As it happens, this awesome controversy was discussed for about 30 seconds on newsroom-l (new window) when one of the list’s few conservatives (not a journalist, but some guy from Arizona) posted an item about it, to which I replied as follows forthwith: On 7/23/2010 1:02 PM, to newsroom-l (new...
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Today’s News
Current events.
The Journolist ‘controversy’
Nielsen kills Editor & Publisher and Kirkus Reviews
Nielsen Business Media Update Message from Greg Farrar Dear Colleagues, Today, we announced that Nielsen Business Media has reached an agreement with e5 Global Media Holdings, LLC, a new company formed jointly by Pluribus Capital Management and Guggenheim Partners, for the sale of eight brands in the Media and Entertainment Group, including Adweek, Brandweek,...
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How fear, anger and disappointment brought political illustrator Zina Saunders fame, fortune and deep personal satisfaction
Watch this. She is utterly fabulous. Zina Saunders from Gel Conference on Vimeo.
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The No-News No-Column Column
I don’t have a column this week. You see, I analyze and interpret the news, trying to find something that others haven’t touched. When there’s lots of news, I have a playground of riches. But during the past week, there were only two stories, and every reporter, columnist, commentator, pundit, bloviator, and blogger weighed...
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In Dallas, some editors are reporting to ad executives
Some editors at The Dallas Morning News have started reporting directly to executives outside the newsroom who oversee advertising sales, under a restructuring that overturns longstanding traditions in American newspapers aimed at shielding news judgments from business concerns. A memo sent to employees on Wednesday explains the creation of new positions with the title...
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