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Princeton’s future of news conference: a gloomy outlook for ad-funded print journalism?

Posted by Organgrinder on 16 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism

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By Kevin Anderson, Organgrinder
If print journalism is to survive, it will likely be with far fewer titles and journalists.

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After F-Bomb, Sue Simmons ‘Went Numb,’ Viewers Say ‘Ho-Hum’

Posted by Daily News on 15 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism

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By By Richard Huff, Daily News
WNBC/Ch. 4 anchor Sue Simmons says she “went numb” Monday night after using the F-word during a live news tease.

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NYTimes Cleanses Thor Hearne’s Record, Scrubs Front-Page Reference to the GOP Vote-Suppressor’s ‘American Center for Voting Rights’

Posted by BradBlog on 14 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, New York Times, Journalism

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By Brad Friedman, BradBlog
Paper Fails to Note Change to Article, Hearne’s Ties to Bush/RNC, Discredited Background as Partisan Operative…

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NPR Correspondents, By Chance, in Earthquake

Posted by AP on 13 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism

By David Bauder, AP
Two National Public Radio correspondents in central China by chance for a week’s worth of feature stories instead found themselves reporting gripping details of the earthquake that killed thousands on Monday.

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Karl Rove and the Media-Politico Revolving Door: It Goes Further Back than Stephanopoulos

Posted by Huffington Post on 13 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, 08 Election, Karl Rove

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By Robert Schlesinger, Huffington Post

The NY Times looks at Karl Rove’s new role as multi-media bloviator.

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How to Cover an Election

Posted by The New York Review of Books on 12 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism

By Frank Rich, New York Review of Books
When, in the summer of 1968, Norman Mailer covered the Republican and Democratic conventions on assignment for Harper’s magazine, he was forty-five, an aging rebel looking for a new cause.

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The U.S. War on Journalists

Posted by Amy Goodman on 09 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Middle East

By Amy Goodman
Sami al-Haj is a free man today, after having been imprisoned by the U.S. military for more than six years. His crime: journalism.

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Times ax falls on 15 in news downsizing

Posted by NY Post on 08 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, New York Times, Journalism

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By Keith J. Kelly, New York Post
The New York Times is laying off 15 journalists after the company acknowledged it fell short of its goal of getting 100 people to take voluntary buyout packages.

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Media ethics since the Jayson Blair bombshell

Posted by MarketWatch on 07 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, New York Times, Journalism

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By Jon Friedman, MarketWatch
In the five years since the Blair scandal, all kinds of media organizations have been working harder to protect themselves from a similar situation.

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Blogs yet to come of age - survey

Posted by MediaFile on 05 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Fox News, CNN, Journalism

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By Astrid Zweynert, MediaFile
National television is the most trusted news source, ahead of newspapers and public radio, but the Internet is gaining ground, especially among the young, according to a major worldwide survey of trust in the media.

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10 Tough Questions Reporters Should Ask on Oil and Gas Prices

Posted by Nieman Watchdog on 05 May 2008 | Tagged as: Commentary, Environment, Journalism

For starters, Joseph Davis asks: Why is Congress so passive on the lack of refining capacity? What about probes into price manipulation? The House passed a bill on price gouging; who’s holding it up in the Senate?

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Calling For A Secrecy Beat

Posted by Nieman Watchdog on 01 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism

By Ted Gup, Nieman Watchdog
Ted Gup advocates writing not just about the secrets we can uncover, but also about the information that has been denied us.

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Mighty Tim Russert Wields His Clout

Posted by Brave New Films on 01 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, NBC Universal, Journalism

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By Brave New Films
NBC confirmed that Huffington wouldn’t be booked on any NBC-affiliated show to promote her book, but refused to explain why. Huffington’s people say that this is Tim Russert’s doing

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Journalists Call for Global Solidarity to Overcome Threats to Media

Posted by International Federation of Journalists on 01 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Democracy, Human Rights

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By International Federation of Journalists
In a statement marking World Press Freedom Day 2008, the International Federation of Journalists has called for a renewal of global solidarity among journalists to combat the threats facing media

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WSJ’s Editor’s Resignantion Is Criticized By Committee

Posted by Wall Street Journal on 30 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism

By Steve Stecklow, Wall Street Journal
A committee that oversees WSJ’s editorial integrity said they should have been informed earlier that the managing editor, Marcus Brauchli, had been pressured to resign.

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