The Newsonomics of 50/50 and The Unchaining of the U.S. Press

Follow Newsonomics on Twitter @kdoctor   First published at Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab   Asked last week whether he was buying the Star Tribune for business or altruistic reasons, Glen Taylor said a lot in a two-word answer: “50/50.” News observers have parsed and poked at ...

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All About Troopergate: Live from Alaska, It’s ADN.com

Who'd a thunk it? Alaska is an epicenter of the final stretches of this Presidential campaign. Luckily, the McClatchy-owned Anchorage Daily News is on the beat and offering deep and wide coverage, complete with timely video and great organization of the story's twists and turns. On ...

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Palin Video Gives Local “All-Platform” Reporting Meaning

Well now, all-platform reporters are all the rage. CNN’s among the most prominent of news companies claiming the turf. Its recent announcement that it was starting — yes, starting in the summer of 2008! — 10 new US bureaus (Columbus, Ohio; Denver; Houston; Las Vegas; ...

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