Media outlets from around the country are following the story about Michael Brown. A sample of their coverage:

The New York Times, "Ferguson, Mo., under siege after police shooting:" mixes narrative and infographics to explain the situation.

Poynter, "Notes from Ferguson: The city has 'never seen such glare of the national media:" an interview (via email) with Gilbert Bailon, "Social media gives all of the local media great access to convey information, photos and other content in real time. The challenge is that the non-journalistic postings that muddy the public understanding and perception of some aspects of this story. Anonymous misidentified the name of the police officer involved in the shooting, for example."

Poynter, "Notes from Ferguson: ‘I get it, but everybody overdid the jailed journalist story:’" interview with Chris King, with The St. Louis American, "Our web editor Kenya Vaughn and I are behind the scenes, using social media to guide people to protests and provide facts we know off the record before they are announced publicly. That is valuable. The downside is there are so few of us we leave most of it on social media and don’t get up web stories."

Poynter's Jill Geisler has done several interviews with local journalists in their "Notes from Ferguson" series.

Politico, "Politician tweets Jay Nixon: 'F---- you, governor:'" "Chappelle-Nadal’s tweet came as the protests in Ferguson, Mo., escalated after the shooting death of an unarmed black teen, Michael Brown, at the hands of a police officer. The state senator has had tear gas thrown at her during the protests, according to local news reports."

The Daily Beast, "The day Ferguson cops were caught in a bloody lie:" "He was driven back to the jail, where he was held for several days before he posted $1,500 bond on four counts of 'property damage.' Police Officer John Beaird had signed complaints swearing on pain of perjury that Davis had bled on his uniform and those of three fellow officers."

The Riverfront Times, "Honoring Michael Brown: Why one man marched in Ferguson on horseback:" "Django and Shiloh quickly became crowd favorites as Thursday's protests took on the tone of a "partest," a term coined by a St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer combining a "protest" and a "party." Finally it was safe enough for Django to ride without fearing for the flash-bangs of tear gas canisters and sound cannons."

An open letter from David Simon to the Ferguson police chief, "The endgame for American civic responsibility, part III:"Your department has shown that you do not trust the public with the basic information about who specifically has, in the performance of his or her duties, been required to take a human life in Ferguson. And that same public is now in the street demonstrating that they do not believe that Ferguson law enforcement can therefore be relied upon for anything remotely resembling justice. How could it be otherwise?" (Written before the release of the officer's name on Friday.)

The Root, "Stay alive, black men, stay alive:" "The reason I go through such painstaking efforts when I deal with police is because I learned from my parents and through experience that you want that officer to feel as calm, comfortable and safe as possible. You don’t want him on edge, nervous or agitated. Stay calm. Breathe. Don’t get animated. Don’t get loud. Don’t be a smart-ass. Don’t even move. Don’t do anything."

The Daily Beast, "'Go ahead and shoot me': The veteran who defied Ferguson's cops:" "'I came out here to say what’s right and what’s wrong, and this is wrong,' Sharon Whitaker said. The 57-year-old Gulf War veteran at one point knelt on the pavement in front of police, who were in a protective position behind two SWAT trucks. 'We got to watch these kids die and it don’t make no sense. Just because they live in a certain neighborhood doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have a chance.'"

A Mother Jones infographic about Ferguson's population and police force: "Ferguson Is 60 percent black. Virtually all its cops are white."

The Washington Post's reporter Wesley Lowery was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Here's his account of the arrest. The National Association of Black Journalists issued this statement about the arrests.

Freedom of the Press Foundation, "Lessons from Ferguson: Police militarization is now a press freedom issue:" "The arrests were undoubtedly a gross violation of the reporters' First Amendment rights, and both the attempts to stop them from filming and their assault by police officers were downright illegal. But there’s another issue at play here, an issue which has led to the environment in which cops think they can get away with these acts: the militarization of local police."

The New Yorker, "What I saw in Ferguson:" "The message of all of this was something beyond the mere maintenance of law and order: it’s difficult to imagine how armored officers with what looked like a mobile military sniper’s nest could quell the anxieties of a community outraged by allegations regarding the excessive use of force. It revealed itself as a raw matter of public intimidation."

The Atlantic, "The difference between Ferguson and #Ferguson:" "As the Ferguson protests get national attention, though, it's worth remembering that the tragedy that brought the hashtag could have happened in many other American cities."

The Washington Post, "Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war. But Ferguson police shoot it at protesters:" "The first thing you hear is the bang. Then the clatter of something metallic hitting and rolling across the pavement. Then, out of the black of night, come the screams."

