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Views of the News, March 24, 2010

A shift in media coverage of health care reform ... a local newspaper unveils the Columbia Chamber of Commerce's secret political-endorsement committee ... and, can reader subscriptions support investigative journalism? Panelists: Reuben Stern, Charles Davis, Katherine Reed.

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Views of the News, March 17, 2010

During "Sunshine Week," a look at how open government access is ... a comparison of program teases and local content in one major market's TV news ... and, Harry Smith's live colonoscopy. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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How Bright's the Sunshine?

SunshineWeek.org: "Sunshine Week headlines from across the nation"

Charles Piller, The Sacramento Bee: "Budget cuts, furloughs blamed for denial or delay of official information in California"

Tinseltown TV Study

The Norman Lear Center: "Does LA Local TV News Cover News Locals Need?"

James Rainey, The Los Angeles Times: "Local TV news doesn't share the public interest"

"Which Way, L.A.?", KCRW-FM: "Healthcare, TV News and Republican Politics" (Host Warren Olney discusses the study with Lear Center Director Martin Kaplan and RTDNA chairman and KOMU-TV News Director Stacey Woelfel from 28:10-42:04)

Cory Bergman, Lost Remote: "Local TV news audience in sharp decline"

Harry Smith's Colonoscopy Cam

Gary Schwitzer, University of Minnesota School of Journalism & Mass Communication: "Memo to Harry Smith & CBS News re: colonoscopy crusading"

Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press: "Millions missing out on colon cancer screening"

Views of the News, March 10, 2010

Media coverage of the cotton-ball incident at MU's Black Culture Center ... "Good Housekeeping" goes Broadway ... and, a look at how not to use social media. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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Cotton Balls and Comments

Columbia Daily Tribune: "Students apologize for cotton incident" (read 130 reader comments on this article to date)

Ally Anderson and Bryan Richardson, Columbia Missourian: "Students gather in show of unity after cotton ball incident" (a total of 20 reader comments on all Missourian stories)

"Burn the Boats"

Eric Schonfeld, TechCrunch: "Andreesen's Advice to Old Media: 'Burn the Boats'"

LA Times Mad for Mad Hatter

Danny Shea, Huffington Post: "Los Angeles Times Front Page Taken Over by Disney Ad"

Richard Perez-Pena, The New York Times: "A Cover Ad Mimics a Newspaper's Front Page"

Russ Buchanan, St. Louis Examiner: "Front-page blues: Disney rents L.A. Times' front page and integrity for $700,000"

Magazine on Broadway

Stuart Elliott, The New York Times: "Good Housekeeping Puts on a Show to Celebrate Women"

How Not to Use Social Media

Noah Echols, Center for Sustainable Journalism: "Top 4 Social Media Blunders"

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Views of the News, March 3, 2010

A study shows Americans are news grazers ... a Columbia city council candidate gets her message-board comments deleted ... and, the National Enquirer, a possible Pulitzer for John Edwards coverage, and checkbook journalism. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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Attracting News Grazers

Project for Excellence in Journalism: "Understanding the Participatory News Consumer"

Mags Do Less Fact-Checking Online

Victor Navasky with Evan Lerner, Columbia Journalism Review: "Magazines and Their Websites"

Trib Comments Wiped Clean

Janese Heavin, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Candidate has online profile cut"

Tracy Greever-Rice, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Benign intent behind profile removal"

Daniel Cailler, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Kespohl refuses to claim e-mail"

Hank Waters, Columbia Daily Tribune: "The e-trail: Wanting to erase those digital tracks"

Edwards Love Child = Pulitzer?

John Timpane, The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Pulitzer for the National Enquirer?"

Michael Calderone, Politico: "Edwards epilogue: Does the press really vet presidential candidates?"

Jeffrey Brown, PBS NewsHour: "Joseph Pulitzer: Biography Tracks Rise of Media Empire"

Summarizing Health Care Summit Coverage

Frances Martel, Mediaite: "Bipartisanship! TV Pundits On Both Sides Unhappy With Health Care Summit"

Follow-up to Last Week's Scientology Story

Scott Finn, WUSF: "Scientology Hires Reporters to Investigate St. Petersburg Times" (includes audio interviews with Scientology spokesman, the paper's executive editor and professor Steve Weinberg)

Matt Stroud, True/Slant: "More from investigative reporter who chose to work with 'hostile' Scientologists" (includes email between Stroud and Weinberg)