Hotel ballrooms in several major cities around the country will be filled with journalists in the months ahead as they congregate for panel discussions on the latest contretemps in their profession.
There's lots to say about Stephen Glass, the wunderkind who demonstrated that truth isn't always stranger than fiction. And there's lots to say about the Boston Globe's Patricia Smith and her gallery of ever-quotable sources.
And then there's CNN, Time, Vietnam and sarin gas. And, of course, there's Brill's Content and its story on leaky, creaky Kenneth Starr.
Fill the water glasses. Let the analysis begin.
For those who can't make the conference circuit, there is or will soon be plenty of coverage about these topics in the nation's top journalism magazines.
Here's a rundown of some of the old standbys - and interesting newcomers - available on the Web. (Feel free to jump into the discussion and suggest some of your own favorites).
The best-known magazines in the industry are, of course, American Journalism Review, Columbia Journalism Review and Editor & Publisher. All three can be counted on for extended and often edifying coverage of the big stories in the industry.
AJR is a good source, too, for job information and for links to top news sites and interesting journalism sites on the Web.
CJR is also valuable for its newspaper and magazine databases. Another feature to watch is a new bulletin board, where big stories in the news, job info and other information can be posted. The last time I checked, there wasn't much activity, but interest might grow.
E&P's biggest draw remains its job listings. David Astor's Syndicate World column is often lively reading, too.
On occasion, I also stop by two fairly recent newcomers to the Web - Contentious and Online Journalism Review. Both focus on online publications, territory that's still largely foreign to AJR, CJR and E&P.
Contentious is edited by Colorado writer Amy Gahran; OJR is put together by the Annenberg School for Journalism at the University of Southern California.
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