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Afternoon digest: Feb. 3, 2012

Steve Myers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:12:51 +0000

A few additional links to read this afternoon:

Spokane police ombudsman says local media should have ombud, too (The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
Agence France-Presse responds to Israeli embassy, says photo taken in West Bank wasn’t staged (AFP)
Shorenstein

NY Post: Majority of investors want to sell Philadelphia Media Network

Steve Myers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:37 +0000

New York Post | Associated Press | David Gambacorta
The Post follows up on its story earlier this week about Philadelphia Media Network going on the auction blog, reporting that private equity firms Angelo Gordon and Alden Capital,… Read more

How Dallas Morning News reporter got scoop that Komen was reversing its decision

Mallary Jean Tenore — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:06:02 +0000

When Dallas Morning News reporter Tom Benning called a Susan G. Komen for the Cure spokeswoman Friday morning, he got a heads up that something big was about to break.

“I literally called the person who was sending out the… Read more

SPLC says Missourian’s noncompete policy violates First Amendment

Steve Myers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:48:32 +0000

J-School Buzz | Student Press Law Center
J-School Buzz, an independent blog covering the Missouri School of Journalism, has found an ally in its complaints about the Columbia Missourian’s policy forbidding its student reporters to work for other… Read more

New Haven Independent editor: It’s a Golden Age for journalism

Steve Myers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:10:53 +0000

Yale Daily News
Diana Li and Christopher Peak compare the New Haven Register, the corporate-owned newspaper reinventing itself as “digital first,” and the New Haven Independent, the upstart nonprofit news site. Editors at the newspaper describe how they’re opening up the… Read more

Look for NYT on Pinterest soon, but not a Facebook app

Steve Myers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:04:13 +0000

news:rewired
New York Times Social Media Editor Liz Heron said during a talk in London on Friday that the Times will have a presence on Pinterest soon. “Pinterest is one up-and-coming platform, but we’re still figuring out what the community… Read more

Reuters journalists in U.K. approve 2-day strike over pay offer

Steve Myers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:03:43 +0000

Reuters journalists in U.K. approve 2-day strike over pay offer

Student editor responds to outrage over tattoo story

Julie Moos — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:51:44 +0000

The Spectrum
Editor in Chief Matthew Parrino eloquently describes what happened after an assistant news editor for The Spectrum, the student newspaper at SUNY’s University at Buffalo, expressed her opinions on tattoos:

Beware of what you write. It can destroy

General Manager of Fox WJBK station in Detroit dies suddenly

Julie Moos — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000

General Manager of Fox WJBK station in Detroit dies suddenly at the age of 50

Times ombud Brisbane favors privacy over publication

Julie Moos — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:45 +0000

Times ombud Brisbane agrees with readers on unwarranted intrusions:

“In cases where a victim’s privacy competes with the journalist’s desire to get the story, I often side with the victim … Journalists should do more to protect the privacy… Read more