9 Questions: Business News Wars, Gary Pruitt, the Yahoo Bump and the New COOL

• Ken Doctor

• 9 Questions - Ads & Commerce - Dailies - GAFA - Gannett - Google - New York Times - News Corp/Wall Street Journal - The New News - Tronc/Tribune Pub. - Yahoo

• September 11, 2008

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As I train down to D.C. for the Online News Association conference (moderating a panel hopefully titled, Optimize and Monetize, tomorrow; if you’re there, say hello), the dizzying news industry news of the last week raises more questions than answers. Here’s my top nine of the ...

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Palin Video Gives Local “All-Platform” Reporting Meaning

• Ken Doctor

• Dailies - The New News

• September 1, 2008

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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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