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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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Going Public
Should journalists express their political views on social networking sites?
Capital Investment
Talking Points Memo launches a Washington bureau, augmenting its reporting firepower.
Plugging the Holes
A public broadcaster, a J-school and a philanthropist form a nonprofit to cover the Bay Area.
Filling the Gap
Web exclusive
California Watch, a new investigative reporting venture, is launching a beefed-up online operation.

Risking It All for the Story
Book Review by Carl Sessions Stepp
 
The Real McCoy
A Hall of Fame baseball reporter heads to the bench after his beat is called due to lack of funds.

Keep a low profile
Company Press Release?
Fair is fair
   
Stanford Risser
» 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.
 
   
Winning Headlines
BILL HAS A ‘DREAM’

EX PREZ NODS OFF DURING MLK AWARD PRESENTATION

(New York Post)
 
 
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