Views of the News

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Today's Topic Links

The Associated Press: Kansas City Star orders furloughs, buyouts

Meg James, Los Angeles Times: TV networks cut 'upfront' prices for ad time but still sell less

Charles Warner, The Huffington Post: Media Health Care Coverage Is Unhealthy

U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Keeping Watch Over Direct-to-Consumer Ads

Todd Finkelmeyer, The Capital Times: Students flock to journalism school despite tanking news industry

AppScout.com: College E-TExtbook Service Hits the iPhone

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Views of the News, Aug. 5, 2009

Coverage of the Obama "beer summit" and the Clinton trip to North Korea. Panelists: Rod Gelatt, Lynda Kraxberger, Karen Mitchell, Jim McMillan.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Views of the News, July 29, 2009

Sarah Palin's farewell address ... the effect of free online viewing on TV news ... and, Paul Pepper moves to radio. Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Marty Steffens.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Today's Topic Links

Robert Blanco, USA TODAY: Walter Cronkite's passing: A death in everyone's family

Robert MacMillan, Reuters: U.S. business magazines face a shakeout

Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor, Reuters: UPDATE 1-U.S. schedules trials of new swine flu vaccine

Michael Kinsley, Slate: Who's Better Informed, Newspaper Readers or Web Surfers?

Views of the News, July 22, 2009

A remembrance of Walter Cronkite, and a look at how his legacy has fared ... the financial health of the magazine industry ... and, who is better informed: a consumer only of the local newspaper, or only of online news? Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Amanda Hinnant.

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