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December/January 2009 issue  
A “Tempting” Opportunity
Online Exclusive »   Andrew Alexander looks forward to his new gig as Washington Post ombudsman.
By  Lindsay Kalter
 
Pat Boone, Pundit
Online Exclusive » The white-bread ’50s singer is very, very upset that you don’t see the link between Mumbai and the gay rights movement.
By  Rem Rieder
 
Endangered Species
Many newspapers are laying off the reporters who monitor the federal government from a local angle. The cost could be steep.
By  Jennifer Dorroh
 
Off the Bus
Far fewer news reporters hit the campaign trail with the presidential candidates for long stretches of time this year. Is that necessarily a bad thing?
By  Paul Farhi
 
Unheeded Warnings
Well before this year’s economic collapse, business journalists shined a spotlight on serious problems in the U.S. economy. But regulators and members of the public didn’t pay much attention.
By  Chris Roush
 
Networking News
Traditional news outlets turn to social networking Web sites in an effort to build their online audiences.
By  Arielle Emmett
 
When the Ax Falls Twice
A wife and husband lose their jobs at the same paper at the same time.
By  Pamela J. Podger
 
Lessons from the Trail
Online Exclusive » What metro newspapers can learn from Barack Obama’s victory
By  Phyllis Kaniss
 
Knight Center for Specialized Journalism
 
Cutting Cartoonists
As newspapers dispense with their editorial cartoonists, vibrant local commentary is diminished.
A Beacon for St. Louis
A nonprofit Web site aims to round out the local news menu for the Gateway to the West.
Boiling It Down
The Week finds its niche distilling the news of the week that was.

Moving at Reckless Speed
Book Review by Carl Sessions Stepp
 
 The Maverick
Veteran editor and transparency maven Steve Smith follows the rules he believes in—his own.
90 is the New 20
This science writer’s passion is undiminished after almost 50 years on the beat.

Afghanistan Coverage
A Calling, Not a Job
Soft on Obama?
Moral Decay
The Elite Newspaper Of the Future
» Lee Thornton
New Media and The Man
How will an Internet-savvy president deal with the White House press corps?
» Rem Rieder
In the Tank?
John McCain more than earned his negative coverage.
» Barb Palser
Investing in the Future
News outlets that enhance their Web operations in tough times will reap benefits.
» Deborah Potter
Business Blather
The financial meltdown was a missed opportunity for cable news.
» John Morton
It Could Be Worse
Although not nearly as profitable as in the past, the newspaper industry is still making money.
   
 
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Director - Knight Center for Specialized Journalism

Visiting Assistant Professor, State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh

 
Spleen Suspected as Accomplice
Gall bladder attacks doctor at South Pole
(a headline over a story in Wisconsin's Sheboygan Press on a doctor who needed gall-bladder surgery)
 
   
 
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