The Bell curve
Emily Bell on the US media
Why integration can be a barrier to innovation in the digital world
Emily BellEmily Bell: Although some integrated news rooms and sales forces are effective, progress is often quicker where digital is kept apart
New York Times paywall: built for the digital future?
Emily BellEmily Bell: Debate has focused on the mechanics of the charging scheme rather than whether its $40m cost is really of long-term value
NPR chief needs to tune in to politics
Emily BellEmily Bell: With the public broadcaster under attack from the US right and commercial rivals, its new head will face a tough challenge
Spotlight falls on media management psychology as lights go out at TBD
Emily BellIn the absence of public media funding, the US has outsourced its national voice
Emily Bell
Can Google ever be a neutral news provider?
Emily BellEmily Bell: The search engine's foray into the Egypt crisis with SayNow shows how it is becoming an active ingredient in political debate
Murdoch's the Daily and the AOL way: two approaches to the same issue
Emily Bell: News Corp's glossy iPad launch represents the world of 'spectacle' media, while the web giant focuses on the ugly data
Will MTV Skins fall victim to a small but vocal conservative lobby?
Emily BellEmily Bell: The US may pride itself on its right to free speech, but advertisers can still be frightened off by groups such as the PTC
NBC Universal and Comcast's merger is no joke
Emily BellEmily Bell: It may have been parodied in 30 Rock, but the tie-up presents a very real threat to media plurality and evennet neutrality
Arizona shootings mark a watershed for public discourse
Emily BellEmily Bell: Gabrielle Giffords' shooting was not directly due to networks such as Fox, but it has made the tone of debate a central issue
Views-led news sparks identity crisis
Emily BellEmily Bell: From Oprah Winfrey to Glenn Beck, left and right are exploiting opinionated output – and now Piers Morgan enters the fray
