October/November 2008 |
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Not Over Yet
Online Exclusive » But you wouldn’t know that from much of the coverage of the presidential campaign.
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By
Rem Rieder
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"Open to Offers"
Online Exclusive » Media critic Rachel Sklar plots her post-Huffington Post course.
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By
Lindsay Kalter
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Tabloid Time
Online Exclusive » Former Houston Chronicle White House correspondent is excited about her new gig, covering the president for the Washington Examiner.
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By
Lindsay Kalter
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Trying Again
Online Exclusive » Media groups will renew their push for a federal shield law when the new Congress convenes.
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By
Lindsay Kalter
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Judge Throws Out Libel Suit Against AJR Writer
Online Exclusive » Hearing is set on the issue of legal fees.
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By
Lindsay Kalter
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Offscreen
The war in Afghanistan has heated up significantly, even eclipsing Iraq as far as danger to American soldiers is concerned. But you’d never know it from the meager coverage by many news organizations.
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By
Sherry Ricchiardi
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The Transformation of NPR
Long defined by its radio programming, National Public Radio is reinventing itself as a multiplatform force.
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By
Jennifer Dorroh
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The Elite Newspaper of the Future
A smaller, less frequently published version packed with analysis and investigative reporting and aimed at well-educated news junkies that may well be a smart survival strategy for the beleaguered old print product.
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By
Philip Meyer
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Charticle Fever
Bite-sized combinations of words, images and graphics called charticles are in vogue at a number of American newspapers. And they are not necessarily the enemy of compelling narrative.
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By
Dane Stickney
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Language Barriers
The New York Times’ handling of Jesse Jackson’s crude remark about Barack Obama rekindles the debate about how news outlets should deal with coarse language.
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By
Beth Macy
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Don’t Blame the Journalism
The economic and technological forces behind the collapse of newspapers
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By
Paul Farhi
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Clarification
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AJR Staff
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A Dizzying Pace
Journalism schools race to keep up with dramatic changes in the field.
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By
Lee Thornton
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Searching for Sarah Palin
Why the media’s intense scrutiny of the GOP vice presidential candidate is essential.
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By
Rem Rieder
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Measuring Across Platforms
NBC uses a new index to determine the total size of its audience.
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By
Barb Palser
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What Would Murrow Do?
Half a century after he castigated the broadcast industry, problems persist.
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By
Deborah Potter
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No Takers
The market is glutted with newspapers, but buyers are hard to come by.
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By
John Morton
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Newsroom Gloom
Interns watch newsrooms shrink, but many still seek newspaper careers.
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By
Tim Collie
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Catching Up
Although they have a long way to go, news organizations are beginning to report with more sophistication about transgender issues.
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By
Lindsay Kalter
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To Friend or Not to Friend?
Should reporters befriend their sources via social media?
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By
Steven Mendoza
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Women Covering War
On Their Own: Women Journalists and the American Experience in Vietnam
By Joyce Hoffmann
Da Capo Press
442 pages; $27.50
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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A Campaign Trail Neophyte Who Scooped the Pros
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By
Lindsay Kalter
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Instilled with Excitement
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Polarized Media
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Unknown
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Distorted Bio
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Unknown
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Don’t Forget Us
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Unknown
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Capital Cutbacks
Since 2005, newspapers have eliminated more than 40 regional reporter staff positions through layoffs, buyouts and attrition. The newspapers and newspaper companies that have cut back include:
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By
AJR Staff
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