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Los Angeles TimesThe NBC News anchor has been on "30 Rock," Wait, Wait ... Don’t Tell Me, and other comedy shows. "In airline pilot terms, I feel like I have enough stripes on my sleeve to be able to do more of it," Brian Williams tells Matea Gold. "People are much savvier now. They get the difference. They know when you change hats."
Posted at 6:19 PM on Nov. 21, 2009
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Nov. 20, 2009
Poynter's Times Publishing Co. sells Governing magazine to company big on Scientology
St. Petersburg Times | The Hollywood Reporter e.Republic was chosen from among six bidders for the magazine. Several of the principals of the California media company are members of the Church of Scientology, and the St. Petersburg Times has been running stories critical of the church. "It's a business deal," says Times Publishing veep Andrew Corty. "We didn't want to exclude anybody because of their personal or religious beliefs." || Related. > Sacramento News & Review: "Executives at e.Republic are so close to Scientology that they don't understand where the [company] 'training' ends and the religion begins."
Posted at 5:15 PM on Nov. 20, 2009
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What alternative media need to do to survive
The Kojo Nnamdi Listen to Thursday's WAMU discussion of the state of alternative media. The guests: Mark Jurkowitz of the Project for Excellence in Journalism; former Washington Blade editor Kevin Naff; Richard Karpel of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies; and Washington City Paper editor Erik Wemple.
Posted at 3:46 PM on Nov. 20, 2009
Brill's Journalism Online pitch has changed over time
Nieman Journalism Lab | Poynter Online One of the tweaks that Zachary Seward has noticed: Steve Brill used to use the term "wall" to describe subscription content, but he's now abandoned that language. "We're not putting up any kind of a paywall," he's been saying. || Earlier Brill interview with Steve Myers.
Posted at 3:25 PM on Nov. 20, 2009
Onion staffers find themselves writing headlines for everything they see
NPR.org "I've even talked to writers who've told me that it's an obsession," says editor Joe Randazzo. "Nearly everything that they see, think or do gets instantly reframed into this kind of headline." Re the staff's political leanings: "I would not say that we are a group of Republicans, but I don't think we're a group of really left-wing liberals either."
Posted at 2:11 PM on Nov. 20, 2009
Report: WP website staffers lose jobs as newsrooms merge
Washington City Paper Erik Wemple reports several WashingtonPost.com editorial staffers as well as some non-editorial workers are among those who've gotten the ax as the website merges with the main Post newsroom.
Posted at 1:15 PM on Nov. 20, 2009
Niles: "There's no Walt Disney managing today's legacy news businesses"
Online Journalism Review That's too bad, says Robert Niles, because "Walt's management style empowered the company to cultivate fresh ideas," while news business management has smothered creativity. "As a newspaper online producer in the late 1990s and early 2000s, I'm quite familiar with the 'No, because...' speech, especially on projects relating to editorial coverage and social media."
Posted at 12:04 PM on Nov. 20, 2009
Granta gives a boost to Chicago newsstands, bookstores
Chicago Tribune Chicago-Main Newsstand in Evanston has sold 140 copies of Granta 108: Chicago. The only other time the newsstand sold any issue that topped 100 copies was when Newsweek put out a special edition after Barack Obama won the presidential election. "It's unusual for a literary magazine to sell like that," says the newsstand owner. "Even mainstream magazines don't sell in that quantity -- 50 of anything is huge."
Posted at 11:45 AM on Nov. 20, 2009
Chicago mayor blames media for Oprah's departure
Chicago Sun-Times Richard Daley says gripes in the media about the city of Chicago shutting down part of Michigan Avenue for Oprah Winfrey's season kickoff may have been too much for the talk show queen. "You keep kicking people, and people will leave. Simple as that."
Posted at 11:07 AM on Nov. 20, 2009
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Atlantic, Economist covers strikingly similar, but...
Columbia Journalism Review "I actually hadn't seen the Economist cover when we designed this, so I wasn't even aware that they had arrived at the same design solution," says Atlantic art director Jason Treat. Graphic design historian Steven Heller tells Greg Marx that the similarity may be embarrassing, but "the off-the-cliff idea is one of those 'universal notions.'"
Posted at 10:39 AM on Nov. 20, 2009
US Army to keep media from covering Palin's Fort Bragg appearance
Associated Press The Army says it fears Sarah Palin's book promotion on Monday will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, and that keeping the media away will prevent that. || UPDATE: After news orgs file complain, the Army says the media will have limited access.
