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NPR alters Gillibrand profile after outcry, though no explanation posted

André Natta — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:16:41 +0000

Rachel Larris of Name It Change It posted a story about changes made to a profile of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that originally aired on May 16 during NPR’s Morning Edition.

The original story, among other things, referred to the New … Read more

NYT site ‘was subjected to denial of service attacks’ this week

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:46 +0000

New York Times’ site “was subjected to denial of service attacks” this week… Read more

Study: Twitter ‘has a distinct geographic profile’ from mainstream media

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:05:34 +0000

First Monday | Smithsonian | floatingsheep

A study of the “geography of Twitter” compares, among many other data sets, what it calls “Twitter versus mainstream news media.” This part of Kalev Leetaru, Shaowen Wang, Guofeng Cao, Anand Padmanabhan … Read more

Patch gets new CEO, lays off staffers

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:37:48 +0000

All Things D

Steve Kalin is Patch’s new CEO, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong told Patch employees in an email Friday. Patch will also make several motions that Armstrong writes will “move Patch meaningfully toward profitability.” Among them: layoffs.

The
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AP photographer has chronicled several presidents’ ‘umbrella problems’

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:47 +0000

It’s been a rough week for President Obama, whose administration is facing a trio of controversies. On Thursday, he created one more: A U.S. Marine held an umbrella for the president while he gave a press conference with Turkish … Read more

Stephen Colbert, Arianna Huffington among this weekend’s commencement speakers

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:56 +0000

Stephen Colbert is scheduled to speak Saturday at the University of Virginia. Arianna Huffington will speak at Smith College Sunday.

They’re among the many journalists who’ve spoken or are scheduled to speak at commencement ceremonies this spring, as many … Read more

Report: Yahoo in talks with Tumblr

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:23:46 +0000

All Things D | Adweek | GigaOm | TechCrunch

Yahoo is discussing “strategic alliance and investment in or outright buy of” Tumblr, Peter Kafka and Kara Swisher reported Thursday evening.

Any such deal “could certainly bring Yahoo a … Read more

How J-schools are helping students develop entrepreneurial journalism skills

James Breiner — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:24 +0000

Universities around the world are teaching a relatively new subject – entrepreneurial journalism.

The revolutionary changes reshaping journalism have driven the industry to search for new financial models and respond to marketplace demands. Journalism schools are part of that search: … Read more

Miami Herald officially moves to new headquarters

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:02:01 +0000

CBS Miami

Tomorrow will be the Miami Herald’s first day in its new headquarters.

Final 3 p.m. news meeting at the bayside home of the #MiamiHerald. The newspaper has moved to #Doral.. twitter.com/MiamiHerald/st…

— The Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald)
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Washington Post Co. shuts 2 Maryland papers

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:41:43 +0000

Gazette.Net | The Frederick News-Post

The Washington Post Co. announced Wednesday it would stop publishing the Frederick County, Md., editions of its Gazette newspapers. Post-Newsweek Media CEO Karen Acton said the move “became necessary due to changes in the … Read more