Julie Moos
May 15, 2012
8:27 pm
After four years at the Las Vegas Sun,
Rob Curley is leaving the news organization. A memo from Brian Greenspun, the paper's publisher and president, does not specify what Curley is doing next, just that "Rob has decided he has done what he can here."
During Curley's tenure at the Sun,
he created a costly (and
ultimately short-lived) video program called 702.tv, which lasted only four months. Curley
became editor of Greenspun Interactive after
two years at The Washington Post, where he was responsible for
an unsuccessful hyperlocal effort, LoudounExtra.com. Prior to that,
he was director of new media for the Naples and Bonita Daily News. But he is perhaps
best known for his work in Lawrence, Kansas, from 2002-2005, where he headed a
team that included Adrian Holovaty.
Memo from Brian Greenspun:
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Julie Moos
May 15, 2012
2:52 pm
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Julie Moos
May 15, 2012
5:59 am
The Guardian |
Crown Prosecution Service
The former head of News Corp.'s UK newspapers will face criminal charges for her role in covering up the phone hacking scandal that led to
News of the World's closing. Rebekah Brooks, who was chief executive of News International from 2009 to 2011, "conspired with her husband, Charles Brooks, and others to pervert the course of justice," the British Crown Prosecution Service announced this morning.
Brooks and her husband released this statement, published by The Guardian: "We deplore this weak and unjust decision. After the further unprecedented posturing of the CPS we will respond later today after our return from the police station."
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Julie Moos
May 14, 2012
6:49 am
Last month, Poynter introduced a voluntary program that asks our most frequent readers to
donate to the Institute. While we disclosed it at the time, it is worth explaining more completely.
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Julie Moos
May 13, 2012
9:14 am
Saturday Night Live
"Saturday Night Live"'s "Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers featured a segment on
Time magazine's controversial breastfeeding cover:
"Really, Time magazine, this is the image you went with for Mother's Day? Look, I have nothing against breastfeeding, but there are more appropriate places to breastfeed your kid than on the cover of Time magazine. Like page 3 of Time magazine or like, not in a magazine at all. Really? ... Time, don't get me wrong, I know you have to do what it takes to sell magazines, and that's a good cover. But if you wanted a great cover, you would have PhotoShopped out the chair."
Cover photographer Martin Schoeller says
his approach was inspired by religious imagery of Madonna and Child, but Washington Post style writer Maura Judkis says "this cover gets its power from the confrontational way that both [mother Jamie] Grumet and her son, Aram, are looking directly at the viewer."
Time magazine Editor Richard Stengel was in Indiana to
speak at Butler University's commencement this weekend; he again
defended the cover, saying "thousands and thousands — if not millions — of people will pay attention to a story when they wouldn’t have even known about it (otherwise)." ||
Related: "
This is an example of print well done. It's a stroke of genius." (Los Angeles Times) |
Cover sells more copies in one day than were sold the entire week before (Ad Age) |
Outtakes from the cover shoot ||
Watch the SNL segment below:
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May 11, 2012
1:34 pm
In an interview with The Atlantic, Frank Deford talks about athletes, sportswriters and sportswriting.
“I can’t believe it’s been 50 years since I started writing for Sports Illustrated,” he told John Meroney. “I think I would die if I couldn’t get to the typewriter every day. I really need that. I think it’s a sexual experience.”
Did you drink a lot when you were reporting stories?
Well, if I was writing a story on a coach and he was a drinker, then I’d drink with him. When you’re writing about someone, you try to show him a similar side of yourself. I was with Jerry Jones once and he autographed a waitress’ breast. So I followed suit. If Jerry’s going to autograph a boob, goddammit, I’ll autograph a boob, too. [laughs] …
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John Meroney interviews Frank Deford, The Atlantic
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Julie Moos
May 9, 2012
4:26 pm
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May 9, 2012
7:06 am
In a chat with readers Tuesday, Pulitzer Prize-winner Sara Ganim answered questions about her future plans for covering the Penn State sex abuse scandal:
Guest: Sara, any plans to write a book after the [Jerry] Sandusky trial?
Ganim: No book plans. Sorry. I’m still writing about this case almost every day, and I don’t think it’s right to talk about a book for a story that may not even be half over. With seven investigations and several entities involved, I think we still have a lot to learn about this story. …
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Sara Ganim, The Patriot-News
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