Posted at 4:21 PM on Nov. 19, 2009
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News orgs conflicted on how to identify Rahm Emanuel on second reference
NPR.org Oddly, several news organizations refer to the president's chief of staff on a second reference as "Rahm Emanuel," writes Alicia Shepard. "NPR has just decided to make that a policy after correspondent Nina Totenberg referred to Emanuel three times by his first name only on-air. ...If it were up to me, NPR would not have a special rule for Emanuel (he'd just be Emanuel)."
Posted at 3:25 PM on Nov. 19, 2009
"Investigative reporters are the wildcat oil prospectors of journalism"
ProPublica "We sink a lot of wells, and it's sometimes a surprise when we hit a gusher," writes Stephen Engelberg. "It's why cash-strapped news organizations are backing away from [investigative reporting]. No one can say how a story will end. And no one can really predict what it will accomplish."
Posted at 2:31 PM on Nov. 19, 2009
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Layoffs begin at BW, media columnist Fine departs
Talking Biz News | NYTimes.com Chris Roush reports BusinessWeek senior writer Stephen Baker, Technology & You columnist Steve Wildstrom, personal finance editor Lauren Young and engagement editor Shirley Brady are among those leaving. ( Stephanie Clifford: About 100 of BW's 400 employees cut.) Media columnist Jon Fine tweets: "I will not be returning to BusinessWeek and my column once Bloomberg owns the mag." || Live-blogging the BW layoffs.
Posted at 2:23 PM on Nov. 19, 2009
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About 30,000 Kindle users subscribe to WSJ
paidContent.org Staci Kramer figures the annual revenue from Kindle subscriptions is about $4.5 million, with the Wall Street Journal getting less than half that after Amazon.com takes its cut.
Posted at 2:13 PM on Nov. 19, 2009
Claim: Corporate greed, mismanagement brought down gay newspaper chain
Bay Windows The editors of New England's largest gay/lesbian newspaper say that when the gay community is "viewed as a marketing demographic rather than a movement, the result should not be surprising. The death of [Washington Blade parent] Window Media was self-inflicted." || City Paper: Washington Blade plans to return as the D.C. Agenda.
Posted at 11:36 AM on Nov. 19, 2009
GWU journalists also had to get Kennedy quotes OK'd
Wall Street Journal In an Oct. 13 e-mail to student reporters, a George Washington law school PR official wrote that "the Supreme Court's Public Information Office has asked to approve any quotes you use from the justice's speech." WRGW news director Jesse Regis tells Jess Bravin he had no choice but to comply with the preclearance request. Justice Anthony Kennedy's lecture was "a big event for us, and you have to play by their rules."
Posted at 11:08 AM on Nov. 19, 2009
NYPD organized-crime unit investigates newspaper deliverers
Wall Street Journal The police department and Manhattan District Attorney's office are investigating whether the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers' Union has again forged ties with organized crime. A grand jury indicted the union in 1992 on a corruption charge.
Posted at 9:23 AM on Nov. 19, 2009
Creative Loafing's Tampa paper sells editorial content for charity
TampaBay.comThe items for sale include the cover image, a local band profile and photo shoot, the chance to write a music review of your choice and a chance to add your questions to an interview that the alt-weekly's political editor will conduct with a politician. Eric Deggans asks: "What if a group of white supremacists want to buy the cover?"
Posted at 8:57 AM on Nov. 19, 2009
Mudd questions the need for a network evening newscast
Daily Press (Newport News) "Most Americans probably already know pretty much what's happened by the time they get home at night, with radio and the Internet and iPods," says retired TV newsman Roger Mudd. "So at 6:30 p.m., they don't want to sit in front of television for a half hour and have someone tell them what they already know."
Posted at 8:41 AM on Nov. 19, 2009
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Fox News uses old footage to show "huge crowds" for Palin book tour
SwampPolitics.comFox News host Gregg Jarrett told viewers that Sarah Palin is "continuing to draw huge crowds while she's promoting her brand new book." He then showed old file footage of Palin rallies from the 2008 presidential campaign. Mark Silva hears this will result in "serious disciplinary action."
