John Whitesides

U.S. political correspondent, Reuters
john.whitesides@reuters.com | (202) 898-8470
Fellow for Election ‘08: Covering Politics in Cyberspace

John Whitesides is U.S. political correspondent for Reuters, recently including commentary and poll analysis for Reuters.com. Earlier at Reuters, he was congressional correspondent, Washington editor, and Hong Kong editor and correspondent. Whitesides began his reporting career at the Omaha World Herald where he was named Nebraska Journalist of the Year in 1983, followed by five years as reporter at the Hartford Courant. He is a graduate of Kansas University.

March 19, 2010
National Broadband Plan: What it actually says about civic engagement

March 19, 2010
For many, the local newspaper isn't dying - it's already dead

March 16, 2010
Hunger in the Golden State: New multimedia investigative series

Year of the Pay Wall? Hardly. 2010 may be the Year of Participation
mike said on 03/10:

the online pay wall in the mainstream will be popular all over the world. Because of economy risk, many people are busy to earn mony to feed their

Calling for the best and the brightest leaders in the emerging news ecosystem
Counseling said on 03/10:

Well I can’t say I’m leading transformational change…sadly I find myself mostly in the role of spectator, but I do appreciate the mission here.  And

Promising community news sites - An update
bonnielgross said on 03/10:

It’s hard to differentiate what you’re calling a “site” from a blog.

But, whatever the definition, I’d toss into the mix http://browardbulldog.com,

March 21 - March 26, 2010
Web Publishing Skills for Independent Journalists
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May 16 - May 21, 2010
News Entrepreneur Boot Camp 2010
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May 16 - May 21, 2010
Multimedia Storytelling Workshop
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