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Against the Grain
Spring preview
Whether it’s charging for online content, giving away classifieds, engaging in—and winning—a brutally expensive newspaper war with Gannett or doubling down on print when others are fleeing, Walter E. Hussman Jr. has never shied away from the contrarian approach. And that has paid off for him, big time.
By Bret Schulte
Too Graphic?
SPRING PREVIEW
American newspapers, often squeamish when it comes to running disturbing images, overcame their inhibitions after the Haitian earthquake. Journalists say powerful, graphic photographs made clear the depth of the tragedy and fostered support for rebuilding the devastated island nation. But to some, the deluge of images of naked corpses and severed body parts was insensitive and dehumanizing.
By Arielle Emmett
Plugging the Gap
SPRING PREVIEW
As Chicago’s struggling newspapers cut back on coverage, an ambitious news cooperative run by a former Tribune editor and heavily staffed by Trib refugees has emerged to pursue public service journalism. Its
premier client: the New York Times.
By Sherry Ricchiardi
Anything Goes
Spring preview
A flurry of publishing without knowing
By Rem Rieder
Lost in the Woods
Spring preview
How the mainstream media too often dropped sourcing standards and blindly followed the lead of the tabs and entertainment Web sites during the Tiger Woods extravaganza
By Paul Farhi
The Anti-Anchor
With his folksy, down-to-earth persona and machine-gun delivery, Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith is the antithesis of the traditional Voice of God anchor. And he’s more than willing to firmly express conclusions that challenge the views of the Fox News pundits if that’s where the facts lead him.
By Sherry Ricchiardi
The Distribution Revolution
How news organizations are intensifying their use of social networking venues like Twitter and Facebook to circulate their stories and connect with their communities
By Bret Schulte
Go Big or Go Under
Consolidation and collaboration might be the best bet for preserving the nation’s struggling mainstream news outlets.
By Paul Farhi
A Eulogy for Old-School Newsrooms
They were loud, chaotic and politically incorrect. They weren’t very diverse. But they sure were full of journalistic passion--and fun.
By Carl Sessions Stepp
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» Kevin Klose
Departures
Jessica Catto and Jack Nelson will be missed.
» Rem Rieder
A New Foundation
The search for solutions to journalism's crisis
» Barb Palser
The Delights of Data
News organizations would be wise to embrace mashups on their Web sites.
» Deborah Potter
Career Suicide?
Demoted TV journalists are going to court in an effort to get their jobs back.
» John Morton
Staying Neutral
Journalists should not reveal their political views, Twitter or no Twitter.
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One Less Reason to Go to the Burbs
City gives approval to downtown restrooms
North Carolina’s Mount Airy News
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