Category Archives: Journalism

Is Matt Drudge America’s Most Important Journalist?

I can’t think of anyone who comes close. Drudge breaks more stories than anybody and has more influence on the news cycle. It does not matter that much that he may be a bad journalist. The merit of his work … Continue reading

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Who’s on First? Online/Print Publishing Dilemma

Alan D. Abbey writes: The lengthy Aug. 31 Jewish Week article by Elli Wohlgelernter(disclosure: Wohlgelernter is a former colleague and personal friend) concerns the recently completed inaugural season of the Israel Baseball League. It details a number of problems that … Continue reading

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Don’t Blame Me For Your Bad Reputation

Jack Shafer writes for Slate about New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt’s Aug. 26 column: One of the flaws in Hoyt’s thinking is his belief that one’s reputation is a possession—like a car or a tennis racket—when one’s reputation … Continue reading

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Journalism That Bloggers Do

Jay Rosen writes: Blowback! That’s what you’re in for when a great American newspaper runs a Sunday opinion piece as irretrievably lame as "Blogs: All the noise that fits" by Michael Skube (Aug. 19). Skube is a former Pulitzer Prize-winning … Continue reading

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KNBC’s Laurel Erickson Suspended

ERSNews.com reports: It looks like Mirthala Salinas may not be the only NBC/Telemundo reporter who is getting an extended vacation this summer. ERS News has learned that KNBC reporter Laurel Erickson may have been placed on suspension as well by … Continue reading

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