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18 Jul

August 1, 2007: “Leads That Lure” Workshop

The first sentence of a news release and query will make the editor either want to read more or throw your release in the garbage. Boring leads are easy to […]

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18 Jul

October 17-19, 2007: Online News Association Conference

We are grateful for the tremendous success that led to a sold out conference. But, we are the Online News Association, and we wouldn’t be who we are if we […]

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17 Jul

What Hilton coverage says about journalism today

The Huffington Post, The Independent, and the Houston Chronicle comment on what all the recent Paris Hilton coverage in mainstream media says about the state of journalism today.http://www.independent.co.uk/commentators/article2723200.ecehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/marvin-kitman/parisite-journalism_b_54415.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-horowitz/journalism-my-ass-2_b_54191.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/4919586.html

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17 Jul

Wikipedia’s influence

Johnathan Dee, a novelist and contributing writer for The New York Times magazine, looks at the influence and future of Wikipedia, the hugely popular online encyclopedia that can be added […]

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17 Jul

Media causing confusion over global warming

Jonathan Wolff, head of philosophy at University College London and columnist for The Guardian, says the media is largely to blame for the public’s confusion over the global warming debate.

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17 Jul

The Daily Show teaches real journos lessons

Rachel Smolki, American Journalism Review’s managing editor, points out the lessons Jon Stewart’s fake news program, The Daily Show, can teach real journalists.

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16 Jul

Murdoch buys WSJ, says report

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has reached a tentative agreement to purchase of Dow Jones & Co.  The story on the web site was […]

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16 Jul

Black fights on

One-time news media baron Conrad Black is definitely not throwing in the towel after being convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice, the Globe and Mail reports. Black said by […]

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16 Jul

Après le doute

Florence Bolduc, L’ExpressParfois, quand les heures s’accumulent, que le temps me manque pour visiter ma famille ou rencontrer mes amis et que la fatigue devient chronique, je me questionne sur […]

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16 Jul

Chatelaine editor steps down

The editor-in-chief of Chatelaine left her job abruptly on Thursday for “personal reasons,” as reported by the Globe and Mail. Sara Angel was appointed to the position June 1, 2006, after a nine-month […]

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