Adam Hochberg
May 22, 2013
8:42 am
Colin Drane is an unlikely warrior in the fight for open government.
An inventor and TV infomercial producer, Drane spent much of his career marketing products like the Trunkanizer for organizing car trunks, a toy called Bendaroos, and Invisi-lift… Read more
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Adam Hochberg
Mar. 19, 2013
8:16 am
When veteran newspaper artist and designer Charles Apple worked at the (Raleigh) News & Observer in the 1990’s, he and his colleagues had an ongoing discussion about how they viewed their own jobs.
As they drew up the artwork, maps … Read more
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Adam Hochberg
Nov. 8, 2012
6:10 am
As Mitt Romney visited Poland this summer, Washington Post reporter Phil Rucker shouted a question to the candidate that revealed a lot about the media’s coverage of the campaign.
“What about your gaffes?” Rucker called out, as Gov. Romney walked … Read more
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Adam Hochberg
May 7, 2012
10:43 am
In the Trayvon Martin case, the court of public opinion has moved online.
Late last month, attorneys for George Zimmerman – the Sanford, Florida man facing second-degree murder charges in Martin’s killing – launched a website, Facebook page, … Read more
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Adam Hochberg
Apr. 13, 2012
8:14 am
When Tulsa police arrested two men Sunday in connection with a shooting spree that targeted African-Americans, much of the media drew attention to a racist Facebook post apparently written by one of the suspects. But CNN’s unusually explicit on-air … Read more
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Adam Hochberg
Dec. 12, 2011
11:38 am
Five states will hold presidential caucuses in the opening weeks of 2012. But while the events likely will play an important role in deciding the Republican presidential nominee, many journalists will be prohibited by their employers from participating.
Unlike in … Read more
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Adam Hochberg
Dec. 9, 2011
6:03 am
The Internal Revenue Service says it will re-evaluate an initiative that encourages organizations and volunteer tax preparers to
send canned letters to the editors of their local newspapers. An IRS Web page contains
sample letters promoting the earned income tax credit and volunteer tax assistance sites. It instructs users to “just copy and paste” a letter onto their letterhead, sign their own name, and send it to a newspaper.
“I think this is going a little too far,” conceded IRS Communications Director Terry Lemons when he was alerted to the Web page.“This whole business of copy-and-pasting; we shouldn’t be doing that.”
Lemons said the agency will “make some adjustments” in the program.
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Adam Hochberg
Dec. 8, 2011
3:36 pm
News organizations from around the country are using social media to locate witnesses and obtain interviews and photos of today's campus shooting at Virginia Tech. "Call our newsroom if you know anyone that goes to Virginia Tech,"
tweeted Buffalo, New York television station WKBW. "Hey #vatech
- looking to speak & get updates from students on campus,"
wrote CBS News producer Joe Danielewicz. Meanwhile, the media pounced on a
Flickr page of photos from the photo editor of the student newspaper, the Collegiate Times.The images of the crime scene and of police activity attracted requests for republication rights from CNN, the New York Post, NPR, Australia's News Limited, and other news organizations. (The newspaper eventually posted contact information for media seeking reuse rights.)
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Adam Hochberg
Dec. 8, 2011
12:09 pm
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Adam Hochberg
Dec. 1, 2011
4:30 pm
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