The Washington Post has told its reporters, in an internal memo, not to engage in Twitter conversations with critics from their official accounts, and not to speak on behalf of the Post in their personal accounts.
The Washington Post has told its reporters, in an internal memo, not to engage in Twitter conversations with critics from their official accounts, and not to speak on behalf of the Post in their personal accounts.

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A new Washington Post-ABC News poll is getting attention today because it seems to show a new low in public approval of Obama. Four months...

With our economy in the weeds, Twitter users want to know whether Obama would legalize marijuana. The two are more related than you think.

Maybe the next meme should be "We Spoke to a Journalist." That sounds a lot harder than what I do every day.

Twitter has become an essential source of news for the Arab revolts. Here are four lists you can follow to get the latest developments, unfiltered.

Our environment editor is off on a 5-day ride from NYC to DC for climate change awareness. Here's why he thinks activism still matters.
Al Gore makes an appearance before Congress today (rare for a former VP), to testify about global warming. While some members of Congress don't...
The co-founder of Google went to Washington to lobby for net neutrality, but found that meetings weren't so easy to come by. He also admitted that...
The green jobs evangelist Van Jones (profiled in GOOD 010 here) is heading to Washington to take a new gig of his own: Special Advisor for Green...
We occasionally make infographics around here, so we were particularly interested to hear that the visualization guru Edward Tufte has been...

We're a third of the way into the GOOD month-long "no soap" challenge, and we're not stinky at all. Hypothesis confirmed, so far.

With its mostly pointless redesign, Twitter is hoisting a common internet mistake onto tens of millions of satisfied customers.
A little less than a month ago, back before he was madly tripping over his tongue, BP CEO Tony Hayward was sounding almost inspirational as he...
Life in the media is very dangerous. While we have yet to put our lives on the line to bring you GOOD Magazine, this California reporter really...

So you want to live near work, but moving is too much of a hassle? Perhaps it would be more appealing if it came with $12,000 dollars.

Admit it: everybody loves a good scandal. Inspired by News of the World, here's a list of five GOOD Books on journalistic controversies.

The Governator rails on oil companies and Washington "girlie men" who refuse to take on oil companies.

A new killing in South Africa raises the question about when it's right to intervene to try and save a life.

With no internet service, protesters are getting messages of determination and desperation out to the world through voice to tweet tech. Listen here.
Terrible news coming out of North Korea: After a five-day closed trial, the two journalists nabbed by NK authorities were sentenced to 12 years in...
How an influential group of citizen journalists and bloggers are keeping New Orleans honest. This article originally appeared in GOOD Issue 020:...