Newsweek, "How America's police became an army: The 1033 Program:" "America has been quietly arming its police for battle since the early 1990s."

The St. Louis American, "For the sake of Michael Brown:" "As for our youth, many of them may not be properly educated, but they are not stupid, and it is not difficult for them to hear what they are being told in the cold language of unaccredited districts and transfer students. Michael Brown graduated in the much-discussed Normandy School District, an unaccredited school district that expired not long before he was killed. He and his peers – specifically, those strivers willing to transfer to a better school district – were told they were not wanted by many other districts in the region, once those districts were no longer required to accept them."

The Washington Post, "President Obama's vision of post-racial America faces another stress test with Ferguson:" "In many ways, Obama's difficulty in navigating matters of race as president mirrors his struggles in other areas as well. He has repeatedly and eloquently spoken about race — and his own experiences in navigating the world as the son of a white woman and a Kenyan father — over the past decade. But those words have done little to heal the racial wounds that exist in the country."

The National Journal, "How police are keeping journalists from doing their jobs in Ferguson:" "Police had used intimidation, threats of arrest, and claims of impending violence to keep us away from covering the news.

"At one point, police tried to tell us that the demonstration was over when it wasn't."

Wednesday

Poynter (a journalism think-tank), "How the Post-Dispatch's photo staff is covering Ferguson," "On assignment for the fourth day was veteran photographer Robert Cohen, who earlier in the day told Poynter, 'This was the most violent coverage that I have been a part of my 27 or so years in the profession.'"

The St. Louis American, Ishmael Sistrunk "Walking while black: Michael Brown, black men and white police officers:" "The tension between police officers and young, black men is nothing new. It’s not isolated to Ferguson or North County or even St. Louis. Though slavery ended nearly 150 years ago, young black men have been treated as second-class citizens by politicians and police ever since. You would think the election and re-election of our first black president would’ve signified that the United States has defeated racism and prejudice."

The L.A. Times, "Protesters use hands-up gesture defiantly after Michael Brown shooting:" "The hands-up — a sign of surrender and submission black men and boys here say they learn early on when dealing with police — has been transformed into a different kind of weapon."

CNN, "Missouri shooting furor shows how social media users help and harm," "For every cool-headed account from a reporter, there's been an impassioned Facebook post or Instagram photo from a community member that illustrates, I think, strengths and weaknesses of both traditional and social media."

The St. Louis American, Lizz Brown "Anger this time:" "Fact is we simply can no longer afford to waste time engaged in defense or apology about a fire that burned a building. Because every moment we do so is a moment spent looking away from the tinder that feeds the flame and the match that ignited it."

The Washington Post, "Mike Brown notched a hard-fought victory just days before he was shot: A diploma:" "But he got his diploma. And 10 days after that, he was to start at a local technical school to learn how to fix furnaces and air conditioners."

The Root, "After Michael Brown's killing, echoes of the '65 Watts Rebellion," "On this score, Brown is simply the latest son of Watts—collateral damage in a war against the black, brown and disenfranchised faces that populate America, increasingly at their own peril."

Previous articles

From Todd C. Frankel, previously a reporter with the Post-Dispatch, now with The Washington Post, "Why the police-shooting riots in Ferguson, Mo., had little to do with Ferguson: "St. Louis doesn’t riot.

"That has long been part of the city’s lore. During the 1960s civil rights era, this city along the Mississippi River stayed calm — even as Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit and Washington all burned. St. Louis was in their league back then. The nation’s 10th largest city. A sizable black population. And after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, tens of thousands of people marched through the city streets. But St. Louis suffered no widespread violence.

"It was one of those hard-to-explain moments. St. Louis doesn’t riot.

"And then, Sunday night, it did."

The Guardian, "The ghost of Mike Brown: why must a dead black child defend his right to life?" "The Ultimate Defense is the final step in how black men (or, in the cases of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Mike Brown and many more, black children) try to navigate this uneasy relationship with law enforcement in the United States, which collectively assumes our guilt before, during and after alleged crimes occur. This presumption doesn’t die – even when one of us is killed by law enforcement."

MSNBC, "Eyewitness to Michael Brown shooting recounts his friend's death: "'After seeing my friend get gunned down, my body just ran,' [Dorian Johnson] said. He ran to his apartment nearby. Out of breath, shocked and afraid, Johnson says he went into the bathroom and vomited. Then he checked to make sure that he hadn’t also been shot. 

