Wikipedia in the Newsroom
Features
February/March » While the line “according to Wikipedia” pops up occasionally in news stories, it’s relatively rare to see the user-created online encyclopedia cited as a source. But some journalists find it very valuable as a road map to troves of valuable information.
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Shaw Donna
April/May 2007
Really Local
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Gannett and other media companies are embracing “hyperlocal” Web sites as a new way of engaging fleeing readers.> read more FeaturesBy
Shaw Donna
April/May 2007
Slow to React
Drop Cap
Should the New York Times have jumped on the Walter Reed story much more quickly?> read more Drop CapBy
Shaw Donna
June/July 2007
A Fading Taboo
Features
Paper by paper, advertising is making its way onto the nation’s front pages and section fronts.
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Shaw Donna
February/March 2006
Dilemma of Interest
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Many law enforcement officials now use the vague term “person of interest” to describe people caught up in their investigations. That poses a challenge for journalists, who must try to convey a situation accurately without unfairly tarring someone’s reputation.
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Shaw Donna
June/July 2006
Remaking the Front Page
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As they struggle to stem the circulation decline, newspapers are taking new approaches to what they put on page one.
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Shaw Donna
Online scoops
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In the era of convergence, the notion that newspapers would be “scooping themselves” by posting exclusives first is passé. But are there exceptions to this rule?
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Shaw Donna
October/November 2006
The Pulitzer Cartel
Features
Four large papers, long dominant in the Pulitzer sweepstakes, have tightened their stranglehold on the competition in the current decade. Why is that the case, and is there a better way?
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Shaw Donna
