the anecdote, but you can sometimes be drilling down so far that you forget the big picture,” ToddContinue reading “Chuck Todd: Social media has flattened out barriers to entry for presidential candidates”

Getting used to the iPad reading experience

I’m now officially an iPad owner. My boyfriend unexpectedly bought me one for my birthday after seeing how much I enjoyed using his whenever we went on road trips or were lounging around. It’s one of those gifts that I wouldn’t buy for myself, but that I’ve secretly wanted for a while. I’m still gettingContinue reading “Getting used to the iPad reading experience”

How to build a bigger, more engaged audience online

Last week I gave a presentation to the young journalists in Poynter Institute‘s fellowship for college students — a program that I was part of in 2007. I was asked to talk about how we use metrics to track traffic on Poynter.org, but I didn’t want to just talk about metrics. Tracking traffic is important,Continue reading “How to build a bigger, more engaged audience online”

Turning to other memoirs for ideas, inspiration

When I interviewed New York Times reporter Frank Bruni a couple of months ago, I was struck by the emphasis he placed on reading. He said that when preparing to write his memoir, Born Round, he devoured memoirs to see how other writers told their life stories: “In part I approached my own story theContinue reading “Turning to other memoirs for ideas, inspiration”

My new favorite beat: Writing about women’s issues in the media

Throughout the past year, I’ve started writing a lot more about women’s issues, particularly as they relate to the media world. Part of this has to do with my editor, who has prompted me to write about these issues and given me a newfound appreciation for them. I’ve always been interested in writing about diversityContinue reading “My new favorite beat: Writing about women’s issues in the media”

Lara Logan’s 60 Minutes interview renews attention to journalists sexually assaulted on the job

Osama bin Laden’s death dominated headlines in the media world Sunday night and Monday, and rightfully so. But there was other media news that was overshadowed as a result. I’m thinking in particular of Lara Logan’s courageous 60 Minutes interview, in which she recounted what happened to her while covering the protests in Egypt. AContinue reading “Lara Logan’s 60 Minutes interview renews attention to journalists sexually assaulted on the job”

Bob Woodward: ‘I get up in the morning and ask, what are the bastards hiding?’

Last week I got the chance to interview longtime investigative reporter Bob Woodward while he was at my workplace, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies. I talked with him one-on-one and then listened to two talks he delivered at Poynter. Here are some of the highlights from my interview with him and his talks: Woodward,Continue reading “Bob Woodward: ‘I get up in the morning and ask, what are the bastards hiding?’”