June/July 2006 |
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Surrounded by Singleton
Scooping up the San Jose Mercury News and the Contra Costa Times gives Dean Singleton a mammoth cluster of newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area and poses a significant challenge to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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By
Charles Layton
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Hanging Tough
It’s crucial for the news media to stay resolute in the face of attacks from the Bush administration. Posted July 10, 2006
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By
Rem Rieder
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Give Me a Break
It’s hard to work up much sympathy for the Chandler family members who are roughing up Tribune Co. management.
Posted June 15, 2006
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By
Rem Rieder
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AJR Sweeps National Press Club Press Criticism Awards
Managing Editor Rachel Smolkin wins in the body of work category, and
senior writer Sherry Ricchiardi receives honorable mention. Senior
writer Susan Paterno wins in the single-entry category for her
exploration of the Gary Webb saga.
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The Full Phil
The untimely death of a towering figure Posted June 14, 2006
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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Pre-Internet Thinking
Why would the New York Times take a first-day approach to the Zarqawi story? Posted June 9, 2006
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By
Rem Rieder
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Paint It Black
Little-known Canadian newspaper magnate David Black acquires Jack Knight’s first paper. Posted June 8, 2006
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By
Rem Rieder
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Adapt or Die
As newspaper companies confront a challenging future, they are increasingly viewing their trademark print product as the engine driving a diverse “portfolio” that embraces other “platforms” such as Web sites and niche publications. Is this a strategy for survival?
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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Remaking the Front Page
As they struggle to stem the circulation decline, newspapers are taking new approaches to what they put on page one.
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By
Donna Shaw
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By the Numbers
Television has always relied on ratings to know what people are watching. Now newspapers can get statistics showing which stories on their Web sites attract the most attention.
Will those numbers heighten the tabloidization of America’s newspapers?
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By
Jube Shiver Jr.
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Rocketboom!
Episodes of a fast-growing, low-budget online newscast emanating from a cramped Manhattan apartment are viewed more than 300,000 times. Do Rocketboom and similar videoblogs pose a threat to the future of television news?
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By
Paul Farhi
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Return of the Sob Sisters
Newspapers have fallen in love with long narratives about fatal illnesses and disfiguring ailments, particularly when they involve children. Many readers respond powerfully to these emotional sagas that, like the work of the sob sisters years ago, often offer lessons in spiritual stamina and redemption.
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By
Stephanie Shapiro
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Fighting Like Tigers
A conference explores how to protect sources in a hostile legal and political climate.
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By
Jessica Meyers
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Moving Boldly
Online Exclusive » Katharine Weymouth quickly makes her mark as the Washington Post's publisher.
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By
Rem Rieder
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Moving Boldly
Online Exclusive » Katharine Weymouth quickly makes her mark as the Washington Post's publisher.
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By
Rem Rieder
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Have a Little Faith
At last, the mainstream media get religion.
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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Getting Over Ourselves
The media landscape has changed irrevocably. Let’s accept it, and fight to
preserve what truly matters.
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By
Rem Rieder
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A False Rivalry
They may not realize it, but print and online journalists have a common cause.
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By
Barb Palser
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Breaking the Mold
Katie Couric’s shift to solo network news anchor represents a milestone for women—and an opportunity to attract new viewers.
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By
Deborah Potter
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Disappearing Act
The Bush administration is going to great lengths to hide information
that once had been public.
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By
Jane Kirtley
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The Tragedy of Public Ownership
Newspapers have paid a steep price for going public.
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By
John Morton
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Celebrating the News
A new and expanded Newseum, set to open next year in a prime D.C. location, will honor the First Amendment and what’s right about journalism.
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By
Jessica Meyers
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A Call to Arms
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By
John Carroll
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“This Is Why I Do This in the First Place”
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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Style Wars in Cyberspace
Copy editors take to the blogosphere.
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By
Coral Davenport
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Take 2
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By
AJR Staff
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The Long and the Long of It
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By
AJR Staff
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Quote Box
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By
AJR Staff
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A Memoir - and a Career Manual
A Memoir—and a Career Manual Full Swing: Hits, Runs and Errors in a Writer’s Life
By Ira Berkow
Ivan R. Dee
304 pages; $26
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Cliché Corner
When President Bush shook up his staff this spring, journalists and Democratic politicos reached a consensus: He was simply “rearranging the deck chairs.”
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Cancel My Reservation
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Correction
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Clarification
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