Newsonomics: What The Anonymous New York Times Op-Ed Shows Us About The Press Now

In 1954, at the moment history tells us that Sen. Joe McCarthy’s witch hunt had already lost some of its power, he still held a 35 percent approval rating among Americans, down only 10 points from four years earlier. Twenty years later, after the Senate Watergate Committee opened its hearings ...

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Selling Against Infinity: Jarvis on Post-Scarcity Ad Sales

Indeed, the Internet is infinite, though that's been but a dawning revelation to all those who made their money in the old world. And that includes newspapers selling space and broadcasters selling time (with memories of Billy Crystal in City Slickers). Must-read and must-share.

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When News Turns Comedic, Comedy Turns Into News

You’ve had the sensation. You DVR up last night’s The Daily Show or Colbert Report, expecting some laughs and relaxation, and you get them. But you get more: You get news reporting, stealthy news reporting that pretends to be comedy, but is actual news. Last week, I loved Jon ...

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