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- Posted Sep 01, 2010
- Do Journalists Need a New Ethics Pledge?
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Transparency, accountability and openness are among the core values of journalism. They’re embodied in the Society of Professional Journalists ethics code, after all, which thousands of journalists and news organizations subscribe to. So what would be the point of a pledge to support those three values–a pledge that comes with a new seal of approval? John Hamer of the Washington News Council came up with the idea as a way for journalists and newsrooms to make a public promise to their readers, listeners and viewers.
- Posted Aug 31, 2010
- Yahoo and AOL Are Embracing Original Content
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When Yahoo went calling on professional sports leagues for help in expanding their online news network four years ago, officials from the online portal barely got a foot in the door. But today, Yahoo!'s push into the online news business -- and a parallel effort by rival portal AOL -- are sparking both fascination and concern in the nation's newsrooms. The two companies are flexing their muscles, poaching journalists from big papers and using controversial Web technology to identify potential news topics to make their sites more engaging.
- Posted Aug 30, 2010
- Thinner Time Magazine Still Manages to Stand Out
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With the roof having fallen in on Newsweek (which is being sold to a 92-year-old business mogul) and U.S. News & World Report (which has mostly moved online), Time Magazine managing editor Rick Stengel isn't just boasting when he says, "We've become a category of one." Time is a smaller magazine than when he took over four years ago, but its survival is no mean feat in such a toxic environment for print publications. What's more, the constant drumbeat about the imminent death of newsmagazines -- building "since we were in short pants," Stengel says -- made the challenge especially tricky.
- Posted Aug 27, 2010
- USA Today Cuts 9 Percent of Staff, Changes Focus
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USA Today publisher Dave Hunke is cutting 9 percent of his staff and shuffling the executive deck at the paper. "This gets us ready for our next quarter century," Hunke told the Associated Press.
It's still unclear which sections of the operation will be hardest hit, although it looks like 130 people will be out of a job.
Gannett Co. Inc. issued a release late last night, explaining that the paper is transforming into a 'multi-platform media company.' The paper's sections are being reimagined as 'content rings.'
- Posted Aug 26, 2010
- Heeb Magazine Suspends Print Edition, Goes On-Line Only
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“Heeb” publisher and editor-in-chief Josh Neuman announced on the magazine’s website that the snarky Jewish publication has ceased production of its print edition. This should come as no surprise to anyone following the slow demise of print media around the world, but longtime Heeb readers will still take note of the shift as a bittersweet moment. Since 2001, the magazine has constantly challenged modern notions of American Jewry with a savage wit and an appetite for controversy, writes Eric Kohn.
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Where’s the Surprise in Broadcast News?
It’s easy to criticize TV and radio news. So much of it is shallow, sensational or both. It’s also easy to dismiss the criticism as uninformed or ill intentioned. Much of it is. But when the criticism comes from someone like NPR's Ira Glass, it might be worth paying attention. Newslab.org has the Full Story.
Industry Events
- Diversity Events
- Sept. 23-25 Denver, CO -- Religion Newswriters Assn. Conference
- Sept. 30 Kansas City, MO -- American Society of Media Photographers, Inc. -- seminar
- Oct. 3-5 Las Vegas, NV -- SPJ National Convention & Conference
- Oct. 9 Lincoln, NE -- American Copy Editors Society One-day workshop
- Oct. 15 East Lansing, MI -- MSU's School of Journalism -- Sports Journalism and Ethics Lecture
- Oct. 21 Natick, MA -- New England Newspaper and Press Association Fall Conference
- Oct. 28-30 Washington, DC -- Online News Association conference
- Nov. 11-13 Phoenix, AZ -- Capitolbeat/Association of Capitol Reporters & Editors Capitolbeat 2010
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