February/March 2007 |
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An Unwelcome Guest
Online Exclusive » Guest-edited magazine issues and newspaper sections are a truly bad idea.
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Rem Rieder
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Counting the Spoons
April/May 07 Preview » Eternal vigilance is the price of covering national security and political campaigns.
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By
Rem Rieder
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Journalism That Matters
Online Exclusive » Resources and commitment are crucial if we're going to have work like
the Washington Post's excellent Walter Reed exposé in the future. And
that's true regardless of the platform. Posted Feb. 22, 2007
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Rem Rieder
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Challenging Times
Protected by family ownership, the New York Times Co. plots its future without retreating from ambitious journalism at its flagship paper, despite the wailing on Wall Street about the company’s sluggish financial performance. It’s bolstering its digital presence and unleashing its futurist-in-residence in a time of wrenching transformation in the industry.
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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Culture Clash
An aggressive management team with a top-down approach and a penchant for reader-friendly journalism has shaken things up at the once comfortable and traditional Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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By
Lori Robertson
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Is Keith Olbermann the Future of Journalism?
The MSNBC anchor’s unorthodox amalgam of the serious and the silly and his trenchant criticism of the war in Iraq have boosted the struggling network’s ratings and made him a hot media commodity. But some critics dislike blurring the line between fact and opinion.
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By
Mark Lisheron
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Life After Journalism
Two San Jose Mercury News staffers who took buyouts in late 2005 stayed in close touch with eight of their departing colleagues. How have they fared, what have they learned and do they miss the newsroom?
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Evelyn Richards
Margaret Steen
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Iron Curtain Redux
The assassination of a prominent investigative reporter underscores the increasingly repressive climate for journalists in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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Sherry Ricchiardi
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A Treasured Source
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Patrick J. Sloyan
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Editor's Note
AJR senior contributing writer Susan Paterno on Monday filed a motion seeking dismissal of the defamation lawsuit brought against her by the owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press over Paterno's article in AJR's December/January issue about turmoil at the paper. Here is the motion:
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AJR Staff
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East Greets West
A traveling dean and Chinese journalism students
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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The Conventional Wisdom Trap
When it comes to newspaper ownership, saviors are elusive.
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By
Rem Rieder
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Pay Per View
For these bloggers, a larger audience means a fatter paycheck.
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By
Barb Palser
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What We’re Missing
It’s a shame two new cable news channels are so hard to find in the U.S.
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By
Deborah Potter
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Money Talks
McClatchy’s disappointing decision to unload the Star Tribune
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John Morton
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Politico Mojo
Robert Allbritton hopes his ambitious new print and Internet ventures will lure political junkies and benefit from a fast-changing media landscape.
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By
Kathy Kiely
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Relaunched
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By
Paul Farhi
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Full Disclosure
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By
Hallie C. Falquet
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A Verb Is Born
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AJR Staff
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Take 2
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AJR Staff
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A Passionate Affair With Newspaper Reporting
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Shining a Light
Liz Chow’s exposé of human trafficking for the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily chronicled an often-overlooked tragedy.
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Raechal Leone
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Cliché Corner
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AJR Staff
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Threatening Times
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Santa Barbara Saga
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