Preparing for the end: newspapers should be planning for a
print-free future.(THE ONLINE FRONTIER)
The public loves a shocking statement. If you're Britney
Spears, the nation stands still to ogle your bald head. If you're
Paula Abdul, your woozy interview on a local Fox affiliate gets . . .
Caught in the contradiction: young journalists at the Charlotte
Observer love their jobs. They value what papers do but find the
From his old-timer's perch after three years in newspaper
design, 27-year-old Luke Trautwein barely hesitates when asked if he
would advise young people to join today's newspapers.
"No," he says . . .
Oops.(DROP CAP)(journalistic ethics)
"An article by Kurt Eichenwald on Dec. 19, 2005, reported on a teenage
boy's sexual exploitation on the Internet, and an accompanying
Reporter's Essay by Mr. Eichenwald published on nytimes.com . . .
Kinky indeed.(Take 2)
Man accused of car exhaust rape
(Australian Associated . . .
Questionable questions.(DROP CAP)
It's always good when editors ask questions, right? Well,
maybe not always. In a historic document dated circa 1959, James M.
Perry--then a rewrite man at the late Philadelphia Bulletin and later . . .
You witness news: many TV outlets love the work of citizen
journalists, but not enough to pay for it.(BROADCAST VIEWS)
If it hadn't been for a cell phone camera, the world would
never have seen video of Saddam Hussein's execution. The first
video of the London subway bombings came in via cell phone, too, not
from . . .
Home free: is delivering free newspapers to affluent homes a
recipe for success in today's volatile media environment? The fate
IN 1981, Henry Grunwald, then editor-in-chief of Time Inc., and
another company executive paid a visit to newspaper consultant John
Morton. Time's Washington Star had recently folded, just . . .
Finding a niche: is there a role for the weekly newsmagazines and
their Web sites in a 24-7 news environment?
When Edward R. McCarrick, the president and worldwide publisher of
Time magazine, says the genesis for his weekly's new direction came
when "I went to St. Patrick's and I prayed," he's
kidding. . . .
Taste and sensitivity award.(Take 2)
Nation's black history has darker side
(Indiana's Evansville Courier & . . .
Winning headline.(Take 2)
Tuna cans self
(philly.com, over a story about Bill Parcells, aka Big Tuna,
stepping down as coach of the Dallas . . .
Bungling the WMD story.(weapons of mass destruction)(No Questions
Asked: News Coverage since 9/11)(Book review)
No Questions Asked: News Coverage Since 9/11
By Lisa Finnegan
Praeger
189 pages; $49.95
Here's an idea: Turn a psychologist loose on journalists.
Lisa Finnegan is a former newspaper and . . .
A new Portfolio: with print in general and business publications
in particular facing stiff challenges, magazine giant Conde Nas
It seems like the most counterintuitive (not to say craziest) media
venture of the decade. At a time when print is fading, when business
magazines are struggling, when monthly frequency seems . . .
Cliche corner.(DROP CAP)(Anna Nicole Smith)(Quotation)(Brief
article)
"With the death of reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith yesterday, a
ferocious barrage of Marilyn Monroe-like images and scattershot
speculation was instantly loosed across the on-air and online . . .
Block that view!(Take 2)
Texas law requires that tall buildings block sightlines to the
state Capitol in Austin.
(from an informational graphic in the Los Angeles . . .
Born again.(Take 2)
Army sorry for urging dead, wounded officers to return
(Orlando Sentinel / Associated . . .
Really local: Gannett and other media companies are embracing
"hyperlocal" Web sites as a new way of engaging fleeing
readers.
In Mesa, Arizona, several neighbors are feuding over a limousine
company that's allegedly being operated out of one family's
upscale home. In Lebanon, Ohio, an artist is exhibiting her quilts in . . .
Obstructed view: extreme danger and sky-high security costs have
diminished the press corps in Iraq and severely limited access
BEFORE RICK JERVIS HEADS OUT INTO THE STREETS OF BAGHDAD, HE MAKES
AN IMPORTANT TELEPHONE CALL. Not to his editor back in USA Today's
newsroom, but to his security consultant, a pipeline to the . . .
Udder catastrophe.(Take 2brief)(Brief article)
Youth injured by cow released from hospital
(Dayton Daily News)
AJR offers $25 or a one-year subscription (indicate preference) for
submissions used in Take 2. Show source and date, and include . . .
Winning headline II.(Take 2)
Brokeback Mutton
(Washington Post over story about gay sheep and what they tell us
about human . . .
Fox News Channel.(DROP CAP)(Quotation)(Brief article)
"I like to keep up with what's happening to Lana
Turner."
--Fox News Channel Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes on why he watches
rival CNN's "Larry King Live," accepting the Radio and
Television News . . .
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