March 2001 |
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Ethically Challenged
Yet another spate of episodes of plagiarism and fabrication is raising concerns about the state of journalism. But a tougher and more candid approach to enforcing standards is also part of the picture.
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By
Lori Robertson
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No Poaching!
News organizations tend to be outraged when other outlets follow up their investigations and fail to acknowledge groundbreaking work. But is there anything wrong with chasing a good story?
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By
Valarie Basheda
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Can Salon Make It?
With rapid-response news instincts, provocative (if predictably liberal) political commentary and lots of sex, Salon.com is the Web's preeminent independent venue for journalism. But is there a business model to keep it alive?
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By
Paul Farhi
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The Battle of Salt Lake
The management team running the Tribune thought it was on the verge of buying the paper from AT&T, but it was outflanked by Dean Singleton. Now the managers are suing their new owner, who they claim is a stalking horse for the Mormon Church--which owns the rival Deseret News. Call it the JOA from hell.
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By
Lucinda Fleeson
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Middle Man
When longtime Seattle Times reporter Ross Anderson went on strike in November, he found himself at odds with a paper he loved, a wife he loved (a nonunion editor at the paper) and a Guild he was ambivalent about. As he struggled to make sense of it all, Anderson kept notes of his experiences.
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By
Ross Anderson
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Positive Reviews
An AJR/Ford Foundation poll finds readers are not as downbeat about their local newspapers as they're often believed to be.
Funding for this poll and article was provided by the Ford Foundation
as part of its program initiative "Fair Play: Building Trust and
Credibility in the News Media."
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By
Carl Sessions Stepp
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A School for the New Century
An entrepreneur makes a major investment in journalism's future.
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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At the Crossroads
Overly aggressive cutbacks by newspapers during the downturn will hurt them in the long run.
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By
Rem Rieder
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Retooling Online News
They may be losing money, but shrinking dotcoms won't fade away.
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By
Barb Palser
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Talk to the Box
TV uses video kiosks to gather a different kind of news.
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By
Deborah Potter
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Privacy for Sale
Should courts decide who can take pictures of celebrity weddings?
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By
Jane Kirtley
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Seattle Strikes Out
The Newspaper Guild is the big loser in the aftermath of the Times/Post-Intelligencer walkout.
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By
John Morton
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The Media Get Kicked Out of Class
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By
Amy Reiter
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Aiding a Surrender
Colorado TV news anchor helps Texas fugitives turn themselves in.
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By
Ananda Shorey
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This Paper House
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By
Madelyn Rosenberg
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Paper Sues to Silence Cyber Attacks
Former city councilman accused of slandering gay editors of California weekly.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Ethics Hotline
Loyola University Chicago provides service for journalists with ethical dilemmas.
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By
Jason Garcia
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WCBS Picks Many Partners
New York television station hooks up with U.S. News & World Report and others to improve coverage.
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By
Amy Coffee
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Retiring the Realist
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By
Suzan Revah
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A Treasure Trove of Tabloid Tales
“I Watched a Wild Hog Eat My Baby!”—
A Colorful History of Tabloids and Their Cultural Impact
By Bill Sloan
Prometheus Books
255 pages; $25
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Seeing Red in Orange
Texas editor protests ad placed in sports column.
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By
Valarie Basheda
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Newsday News
Reporter Roy Gutman heads to Newsweek; editors John Mancini, Debby
Krenek and editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman join the staff.
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Unknown
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The L.A. Times Shuffle
City Editor Bill Boyarsky, other long-timers to leave.
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Unknown
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Changing Rules
Old-school sports writer Tom McEwen leaves the Tampa Tribune after a 40-year career.
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By
Jason Garcia
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White House Shooting
L.A.Times photographer joins White House staff.
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Unknown
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Basement Beat
Investigative ace Eric Nalder defects to the San Jose Mercury
News.
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Unknown
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Editor Update
Editor news from across the country, including a new job for former
Cincinnati Enquirer Editor Lawrence K. Beaupre.
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Unknown
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Cliché Corner
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By
Lori Robertson
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Getting It Right
THIS IS AN OPEN LETTER from Professor Gorney to the students at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.
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By
Cynthia Gorney
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