Wednesday, August 31, 2011
This week's topic links
Irene Coverage: Hype or Help?
Gloria Goodale, Christian Science Monitor: "Category 5 hype: Did nonstop coverage of hurricane Irene save lives?"
Howard Kurtz, The Daily Beast: "A Hurricane of Hype"
Jamie Dupree, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Hurricane Relief Politics"
Alysia Santo, Columbia Journalism Review: "After Irene: How a Hyperlocal is Helping"
Out of Hiding
David Green, NPR: "BBC's 'Tripoli Witness' Comes Out of Hiding"
Rana Jawad, BBC News: "'Tripoli witness' recounts life in hiding"
Trust, Don't Verify
Jessica Smith, KOMU-TV: "IBM Refuses to Release Hiring Information"
Jacob Barker, Columbia Daily Tribune: "IBM shows off new facility: Firm is mum on workforce size."
Kris Hilgedick, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Officials quiet on IBM opening: Company won't say how many are hired."
Molly Bullock, Columbia Missourian: "Nixon, IBM executive talk jobs at ceremony"
Dave Griggs (Chairman of REDI, Inc.), Columbia Daily Tribune: "Cooperation drives positive opportunities"
Jodie Jackson, Jr., Columbia Daily Tribune: "Union group claims IBM jobs 'shifted'"
Jodie Jackson, Jr., Columbia Daily Tribune: "Troubled Waters"
George Kennedy, Columbia Missourian: "IBM 'public hearing' mix of mutual congratulation, unanswered questions"
PR Newswire: "Dubuque, Iowa and IBM Combine Analytics, Cloud Computing and Community Engagement to Conserve Water"
Mike Glover, Associated Press: "President Obama brings rural economic development message to prosperous corner of Iowa"
Outing Jobs' Successor
Felix Salmon, Reuters: "Don't ignore Tim Cook's sexuality"
Ken Fisher, Ars Technica: "Does the press have an ethical duty to out powerful gays in tech?"
Nicholas Jackson, The Atlantic: "To Be the Most Powerful Gay Man in Tech, Cook Needs to Come Out"
Gloria Goodale, Christian Science Monitor: "Category 5 hype: Did nonstop coverage of hurricane Irene save lives?"
Howard Kurtz, The Daily Beast: "A Hurricane of Hype"
Jamie Dupree, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Hurricane Relief Politics"
Alysia Santo, Columbia Journalism Review: "After Irene: How a Hyperlocal is Helping"
Out of Hiding
David Green, NPR: "BBC's 'Tripoli Witness' Comes Out of Hiding"
Rana Jawad, BBC News: "'Tripoli witness' recounts life in hiding"
Trust, Don't Verify
Jessica Smith, KOMU-TV: "IBM Refuses to Release Hiring Information"
Jacob Barker, Columbia Daily Tribune: "IBM shows off new facility: Firm is mum on workforce size."
Kris Hilgedick, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Officials quiet on IBM opening: Company won't say how many are hired."
Molly Bullock, Columbia Missourian: "Nixon, IBM executive talk jobs at ceremony"
Dave Griggs (Chairman of REDI, Inc.), Columbia Daily Tribune: "Cooperation drives positive opportunities"
Jodie Jackson, Jr., Columbia Daily Tribune: "Union group claims IBM jobs 'shifted'"
Jodie Jackson, Jr., Columbia Daily Tribune: "Troubled Waters"
George Kennedy, Columbia Missourian: "IBM 'public hearing' mix of mutual congratulation, unanswered questions"
PR Newswire: "Dubuque, Iowa and IBM Combine Analytics, Cloud Computing and Community Engagement to Conserve Water"
Mike Glover, Associated Press: "President Obama brings rural economic development message to prosperous corner of Iowa"
Outing Jobs' Successor
Felix Salmon, Reuters: "Don't ignore Tim Cook's sexuality"
Ken Fisher, Ars Technica: "Does the press have an ethical duty to out powerful gays in tech?"
Nicholas Jackson, The Atlantic: "To Be the Most Powerful Gay Man in Tech, Cook Needs to Come Out"
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
This week's topic links
Latest on Libya Coverage
Jeremy Peters, The New York Times: "Journalists Kept in Hotel as Battle Rages Outside"
Jack Mirkinson, Huffington Post: "Women Lead the Way in Covering Rebel Advance into Tripoli"
Toby Young, The Telegraph: "Sky News's Libya coverage knocks the BBC's into cocked hat"
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times: "Cable TV provides a front-row seat to Libyan rebellion"
Earthquake "Destruction"
MSNBC: "Quake shakes East Coast, causes evacuations"
Howard Kurtz, The Daily Beast: "Washington's Earthquake Farce"
Jacob Edleman, AP: "Jaded West Coast Chuckles over East Coast quake"
Facebook Comments vs. Anonymity
Jeff Sonderman, Poynter: "News site using Facebook Comments see higher quality discussion, more referrals"
Callam Borchers, NetNewsCheck: "In Cleveland, Comments Rock the Boat"
Matt Carmichael, Ad Age: "State of the Day: 63% of Readers Don't Care About Your Comments"
Local TV Looking Up
Brian Stelter, The New York Times: "Local TV Newscasts Expanding"
Claire Atkinson, New York Post: "Life after Oprah: WABC hopes news at 4 p.m. will attract ad dollars"
TVNewsCheck: "KOMU to Debut New Interactive Newscast"
Jeremy Peters, The New York Times: "Journalists Kept in Hotel as Battle Rages Outside"
Jack Mirkinson, Huffington Post: "Women Lead the Way in Covering Rebel Advance into Tripoli"
Toby Young, The Telegraph: "Sky News's Libya coverage knocks the BBC's into cocked hat"
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times: "Cable TV provides a front-row seat to Libyan rebellion"
Earthquake "Destruction"
MSNBC: "Quake shakes East Coast, causes evacuations"
Howard Kurtz, The Daily Beast: "Washington's Earthquake Farce"
Jacob Edleman, AP: "Jaded West Coast Chuckles over East Coast quake"
Facebook Comments vs. Anonymity
Jeff Sonderman, Poynter: "News site using Facebook Comments see higher quality discussion, more referrals"
Callam Borchers, NetNewsCheck: "In Cleveland, Comments Rock the Boat"
Matt Carmichael, Ad Age: "State of the Day: 63% of Readers Don't Care About Your Comments"
Local TV Looking Up
Brian Stelter, The New York Times: "Local TV Newscasts Expanding"
Claire Atkinson, New York Post: "Life after Oprah: WABC hopes news at 4 p.m. will attract ad dollars"
TVNewsCheck: "KOMU to Debut New Interactive Newscast"
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
This week's topic links
Former Murdoch Editor Alleges Cover-Up
Nick Davies, The Guardian: "Phone hacking: News of the World reporter's letter reveals cover-up"
Ryan Chittum, Columbia Journalism Review: "Damning New Evidence in the News Corp. Hacking Scandal"
Joe Pompeo, Yahoo! News: "U.S. phone-hacking fallout looking more unlikely"
Bad Rules for Blunting Bad Behavior?
Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor: "BART puts social media crackdown in 'uncharted' legal territory"
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times: "Social media crackdown? It'd be more than unsociable"
Robert Andrews, Paid Content: "Social Media's Mob: Disconnected From Riots' Reality?"
Jeffrey Collins, AP: "Tobacco companies file lawsuit over warning labels"
Social Media and Rumors
KOMU-TV News Director Stacey Woelfel's memo to staff as rumors flew about Texas A&M moving to SEC
David Briggs, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Some reporters burned by itchy Twitter fingers"
Katie Moritz, Columbia Missourian: "Wild Brad chase: Tweets spark campuswide search for actor Pitt"
"The Queen of Rage"& the "Unelectable" Snub
Elizabeth Flock, The Washington Post: "Newsweek Michele Bachmann cover 'sexist' and in bad form?"
Toby Harnden, The Telegraph: "Fried food and retail politics at the Iowa State Fair"
Roger Simon, Politico: "Ron Paul remains media poison"
Asher Smith, Huffington Post: "Ron Paul Has Not Been 'Shafted' by the Media"
Nick Davies, The Guardian: "Phone hacking: News of the World reporter's letter reveals cover-up"
Ryan Chittum, Columbia Journalism Review: "Damning New Evidence in the News Corp. Hacking Scandal"
Joe Pompeo, Yahoo! News: "U.S. phone-hacking fallout looking more unlikely"
Bad Rules for Blunting Bad Behavior?
Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor: "BART puts social media crackdown in 'uncharted' legal territory"
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times: "Social media crackdown? It'd be more than unsociable"
Robert Andrews, Paid Content: "Social Media's Mob: Disconnected From Riots' Reality?"
Jeffrey Collins, AP: "Tobacco companies file lawsuit over warning labels"
Social Media and Rumors
KOMU-TV News Director Stacey Woelfel's memo to staff as rumors flew about Texas A&M moving to SEC
David Briggs, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Some reporters burned by itchy Twitter fingers"
Katie Moritz, Columbia Missourian: "Wild Brad chase: Tweets spark campuswide search for actor Pitt"
"The Queen of Rage"& the "Unelectable" Snub
Elizabeth Flock, The Washington Post: "Newsweek Michele Bachmann cover 'sexist' and in bad form?"
Toby Harnden, The Telegraph: "Fried food and retail politics at the Iowa State Fair"
Roger Simon, Politico: "Ron Paul remains media poison"
Asher Smith, Huffington Post: "Ron Paul Has Not Been 'Shafted' by the Media"
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Today's Links
The Torture Conversation
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate: You Say Torture, I Say Coercive Interrogation
University Travel
Janese Silvey, Columbia Daily Tribune: UM cites high cost for access to microfilms
MU chancellor keeps eye on travel costs
Airbrushing Ads
BBC: Girl guides call for airbrushed photos to be labelled
Raif Ludemann, The Hollywood Reporter: Airbrushed Julia Roberts' L'Oreal U.K. Ad Campaign Banned
cmwillis, Media Technology Blog: Airbrushed Images Banned in UK
The New Yorker and the Bin Laden Raid
Nicholas Schmidle, The New Yorker: Getting Bin Laden
Josh Voorhees, The Slatest: New Yorker Finds Financial Success With iPad App
The Debt Ceiling
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate: You Say Torture, I Say Coercive Interrogation
University Travel
Janese Silvey, Columbia Daily Tribune: UM cites high cost for access to microfilms
MU chancellor keeps eye on travel costs
Airbrushing Ads
BBC: Girl guides call for airbrushed photos to be labelled
Raif Ludemann, The Hollywood Reporter: Airbrushed Julia Roberts' L'Oreal U.K. Ad Campaign Banned
cmwillis, Media Technology Blog: Airbrushed Images Banned in UK
The New Yorker and the Bin Laden Raid
Nicholas Schmidle, The New Yorker: Getting Bin Laden
Josh Voorhees, The Slatest: New Yorker Finds Financial Success With iPad App
The Debt Ceiling
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
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