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Emilio Garcia-Ruiz named managing editor of The Washington Post

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:14:06 +0000

Emilio Garcia-Ruiz is The Washington Post’s new managing editor in charge of “digital initiatives and operations, video, the presentation departments of photo, graphics, and design, and the multiplatform editing desk.” Executive Editor Marty Baron made the announcmement to staffers today. … Read more

Readership, alliances up at other New Orleans news outlets in last year

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:20 +0000

Friday morning The Lens ran a photo essay looking at print habits of New Orleanians in the year since The Times-Picayune announced it was reducing staff and print frequency. I decided to check in on some of the city’s … Read more

Article pages should ‘be as captivating as the front page’: Polygon developer on new design

Taylor Miller Thomas — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:34:04 +0000

Head to Polygon’s home page, and you’ll be greeted with an image-heavy front page. Click on any of the articles, and you’ll experience a redesigned website meant to focus on speed and accessibility.

The new interface allows readers to … Read more

Anti-Koch protesters rally in Beverly Hills

Taylor Miller Thomas — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:14 +0000

Los Angeles Times | Baltimore Brew | Huffington Post | Bloomberg

People upset by the possibility of Charles and David Koch buying Tribune’s newspapers held a rally in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, marching to Tribune Chairman Bruce Karsh’s home. … Read more

On 1-year anniversary of Times-Picayune announcement, photographer looks at print readership

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:38:09 +0000

The Lens | Media of Birmingham

One year ago today, spurred by a New York Times story, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune announced it would reduce staff and print frequency. Photographer Bevil Knapp took a look last June at … Read more

Pennsylvania’s governor will write column for Philly.com

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:56 +0000

The Philadelphia Inquirer | Philly.com

Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett will have a regular space on Philly.com’s “New Voices” platform, the company announced Thursday. He’ll produce “photo essays, videos and columns, highlighting the Governor’s perspective in addressing state issues of … Read more

Report: Attorney general signed off on warrant for Fox News reporter’s records

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:01:07 +0000

Report: Attorney general signed off on warrant for Fox News reporter’s records… Read more

Twitter can now target viewers of specific TV shows with ads

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:24:37 +0000

Twitter | All Things D | The Wall Street Journal

Twitter will use “video fingerprinting technology” to track who was tweeting about a show, then direct ads to that person.

Whenever a commercial airs during a TV show,
… Read more

Anthony Weiner’s website apparently shows Pittsburgh skyline

Joshua Gillin — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:42 +0000

The Washington Post | NBC New York | Capital

New York Times political reporter Michael Barbaro made a compelling observation about New York mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner’s website on Thursday: It seems the banner image isn’t of New York, but … Read more

Online campaign raises $15,000 for reporter who was shot in New Orleans

Taylor Miller Thomas — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:25:14 +0000

An online fundraising effort for New Orleans freelancer Deborah Cotton met its $15,000 goal within four days. While some of the donations came from her friends and family, others came from people who have never met Cotton.

Cotton was shot … Read more