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This In These Times article (posted to Alternet) claims the U.S. political blogosphere is bi-polar; the right is an extension of the Republican message machine, and the left is more a loose network of independents. An excerpt: The right blogosphere operates largely as part of the greater Republican message machine. Many of its bloggers are [...]
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This Online Journalism Review article looks at how professional bloggers are compensated and whether the tying of payment to traffic growth blurs editorial/business lines. An excerpt: Most freelance writers wait in dread for The Call — their equivalent of the “Dear John” letter from an editor who is calling (or sometimes e-mailing) to say they're no [...]
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If you follow my blog regularly, you'll know I'm a big fan of NYT public editor Daniel Okrent (it killed me I had to work on federal budget day instead of listening to him speak in Toronto at a Canadian Journalism Foundation event — but adult life is like that. :) ). Here is some [...]
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The boulevardiers, the cafe set: My people! This NYT piece looks at those who enjoy the luxury of a lengthy, langorous, latte-and-bon-mot-fueled lunch. An excerpt: EW YORK is a city of professionals and predawn discipline, an empire meant to be conquered not by wanderers but by the lusty achievement of the hyperemployed. Languorous weekday afternoons are [...]
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This NYT article talks about all the very senior newscasting talent still on the air — a lot — after announcing they were going to step back a bit and smell the roses. It also explores why. Some excerpts: The article starts by talking about Mike Wallace, still going strong at 87 even though some [...]
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Toronto Star public editor Sharon Burnside on why Britney Spears was worthy of front-page picture treatment on April 14 after it became known a sperm and egg had united within the pop tartlet. Some excerpts: Here's how Star EiC Giles Gherson defended the call: “We've made it a priority to attract younger readers to the paper,” editor-in-chief [...]
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Al-Jazeera wants to start an Arab equivalent of CPAC to provide live, unedited coverage of conferences. The heretofore-profit-free station also has plans for other new services, including an English-language version. An excerpt from the BBC Online story: A station spokesman told the BBC the channel, al-Jazeera Live, is the first of its kind in the Arab [...]
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And not only that, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission wants to get in on the act too. Some excerpts from the NYT story (from April 15): The Senate voted 98 to 0 to approve an amendment that would force federal agencies over the next year to disclose the origins of video releases. The releases have [...]
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