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Oct. 20, 2009

Meredith's secret to thriving in a tough environment
Business Insider
Five of the 22 magazines that are earning more revenue in 2009 than they were last year are Meredith titles. Spokesman Patrick Taylor says these titles "do a good job of building their brand," especially on the Internet, with easy-to-use websites that open up another avenue for ads and ways to sign up subscribers.
Posted at 1:37 PM on Oct. 20, 2009
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TMZ founder blasts LA sheriff for taking his phone records
LATimes.com | LAObserved.com
TMZ
"It breaks federal law, it breaks state law," says Harvey Levin. "It's disgusting they would do something like this. How do you protect sources? It goes to the core of freedom of the press. ...This is not going to go away." || More: "It's just stunning this can happen in 2009."
Posted at 12:33 PM on Oct. 20, 2009
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At NYTimes.com, 32% of commentators say they'd pay for the Times' website
Mediaite
By Glynnis MacNicol's count, of the 507 comments on the story about the latest Times layoffs, 167 people say they'd pay for access to the Times' site. "A number of people complained about the fact they have in the past tried to pay for access and were not able to," she writes.
Posted at 12:09 PM on Oct. 20, 2009
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Prosecutor defends subpoenaing Medill students' notes and recordings
Chicago Tribune | Daily Northwestern
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez compares the students to investigators and says that "if you're going to put yourself into the role of an investigator, then you need to turn over whatever your notes are." But Northwestern University's lawyer argues the students are investigative journalists and should be protected under the Illinois Reporter's Privilege Act.
> Medill Innocence Project in showdown with State's Attorney.
Posted at 11:35 AM on Oct. 20, 2009
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Keller: "This is not a story about David Rohde"
NYTimes.com At War Blog
ROHDE
"It is a story about the character, strength and organization of the people the U.S. is fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan," says Times executive editor Bill Keller. "Yes, it is a hell of a story, but it also adds rich detail to our understanding of the Taliban."
Posted at 11:08 AM on Oct. 20, 2009
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No progress in Philly newspapers contract talks
Romenesko Memos
An e-mail to Philadelphia Newspaper Guild members says "the company's failure to submit economic proposals to accompany proposals that already seek to destroy our contract is the opposite of constructive, good-faith bargaining" and that "it appears increasingly clear that the company has no intention of actually reaching a contract with our Guild thus jeopardizing its own survival plan."

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"In many respects, Iraq is now the forgotten war"
"On the Media"
"You can make the argument, obviously, that circumstances dictate that, that it's totally understandable," Mark Jurkowitz tells Bob Garfield. "You can also make the argument that, frankly, the American news media, under current economic circumstances, closing foreign bureaus, losing staffers, cutting back and retreating, finds it very hard to cover two wars at one time." || More "OTM" transcripts and audio.
Posted at 9:34 AM on Oct. 20, 2009
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WP's Priest: "If I had a second life, I would do more on the environment"
Duke Chronicle
Dana Priest says she'd like to "really look into false claim of greenness, but also prove the scientific evidence for different changes in environmental things, the atmosphere, climate change. I'd go to places where there's degradation and really describe that." || ALSO: Priest delivers the James D. Ewing Lecture on Ethics in Journalism at Duke.
Posted at 9:00 AM on Oct. 20, 2009
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Gladwell: Aspiring journalists should stay away from journalism grad programs
Time.com
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Choose some other kind of grad school, says Malcolm Gladwell. "If I was studying today, I would go get a master's in statistics, and maybe do a bunch of accounting courses and then write from that perspective. I think that's the way to survive. The role of the generalist is diminishing. Journalism has to get smarter."
Posted at 8:15 AM on Oct. 20, 2009
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HuffPost CEO: "We are now in the big leagues"
paidContent.org
Huffington Post CEO Eric Hippeau tells Staci Kramer:
* "We're not in a race with the newspapers. We're not in a race with anything in particular. Our goal is to establish the brand that defines news and opinion on digital platforms."
* "We tell stories about current events in real time, so we're very fast, we create -- we help create instant opinion."
* "We have a very high-end, very sophisticated audience; we want to make sure the ads are also of sophisticated quality."
Posted at 7:58 AM on Oct. 20, 2009
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University of Texas to unveil Cronkite exhibit in May
New York Times
“In my opinion, as an historian, there is no more important collection documenting the history of broadcast journalism in this country than the Walter Cronkite papers," says Don Carleton, executive director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.
Posted at 7:45 AM on Oct. 20, 2009
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"This is a fraudulent press activity and a stunt"
Washington Post | TPM Muckracker
Dana Milbank describes how the Yes Men pulled off their Chamber of Commerce hoax, and says that "in the current media environment, where it's more important to have it first than to get it right, it won't be long until the next mix-up."
Posted at 7:37 AM on Oct. 20, 2009
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Oct. 19, 2009

