December 2006/January 2007 |
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Tilt
Online Exclusive » Two University of Chicago economists’ findings about the political slant of American newspapers are based on a linguistic version of “fuzzy math.”
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By
Chris Adams
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Tribune Tribulations
When the Tribune Co. acquired Times Mirror in 2000, it promised dazzling returns from the synergy between its newspapers and television stations in major markets. Here's why those bold dreams haven't been realized.
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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Behind Bars
An Iraqi working as a contract photographer for the Associated Press has been held--uncharged--by the U.S. military for seven months. The U.S. says Bilal Hussein has links to terrorists. The outraged AP implores the Pentagon to charge him or free him.
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By
Charles Layton
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Santa Barbara Smackdown
A behind-the-scenes look at the turmoil that engulfed the Santa Barbara News-Press after owner Wendy McCaw and her top lieutenants flattened the wall separating the executive suite from the newsroom.
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By
Susan Paterno
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Editor's Note
Ampersand Publications LLC., owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press, on December 6 wrote to AJR about the article “Santa Barbara Smackdown” in the magazine's December/January issue. An attorney for AJR responded on December 27. Here is the exchange of letters.
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By
AJR Staff
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Expect the Unexpected
Variety is the watchword at the post-Ted Koppel “Nightline,” a very different animal than its vaunted predecessor. Serious journalism remains, but there’s plenty of fluff in the mix.
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By
Paul Farhi
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On the Race Beat
Reporters covering the civil rights movement worked under dangerous, pressure-packed conditions—and confronted the limits of objectivity.
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By
Gene Roberts
Hank Kilbanoff
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Blogging Between the Lines
The mainstream media have fallen in love with blogs, launching them on everything from politics to life in Las Vegas to bowling. But does the inherent tension between the blogosphere’s anything-goes ethos and the standards of traditional journalism mean this relationship is doomed?
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By
Dana Hull
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Letter From China
How will China, hardly a bastion of press freedom, cope with an invasion of 20,000 foreign journalists for the 2008 Olympics?
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By
Kathleen E. McLaughlin
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Clarification
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AJR Staff
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Clarification
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AJR Staff
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Correction
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AJR Staff
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Tiers of Rage
The assault on the fortifications that protect the New York Times’ journalism
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By
Rem Rieder
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Express Yourself
“No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.”
—Samuel Johnson
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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Helping the Audience
News organizations must do a better job of helping their audiences access their online offerings.
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By
Barb Palser
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The Secrets of Fox's Success
How Roger Ailes’ game plan created Fox’s cable domination
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By
Deborah Potter
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The Tribune Co.
The Tribune Co. turmoil doesn’t necessarily mean the company is history.
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By
John Morton
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Disruption in the Desert
Innovation is in full bloom at the Desert Sun.
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By
Scott Shewfelt
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Quran or Koran?
Newsrooms grapple with style standards for Arabic words.
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By
Andy Zieminski
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Take 2
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The Antidote to Newspapers' Financial Woes?
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By
AJR Staff
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Bridging the Gap
An online newspaper run by citizen journalists covers four New Hampshire towns often neglected by the mainstream media.
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By
Andy Zieminski
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In other Words, He Was Chastened?
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AJR Staff
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Off the Hustings
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AJR Staff
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Editors AJR can't envision wearing a brain hat
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The Good Old Days of 2002
The American Journalist
in the 21st Century
By David H. Weaver, Randal A. Beam,
Bonnie J. Brownlee, Paul S. Voakes
and G. Cleveland Wilhoit
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
304 pages; $32.50
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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The Mashup Man
An online innovator uses an ingenious fusion of imagery and databases to present information in exciting new ways.
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By
Raechal Leone
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Cliche Corner
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AJR Staff
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Standing Firm
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Defending News Councils
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Community Stalwarts
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By Any Other Name
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Whom Knew?
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