Views of the News, Oct. 28, 2009

The newspaper business continues to skid ... Hulu and Pandora turn to a subscription-based business model ... and, "the death of privacy." Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Marty Steffens.

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Views of the News, Oct. 21, 2009

The media's handling of the "Balloon Boy" hoax ... the U.S. Chamber of Commerce gets "punked" by The Yes Men ... and, the New York Times' staff contracts even further. Panelists: Mike McKean, Charles Davis, Rod Gelatt.

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Balloon Boy

Kate Stanhope, TV Guide: "Sheriff: Balloon Boy Family Made Deal with Media Outlet"

Jonathan Storm, The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Mr. & Mrs. Balloon Boy did it because we will watch"

Mashable.com: "Balloon Boy Parody: I'm In a Box!" (caution: adult language in video)

Eric Deggens, The St. Petersburg Times: "The balloon boy reality: Media is vulnerable to hoaxes"

The Yes Men hoax

Jacques Servin a.k.a. "Andy Bichlbaum", The Yes Men: "Will the Real Chamber of Commerce Please Stand Up?"

Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones: "The Yes Men Punk the Chamber" (Sheppard says she knew in advance the news conference was a hoax)

Anne C. Mulkern and Alex Kaplun, the New York Times: "Fake Reporters Part of Climate Pranksters' 'Theater'"

Dana Milbank, The Washington Post: "The news is broken"

Fitsnews.com blog: "Mainstream Journalists are Stupid"

More layoffs coming at NYT

Richard Perez-Pena, The New York Times: "New York Times Moves to Trim 100 in Newsroom"

Advice from Missouri Honor Medalist Rod Gelatt

Missouri School of Journalism: "Seven to Receive the Prestigious Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism"

Alex Altman, Time Magazine: "Q&A: Author Malcolm Gladwell" (Gladwell says young journalists should get a degree in something other than journalism)

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Views of the News, Oct. 14, 2009

Controversial "muzzling" as the White House takes aim at Fox News ... California cracks down on paparazzi ... and St. Louis University cancels a David Horowitz appearance. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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Obama vs. Fox News Channel

Brian Stelter, The New York Times: "Fox's Volley With Obama Intensifying"

Jesse Lee, The White House Blog: "Reality Check: Trying to Turn a Point of Pride into a Moment of Shame"

Michael Scherer, Time Magazine: "Calling 'Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press"

John Nichols, The Nation: "Whiner-in-Chief"

Arnold vs. the paparrazi

CNN: "Schwarzenegger signs new anti-paparazzi law"

Dionne Searcey, The Wall Street Journal Law Blog: "Will California's New Anti-Paparazzi Law Unleash a Torrent of Law Suits?"

Website of The Paparazzi Reform Initiative, backers of the new law

SLU vs. David Horowitz

Kavita Kumar, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "St. Louis U. cancels speech by activist David Horowitz"

Dale Singer, St. Louis Beacon: "Did SLU block conservative Horowitz from speaking on campus? Depends on who you ask"

John K. Wilson, Students for Academic Freedom: "Repression at St. Louis University"

Blogger Retraction

Larry Dignan, ZDNet Government: "Retraction: Yahoo and Iran"

ZDNet Editors, ZDNet Government: "Yahoo vigorously denies charges that it turned over user names to Iran"

Robert X. Cringely, The Industry Standard: "The ZDnet/Iran affair: Who's the Yahoo now?"

Dan Nystedt, InfoWorld: "Yahoo may face penalty over jailed Chinese journalist"

Human Rights Watch: "China: Media Summit Participants Should Push for Press Freedom"

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Views of the News, Oct. 7, 2009

Fallout from the David Letterman extortion plot and sex scandal ... the FTC's insistence on disclosure among bloggers who are paid endorsers ... and, mid-Missouri media coverage of a high school student's suicide. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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David Letterman sex scandal

Bill Carter and Brian Stelter, New York Times: "Letterman Apologizes on the Air to His Wife"

Howard Kurtz, Washington Post: "Letterman's Sorry State"

Richard Huff, New York Daily News: "David Letterman's ratings soar on office sex, extortion scandal"

Barack Obama: celebrity-in-chief?

Jennifer Loven and Julie Pace, Associated Press: "Analysis: Chicago's loss is a blow to Obama, too"

Drew Westen, CNN: "Commentary: Is Obama overexposed?"

Victor Davis Hanso, National Review Online: "Barack Obama, College Administrator: Our commander-in-chief seems to think he's president of the University of America"

Blogger disclosure act

Tim Arango, New York Times: "Soon, Bloggers Must Give Full Disclosure"

Wall Street Journal: "FTC Toughens Endorsement Rules for Celebrities, Bloggers"

Andy Sernovitz, Huffington Post: "FTC to Social Media Marketers and Bloggers: Y'all Play Fair Now!"

Los Angeles Times editorial: "Trusting the blogosphere: Is the FTC's focus on enforcing Internet advertising standards more heavy-handed than with traditional media?"

Denver news site out of business

Joseph Tartakoff, paidContent.org: "A News Startup Fails to Get Traction in Denver"

Seattle PostGlobe: a similar startup by former employees of Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Struggling financially, but still producing news.

Sherry Skalko, Online News Association: "Publish2, My Ballard and Gotham Gazette recognized with inaugural Online Journalism Awards"

Seattle's MyBallard.com

New York's Gotham Gazette

Ethics of covering teen suicide

T.J. Greaney, Columbia Daily Tribune: "A Young Life Lost: Suicide apparent in death of teen"

Joel Walsh, Columbia Missourian: "Police investigate death of Rock Bridge High School student-athlete"

Daniel Paulling and Melissa Schupmann, Columbia Missourian: "Rock Bridge senior Stuart Eiken remembered by friends, teammates, students"