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View from the top: the life of an editor
What’s it really like to head up a world class news organization? The New York Times‘ Bill Keller shares with readers the loneliness of command: Q. I think a lot of young journalists and editors, myself included, are curious about what a day in the shoes of Bill Keller is like. Can you walk us…
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The White House Press Corps: when enough is too much
Things we won’t miss about declining political coverage c/o John Robinson: From the front page of the New York Times today: President Obama’s order freezing the salaries of his senior aides and the pen he used to sign it. Doug Mills/The New York Times Answering the burning question, how many news photographers does it take…
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Political Blogs
I missed this from biz school prof Kevin Dooley back in August, 2008: [H]ow are political blogs the same or different from MSM? Through Wonkosphere, we have noticed that political blogs are consumed in much the same manner as mainstream media is, which indicates that readers treat political blogs not as separate from, but rather…
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Yet more thoughts on journalism and democracy
I‘ve been pondering the relationship between journalism and democracy of late, and so too have the academic commenters gathering at the blog of Social Science Research Council boss, Craig Calhoun. Calhoun asks the question Sam Zell has already answered – What is the future of newspapers? And when social scientists smell blood, they’re mostly rubbing…