December/January 2004 |
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News Blackout
The FCC was
getting ready to
loosen the rules
limiting media
concentration.
A grassroots
movement had
sprung up to
derail the plan.
But you wouldn’t
have learned
much about the
controversy from
many news outlets owned by the big
conglomerates
that were eager
to cash in.
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By
Charles Layton
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The Women
A behind-the-scenes, step-by-step
look at how the Los Angeles Times
put together its controversial, last-
minute story about allegations
that Arnold Schwarzenegger had
groped women without
their consent.
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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Star Power
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s celebrity status attracted massive media
attention to California’s recall
election, and not just in the Golden State. It also enabled the actor
to cruise to victory while largely ignoring political reporters.
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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The British Invasion
Many Americans searching for a different view of the war in Iraq turned to the British Broadcasting Corp. Does the BBC offer a more aggressive and complete approach to the
news, or a tilt
to the left—
or both?
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By
Lori Robertson
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The Next Level
For years
Dean Singleton
and quality
journalism were rarely used in
the same sentence. But now Singleton is talking the talk about his flagship Denver Post. Will
he spring for the resources to allow his ambitious
editor to make the paper one of the
nation�s elite?
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By
Jill Rosen
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Why Do People Read Newspapers?
A massive research effort
by the NAA- and ASNE-backed
Readership Institute endeavored
to find out. Now newspapers
are heeding some of
the findings in an effort to
reverse the persistent
circulation slide.
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By
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Resurfacing in Scranton
Larry Beaupre
was a
big-time
editor until
he took
the fall
for the
Cincinnati Enquirer’s
ill-fated
Chiquita series. Five years later, he’s trying to breathe life into two newspapers with a combined
circulation
of 61,000 in a struggling
former coal
town in
Pennsylvania.
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By
Randy Diamond
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Ambushed by the Press
A feel-good
photo-op for
a recovering burn
victim turns into
a vulture-like
media attack.
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By
Francene Cucinello
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Correction
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By
AJR Staff
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The Sound of Silence
Despite
too little
news
coverage,
the people rise up against media consolidation.
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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Caught in the Crossfire
Viewing
journalism through an ideological lens
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By
Rem Rieder
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It’s the Little Ads
Intrusive pop-ups can’t compare to ads paired with related content.
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By
Barb Palser
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An Unhealthy Mix
Editorializing is good, but not as part of the
newscast.
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By
Deborah Potter
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A Fragile Privilege
May
journalists refuse to turn over notes and reveal their sources to the courts?
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By
Jane Kirtley
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Churn, Baby, Churn
It takes
constant tending to maintain
subscription levels.
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By
John Morton
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Bloggin’ in the Newsroom
Despite a few early pitfalls, newspapers are catching on--slowly--to the
spontaneous and opinionated world of blogging.
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By
Kelly Heyboer
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Getting Religion
Reporters are tapping an online resource to find expert sources for
stories about religion.
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By
Melissa Cirillo
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Rapping on the “Glass”
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By
Jill Rosen
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Media Troop Withdrawal
Since the official war in Iraq ended, most organizations have pulled way
back on the number of staffers they have in the area.
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By
Steve Ritea
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Missing the Story
A study finds that newspapers in the fast-growing West are falling short
in covering development issues.
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By
Zenitha Prince
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Ask and Ask Again (and Again)
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By
Christopher Landers
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The Meanest Editor of Them All
The Rose Man of Sing Sing: A True Tale of Life, Murder, and Redemption in the Age of Yellow Journalism
By James McGrath Morris
Fordham University Press
440 pages; $30
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Jumping the Pond
The New York Times' Foreign Editor Alison Smale becomes managing editor
of the International Herald Tribune.
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By
Lori Robertson
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Old Story, New Twist
While layoffs are never easy, a Vermont TV station proves after closing
its newsroom that its possible for a company to take the high road.
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By
Jill Rosen
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Newsroom to Classroom
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By
Jill Rosen
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Telling Stories
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By
Jill Rosen
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Up the River
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By
Christina Cepero
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Etc.
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By
Jill Rosen
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Cliché Corner
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By
Jill Rosen
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Measuring Depth
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Depending on Your Politics
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The Kult of Krispy Kreme
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Young ’uns Online
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Here for the Taking
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