December/January 2005 |
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Uncertain Times
The Los Angeles Times, bloodied by the Mark Willes era and the Staples Center fiasco, rebounded strongly after its parent company was acquired by Tribune Co. in 2000. Now a bruising year of staff cuts, newshole reductions and content-sharing pressures has raised concerns about the future of the Times and other prestigious former Times Mirror properties.
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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Campaign Trail Veterans for Truth
As the election neared, news organizations aggressively fact-checked the assertions of the presidential contenders, in analysis pieces and sometimes in spot news stories. But this close scrutiny should have begun much earlier.
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By
Lori Robertson
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Lesson Learned
A behind-the-scenes look at election night coverage
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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Knocking Down the Stonewall
The ill-fated “60 Minutes” story on President Bush’s National Guard service is the latest reminder that the defensive crouch doesn’t cut it as a response to a serious ethical challenge. What should news organizations do when a story comes under fire?
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By
Jennifer Dorroh
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Offensive Interference
For decades women sportswriters faced intimidation and harassment from male athletes, coaches and even colleagues. Thanks to the perseverance of pioneers, the blatant sexism has subsided, and locker-room doors are open to both genders. But the battle for equality isn’t over.
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By
Sherry Ricchiardi
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The Magic Lantern
Election night reminded us how wonderful television can be.
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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Win Some, Lose Some
Once again the news media went ga-ga over polls. But by campaign’s end they had begun to aggressively fact-check the assertions of the presidential rivals.
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By
Rem Rieder
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All Error, No Margin
Every vote counts on the Web, but news organizations should temper their enthusiasm for these pseudo polls.
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By
Barb Palser
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Conflicts of Interest
The revolving door between politics and journalism is spinning out of control.
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By
Deborah Potter
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Investigation or Illusion?
The secretive probe into the leak of Valerie Plame’s name has done little more than threaten the rights of the press.
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By
Jane Kirtley
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Spending Money to Make Money
How, in 1975, the New York Times averted a financial crisis, becoming the paper it is today
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By
John Morton
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Caught “Accidentally” Stealing
The story of a small-town reporter, fired for plagiarism, who got his job back
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By
Caroline Zaayer
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Go Rightward, Liberal Media?
The airwaves are filled with conservative TV talk shows.
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By
Kim Hart
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Ask and Ask Again (and Again)
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By
Christopher Landers
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A First Amendment Hero
Richard M. Schmidt Jr., 80, longtime general counsel to the American Society of Newspaper Editors and First Amendment champion, died on October 17.
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By
Eugene Patterson
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What Did He Say?
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By
Caroline Zaayer
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Shocking Ads
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By
Lori Robertson
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When Everyone's a Journalist
A seismic shift, thanks to the Internet
We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People
By Dan Gillmor
O’Reilly
320 pages; $24.95
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Briefly...
Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don’t Follow the News
By David T.Z. Mindich
Oxford; 192 pages; $20.
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Back from the Rajiv Palace
The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau chief reflects on an action-packed 18 months in Iraq.
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By
Natalie Pompilio
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Taking Command
Rob Karwath leaves the Chicago Tribune for the top newsroom job at the Duluth News Tribune.
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By
Kim Hart
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Where's the Crime?
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Unknown
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Not Our Mission
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Unknown
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Dirty Politics
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Unknown
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Just What I Needed
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