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Write Here?new

How do I serve my readers when I no longer know who they are?
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  02-04-2008  |  Media

Paper Cutsnew

The Metro brass comes to Philly and sacks two editorial staffers.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  G.W. Miller III  |  02-04-2008  |  Media

CHEKing In: Will Local TV News Survive the Digital Revolution?

As part of CanWest's ongoing Canadian media conglomeration, Victoria's CHEK-TV newscasts will be produced and packaged in another city by fall 2008. What does this latest round of convergence mean for local news coverage?
Monday Magazine  |  Jason Youmans  |  01-31-2008  |  Media

Music Geneticists Mine Individual Tastesnew

The medium changes and the musical tides may briefly ebb, but demand for recorded music never wanes. And competition remains heated to win the dollars that come from sound delivery.
East Bay Express  |  Chris Parker  |  01-30-2008  |  Media

Citizen Journalism: A Field Day for the Flacks?new

Want more coverage for your candidate? Report on him yourself at Triblocal.com.
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Miner  |  01-28-2008  |  Media

Pushing Paper in Phillynew

Amid a flurry of sale rumors, Philly's Metro turns 8. Will the free daily make it to the decade mark?
Philadelphia Weekly  |  G.W. Miller III  |  01-28-2008  |  Media

Fighting With Mitt Romney in a Ditchnew

AP reporter Glen Robinson's skirmish with Romney was a downer because of bad timing, not bad manners.
Valley Advocate  |  Robert Tobey  |  01-25-2008  |  Media

Judging Chris Matthewsnew

Former Massachusetts judge Julian Houston comments on racism in Boston.
Boston Phoenix  |  Neely Steinberg  |  01-24-2008  |  Media

Meet 10 of the Indy's Most Prolific Letter-Writersnew

They attach their names to messages that earn them scorn, derision and, yes, sometimes admiration from their fellow readers. They keep the Independent's letters page alive, and a place for (usually) intelligent debate.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Staff  |  01-22-2008  |  Media

Rick Reilly, Loving Limbonew

The sports journo on his impending move to ESPN, being directed by George Clooney, and the joys of doing absolutely nothing.
Westword  |  Michael Roberts  |  01-22-2008  |  Media

One Newspaper Is Like One Horsenew

Can a town without competing dailies really be a global city?
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Miner  |  01-22-2008  |  Media

Homeland Security Offers 'Pre-Written' Articles to Pressnew

DHS is paying a Pennsylvania ad firm to pitch "pre-written" winter-weather-preparedness articles to the national press -- including Seven Days and other Vermont newspapers.
Seven Days  |  Mike Ives  |  01-18-2008  |  Media

Hanging the Messenger

How Viacom killed Dan Rather and the story of Bush's National Guard service.
Random Lengths News  |  Paul Rosenberg  |  01-16-2008  |  Media

Kentucky Post Dies, Only to Live Onnew

KyPost.com may be among the first newspaper brands in the country to go online-only, but it won't be the last.
LEO Weekly  |  Rick Redding  |  01-15-2008  |  Media

Taking the Chicago Tribune's Temperaturenew

What workers inside the office and out are saying about their corners of the kingdom.
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Miner  |  01-15-2008  |  Media

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