Wednesday, October 7, 2009

This week's topic links

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"



Barack Obama: celebrity-in-chief?

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



Blogger disclosure act

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




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.


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"


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

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