News about NYT's shrinking newsroom has readers offering to pay for online content
New York Observer
"I have my credit card ready," writes one reader. Another says: "As a long term subscriber, I am both saddened and concerned by this news. ... I would not be adverse to a payment, in addition to my subscription, to help."
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> "Respectable" journos will keep doing Fox News gigs
> Blackhawks owner wants to see two papers in Chicago
> Whatever happened to David Radler, Conrad Black?
> McClatchy's Charlotte Observer offers buyouts
> Dowd's mentioned pal Wieseltier at least 37 times
> Restaurant critics struggle to stay anonymous
> Ex-Pioneer Press religion reporter now a preacher
Posted at 6:20 PM on Oct. 19, 2009
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MinnPost founder: "I'm open to the idea of some federal funding for journalism"
MinnPost
"Government funding need not lead to de-fanging the watchdog," writes Joel Kramer. "Look at the quality of the news operation of the BBC." He suggests the government match voluntary donations that journalism enterprises are able to gather in their own communities, both from individuals and foundations.
Posted at 5:41 PM on Oct. 19, 2009
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"Sportswriters are funnier and looser on Twitter"
SportsJournalism.org
Twitter
They seem to operate with more freedom and fun than they do on blogs, says Jason Fry. "Too many newspaper sports blogs still feel either like obligation or like an emptying of the notebook. [On Twitter], their personalities shine through better." || More sports links:
> Why do sports media get along with MLBTradeRumors?
> Glazer: Foxsports.com piece had my byline, but I didn't write it
Posted at 5:17 PM on Oct. 19, 2009
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Columbia suspends environmental journalism program
Columbia Journalism Review
Program directors cite falling employment, rising costs of education, an lack of financial aid for students as the reasons for their decision to cancel the program, which was created 14 years ago.
Posted at 4:34 PM on Oct. 19, 2009
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Reuters explains how it fell for a bogus press release
The Plum Line | Politico
Reuters failed to contact the U.S. Chamber of Commerce about a press release reporting it's changing its opposition to climate change legislation. "The person viewing this press release for whatever reason didn't view it as suspicious," says a Reuters spokesperson. || Michael Calderone: Several news outlets used the bogus story.
> Fox Business apparently the first to call it a hoax
Posted at 3:42 PM on Oct. 19, 2009
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New York Times to cut 100 newsroom jobs
NYTimes.com | New York Observer
That's an 8% reduction. The Times will offer buyouts to union and non-union employees, and resort to layoffs if it can't get enough people to leave voluntarily. || Read the memo to staff.
Posted at 3:12 PM on Oct. 19, 2009
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Play about P-I's demise is "really moving," with parts that are "bracingly funny"
Seattlepi.com
globe
Paul Mullin, whose "It's Not in the P-I" opens next month, says: "I hope when people walk out of the theater they understand reporters aren't heroes but they certainly have a purpose and they play a role in our democracy and our culture."
Posted at 2:32 PM on Oct. 19, 2009
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