We have had an exciting — and informative — year bringing you what we thought was some of the best in journalism from sources around the world. We are retiring Informed Reader in order to focus on other journalistic pursuits, but we didn’t want to leave without highlighting a few stories from the past year that were especially compelling, amusing or provocative:
Texas Monthly told us about the trouble brewing in the nation’s sewers.
Fast Company’s Charles Fishman explored the environmental costs of bottled water.
National Geographic traveled to some of the countries that recycle wealthy nations’ electronic waste, with sometimes dangerous consequences.
The Atlantic reported on how the spread of DNA testing has led to some nasty paternity surprises.
BusinessWeek exposed how some companies are luring the poor deeper into debt; and reported on the elite tech support available to c-suite executives.
Thinking “outside the box” and brainstorming blindly might be a big waste of time, consultants suggested in Harvard Business Review.
Streetsblog prompted us to ask whether cyclists should run red lights, while Salon reported on how street kids can be more violent than they look.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s music critic wondered if the time had come to sanction mid-symphony applause.
Harper’s Ken Silverstein went undercover to find out how Washington lobbyists do business.
Vanity Fair unmasked the preppy, Ocean’s 11-obsessed college kids who staged a rare-book heist
The L.A. Times exposed problems with U-Haul’s safety record, while the Chicago Tribune wrote about the slow regulatory response to toys with small magnets.
The New Yorker punctured the myth about profilers of serial killers.
And New Scientist exposed how the earthworm has become a global menace.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for your comments.
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