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How to argue in circles
Writing in the FT, Pablo Eisenberg provides a great example of fuzzy thinking on journalism. And also a lesson in how to write in circles. For a decade, the print media have been the only effective mechanism for keeping non-profit organisations open and accountable. The outstanding investigative work of the Boston Globe, the Washington Post,…
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Roger Ailes: Fox News caused the run-off in Florida
Roger Ailes gave an interview to members of Britain’s House of Lords Communications select committee. You can read it below: Minute of the meeting with Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO, Fox News17 September, New York 24. The Committee met with Mr Ailes accompanied by his colleagues David Rhodes, Vice President of Fox News, John Moody,…
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The CBS Evening News business
How would you fix a problem in TV News? Say, the Couric Evening News? Before you send in your running order and personnel tweaks, your graphics ideas and story suggestions remember you are a journalist not a network boss. This is how bosses think (my italics): Karmazin, the former chief of CBS (CBS), was asked…
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Reading the news with sensitivity
Just how should you handle celebrity suicide attempts? A masterclass from ABC’s World News Now team, Ryan Owens and Taina Hernandez. [HT: Corey Bergman]