Two recent happenings mark the contradictory paths that journalism is on these days. What's clear is that even more drastic changes are in store for news coverage, which is to say the way we find out what's going on around town and around the world.

I'm always a little nostalgic when the decades-old story about radioactive waste in the West Lake Landfill pops back into the news - nostalgic and nervous.

We aim to give you the highest quality reporting and most interesting commentary. That's why the Beacon has added some new features.

Did the press given Phyllis Schlafly more attention than she deserves? That old question has morphed into a bigger debate about whether the press can be fair.

Political reporters keep trying to view this remarkable election year through the lens of previous campaigns. It hasn't worked - until now.

We're inventing a new way to do journalism, which sometimes involves rethinking who we are.