Category Archives: Journalism

Why No Reporting On The Special Relationship Between Pinch Sulzberger and Caroline Kennedy?

Gawker nails it (MSM: Keep rockin’.): Don’t even bother to leave a comment at the Times local news blog suggesting a sexy patrician affair between the Senator-to-be and the publisher of the Times. It seems like a mostly legitimate question … Continue reading

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Bloggers Should Take Lessons From Rock Stars

Here’s a thought-provoking piece from the Columbia Journalism Review: He takes the stage clad in a black turtleneck. his famous line is, “Green is the new red, white, and blue.” Tonight, and other nights, he is paid tens of thousands … Continue reading

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JTA & Duplicate Content

I got this email today from JTA.org: Hey Luke, I’m sure you remember me from my Jewschool days. Just a heads up:  JTA’s pretty adamant about making sure that people don’t reprint our content in full if they’re not paying … Continue reading

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Why Network Announcers Stay Relentlessly Positive

Mark Purdy writes for the San Jose Mercury News: "In case you’re wondering why broadcaster Troy Aikman said he thought “the 49ers got better today [after losing by two touchdowns to Dallas],” never forget one important thing. The broadcast networks … Continue reading

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TV Reporter Freed In Afghanistan

From ERSNews: CANADIAN TV REPORTER FREED IN AFGHANISTAN TELLS OF PRISONER EXCHANGE SHOULD THE NEWS MEDIA HAVE REMAINED SILENT? (Nov 8th, 2008 9:00AM PST) BY ERS NEWS By all accounts Mellissa Fung is a courageous woman.  She was stabbed, kidnapped … Continue reading

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