Posted at 8:29 AM on Nov. 19, 2009
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Sheriff halts press conference over spat with Fort Myers News-Press
Fort Myers News-Press "I have the right to pick and choose who I want to speak to," Sheriff Mike Scott said as he walked away, "and don't you forget it." He refuses to grant face-to-face or phone interviews with the News-Press because of its coverage of various sheriff's office issues.
Posted at 8:07 AM on Nov. 19, 2009
Williams: Cronkite would get less attention in today's news environment
Arizona Republic | cronkite.asu.edu Brian Williams, who received the 2009 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism at Arizona State University, said if the late CBS anchor had come along today, he would have gotten less attention. "I think there's too much noise. There's too much to cut through for a modest man from Missouri." || Watch Williams give his speech.
Posted at 7:55 AM on Nov. 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Headlines
– Washington Times tells readers that more changes are coming
– Wired e-reader application to be available mid-2010
– Additional items for November 18, 2009
– Post-Dispatch editor: I may have overreacted when I reported a vulgar comment to a school
– Citizen journalism site Allvoices to pay for some stories
– Newspapers getting into sports betting "an off-the-wall idea, but I wouldn't mind it"
– If Justice Kennedy really wanted to help newspapers...
– December GQ app now added to iTunes store
– Photographer violated contract by reselling Palin photo to Newsweek
– eBay founder to launch Honolulu-based news service
– CNN's Crowley sets record straight on her weight loss
– Philly newspapers postpone auction until court rules on credit bidding
– A biz/tech consultant on how newspapers can remain viable
– "Canada is becoming a safe haven for the world's exiled journalists"
– Justice Kennedy: I never asked to see Dalton School's newspaper story about my talk
– NYT's Abramson witnessed an odd religious ceremony, too
– Medill's Protess says he'll never disclose students' grades or e-mails
– "The Twin Cities can well emerge as a great test bed for the hybrid journalism to come"
– LA Weekly's new editor wants the paper to be known for investigative journalism
– Miniter says Moon's mass wedding was "creepy"
– AP lays off legendary Texas-based photographer Cabluck
– AP refuses to say how many employees were fired on Tuesday
– NYT's Kantor gets seven-figure book deal
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Headlines
– Newsweek cover "delightfully absurd," but not sexist
– The rise and fall of South Florida's newspapers
– We're still waiting for the AP story on AP layoffs
– St. Louis Post-Dispatch social media editor defends calling school about vulgar post
– San Diego paper still learning pagination system
– NYT media desk might be the subject of a documentary
– Newsweek responds to Palin's cover photo criticism
– NYPD raids newspaper circulation offices
– Washington Times editorial page editor says he was forced to attend a Moon mass wedding
– "Daily Show" staffers make sure they don't take anything out of context
– Murdoch papers' commenters bash pay-wall plans
– "There is not a single editor who comes off well" in play about Seattle Post-Intelligencer
– Media barred from Palin's Dec. 2 speech at private school
– Associated Press layoffs underway, say e-mailers
– Time's Tyrangiel named BusinessWeek editor-in-chief
– Murdoch, Slim have no regrets about their newspaper investments
– What happens to the Window Media papers' archives?
– Sullivan: "I never aired conspiracy stories" about Palin
– With its new presses, NYDN can print full color on every page
– YouTube to help news outlets gather video clips
Monday, November 16, 2009 Headlines
– HealthNewsReview.org no longer reviews every medical report on TV
– A Continetti fan wonders why the Weekly Standard writer is promoting Palin
– Additional items for November 16, 2009
– Doonesbury's Hedley isn't exactly a war journalist
– New Bedford editor says blogger's attacks on columnist "could be actionable in the courts"
– Are journalists conferencing too much about journalism?
– Nation's largest gay/lesbian newspaper publisher shuts down
– CBS News plans ambitious turn-of-the-decade project
– Wales: The ongoing trend in Wikipedia is toward more openness, not less
– Ex-St. Petersburg Times publisher Petty named Creative Loafing CEO
– Auletta posts the 25 media maxims he cut from his book, "Googled"
– Houston Chronicle reporter: "Let's get this out of the way. I'm not on death row."
– MPR aims to be a bigger player in the Twin Cities news market
– "Murdoch should go ahead and cut off Google if he wants"
– Americans less willing than people in many other countries to pay for online news
– Newsweek expects to operate "less in the red" in 2010, hopes for profit in 2011
– Tribune aims to emerge from bankruptcy by May 31
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