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- Posted May 12, 2008
- Thomson Reuters Staff Fret Over Job Cuts
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Journalists at Thomson Reuters are bracing themselves for news of job cuts in the coming week, as they continue to contemplate strike action over the way managers are slashing costs at the newly merged news group. Staff at the company, which combines the London-based Reuters with Canada's Thomson, expect boss Tom Glocer to make an internal announcement on how many jobs will be axed before, or most likely on, May 19.
- Narrow Escapes for CNN Reporter in Myanmar
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A CNN reporter who left Myanmar Friday was chased by authorities as he reported on the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis but escaped primarily because of the incompetence of the people after him. Dan Rivers hid under a blanket at one police checkpoint and casually covered up his name on a passport to avoid detection another time. He may ultimately have gotten out of the country due to a stewardess' impatience.
- News Corp. Withdraws Its Bid for Newsday
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Cablevision on Saturday appeared likely to prevail in the bidding for Newsday, people briefed on the matter said, after the News Corporation, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, pulled out of the running. Murdoch said a week ago that he would not raise his $580 million bid, and people briefed on his talks with Tribune said that he stuck to that position even after it became clear that he needed a higher offer to beat Cablevision.
- Posted May 09, 2008
- Bianna Golodryga: The New TV Money Honey
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There’s a new TV money honey, and Washington’s political and financial biggies are talking ABC’s Bianna Golodryga up big time. “She’s smoking,” says an administration official. Golodryga used to be with CNBC, home to the original money honey, Maria Bartiromo. When Bartiromo outgrew the sexist title, others like Erin Burnett were set up as successors, but none have won the Washington kudos like Golodryga.
- What Makes CNBC's Alexis Glick Tick?
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Jon Friedman writes: "Fox Business Network anchor Alexis Glick is simply irrepressible. Summing up her cheerful demeanor on television, the former Alexis Cahill Donnelly said: 'It's that Irish smile -- I can't wipe it off my face.' Describing her dream job, she said: 'To work in the management of an NFL franchise.' She quickly corrected herself, echoing Condoleezza Rice: 'No, I want to be the NFL commissioner.'"
- The Merits of Caught-on-Tape-Journalism
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District Attorney John Newsome drank a lot of beer. He's at the center of scandal because a TV crew with a hidden camera videotaped him drinking. It was classic gotchastyle journalism, fit for a show such as "Caught on Tape." One can debate the merits of caught-on-tape-journalism, but it's a genre that sometimes works to keep the system in check, and it's probably here to stay.
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Numbers: The Basics for Business Journalists
Business writers must have a working familiarity with numbers, but all too often journalists shy away from anything related to math. Curt Hazlett, a longtime journalist at publications such as the Chicago Sun-Times and The Washington Post says we can make more sense of numbers. "All we need to do is admit our weakness, analyze our ignorance and set out to fill in our gaps." Click here to read his story.
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- June 13-15, Gainesville, Fl. -- SPJ Narrative Writing Workshop
- June 13-16, San Jose, Calif. -- National Association of Hispanic Journalists convention
- June 19-22, New Orleans -- National Society of Newspaper Columnists annual conference
- June 20-21, New York City -- South Asian Journalists Association convention
- July 12, Washington, D.C. -- TV News Center Newscast Producer/Writer Training
- July 14-16, Reston, Va. -- American Press Institute Designing the Digital Experience
- July 23-27, Chicago -- UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. National Convention
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