"Five minutes later, Johnson emerged from his apartment to see his friend Mike dead and in the middle of the street. Neighbors were gathering, some shouting, some taking pictures with their cell phones."

L.A. Times, "Protestors and police face off in St. Louis suburb over shooting:" "Ferguson’s police chief and mayor are white. Of the six City Council members, one is black. The local school board has six white members and one Latino. Of the 53 commissioned officers on the police force, three are black, said Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson.

"Blacks in Ferguson are twice as likely to be stopped by police as whites, according to an annual report on racial profiling by the Missouri attorney general. Last year, 93 percent of arrests following car stops in Ferguson were of blacks. Ninety-two percent of searches and 80 percent of car stops involved blacks, the report said."

The New Yorker, "Why did Michael Brown die in Ferguson:" "From a teen-ager’s walk to the firing of a gun and the smashing of windshields: it will take hard questioning in Ferguson to put those pieces together. But it is clear that the community’s trust was broken before any windows were."

Maynard Institute, Richard Prince's Journal-isms (The institute works to help news organizations "accurately portray all segments of society, particularly those often overlooked, such as communities of color"), "Editor says inclusion could increase community contacts: "[Deputy Managing Editor Adam] Goodman said he would not attribute the attacks [on journalists covering looting in Ferguson] to race, noting that police did not like journalists, either. But, he said, 'Certainly, it is unfortunate that our numbers are not higher in that regard.' Asked to elaborate, he said, 'In terms of sourcing and getting out in the community and talking to people. It was a dangerous scene last night. It doesn't matter who it was. Unfortunately it was pretty unpredictable.' But having more black journalists might mean 'better ideas on following up, and just in terms of ideas and coverage.'"

BuzzFeedNews, "How a local politician emerged as the key chronicler of the unrest in Missouri:" "French has provided amazing coverage, posting photos and Vines with updates or just the words 'Right now in #Ferguson' since the shooting happened on Saturday."

The St. Louis American, "We need justice, not more violence:" "However many frustrated teens and ill-willed opportunists may have turned to senseless violence last night, we know that the majority of our community wants justice, not more violence."

The New York Times, "Ferguson police cite safety risk in decision not to name officer in shooting:" "The latest demonstration — this one in Clayton, Mo., the county seat of St. Louis County — attracted about 150 people, who waved signs, shouted slogans and raised their hands over their heads in a pose adopted by protesters during three days of sometimes violent protests and looting, which have rocked the St. Louis area since Saturday’s shooting."

Previously

The Riverfront Times, "Family of Michael Brown, teenager shot to death by Ferguson police, talks about his life:" "He wasn't a violent person. He was peaceful," said Elizabeth Spivey, Brown's aunt. "He was a gentle giant. He looked like he could really do something but he wouldn't. He was a big teddy bear."

The St. Louis American, "West Florissant explodes in protest of police shooting, more than 30 arrests:" By 10 p.m. the Ferguson QuikTrip – initially thought to be the catalyst for the turn of events that led to Brown’s death- was targeted. Before night’s end, it would be up in flames."

St. Louis Public Radio, "Deadly Force: What does the law say about when police are allowed to use it?" "The police account of Saturday's events is that Michael Brown fought for a gun in a police cruiser before being shot dead a short distance from the car. Given that account, one question in Brown’s shooting death at the hands of Ferguson police is whether Brown would be considered a non-dangerous suspect."

Fox 2 Now, KTVI, "Hacker group 'Anonymous' threatens Ferguson Police Department:" "The hacker group Anonymous has posted a video showing their support for the demonstrators. They have threatened to hack the Ferguson police department if any protesters are harmed. The group says they will release personal information from members of the police department and dump it on the internet."

The Washington Post, "After Michael Brown's killing, #IfTheyGunnedMeDown shows how selfies shape history:" "Black users shared pictures of themselves at their best — in uniforms or caps and gowns — juxtaposed with images that would garner less sympathy and perhaps paint more tawdry pictures of their lives."

Vibe, "Celebrities react to the police-related death of Michael Brown: "Popular figureheads from Al Sharpton to Young Jeezy to Chingy have taken to social media to speak out against the trend of innocent African Americans being killed by armed 'enforcers.'" 

JimRomenesko.com, a blog that covers media news, posted photographer David Carson's Facebook post about his experience covering looting and violence in Ferguson Sunday night, Post-Dispatch photographer: 'I was assaulted by a group that took objection to my work': "Few bruises, torn pants, glad I was geared up so over all not too bad."