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Journalism and advertorial
In 1896, William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president. Advertisers deserted the paper in droves, and Hearst lost a lot of money. But New York was a rapidly growing city in a rapidly growing country. There was no radio, no television, no Internet. Hearst was able to withstand the pressure…
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PR vs Journalism
Journalists rely increasingly on PR handouts. Take a paper as prestigious and high-minded as the New York Times. When researchers analysed a day’s output, they found 147 out of 255 stories came from flacks. An executive from ad agency J.Walter Thompson reckons 60% of the NYT‘s stories come from PR. The problem is industry wide.…
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Reporting Iraq – 2007
I think that the networks, they are fed up with the massive bombs. They don’t want to see things going bang anymore. What troubles me is that – what troubles me most personally, is when I see children hurt – and those are the stories that you really want to get on the air and…
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The future of journalism: stories 2
You have to love the Internet. Just as I was wondering what Edward Tufte had to offer journalism, along comes Danny Sanchez with a blog about Hans Rosling. Rosling’s concern is presenting complex health information graphically – you can see him in action from February 2006 here. Update: Rosling is in the news because he’s…