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Sunday, November 22, 2009
'New York Times' R&D Team Seeks Next Big Thing Since launching in January 2006, the Gray Lady's research and development group has sought to get its hands on every new way information can be distributed to consumers, and find the best use by the Times to get its content -- and sponsor messages -- to them. As the newsroom churns out content, the R&D team brainstorms how a new wireless device might deliver photos, video or the latest sports scores. - October 12, 2009
Knight Foundation Report Urges More Information Access The new report, "Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age," warns of "an erosion of democracy with the creation of second-class citizens in the digital age" if new efforts to balance online options and access to information are not made.- October 02, 2009
Will Blackout on Abducted Reporter Draw Critique? Did news outlets, including Editor & Publisher, do the right thing keeping a New York Times' reporter's kidnapping secret for seven months? He did get out safe yesterday.- June 20, 2009
Tweet and Sour? Newspapers Set New Rules for Social Networking Many editors are still not sure how to police the growing Twitter trend and Facebook "friending" phenomenon. Since much of it relies on casual and candid conversation, standard newsroom regulations may not apply.- June 15, 2009
Post-Election Newspaper Sales: So I Guess Print Isn't Dead! Many of us who have been reporting for years on the declining demand for the daily miracle -- in newsprint anyway -- were both pleased and a bit perplexed to see Wednesday's mad rush for Barack Obama editions.- November 06, 2008
Wow, Some Reporters Can Still Keep a Secret When The Christian Science Monitor called to tell me it was cutting its daily publication to essentially go all-Web, but I had to wait nearly a week to report it, I was sure the embargo wouldn't last. Glad I was wrong. - October 30, 2008
A Tribute to Departing 'Wash Post' Editor Downie For years, some people still thought former executive editor Ben Bradlee was running the paper, partly due to his big personality and film portrayal. But it was also partly the result of Len Downie choosing to keep his head down and forge ahead in the newsroom rather than looking around to see what others think or how he can promote himself.- August 15, 2008
Darkness on the Edge of Town: 'Star-Ledger' Cuts Mean More Than Most The Ledger, as it is known to any Jerseyan, was different. It was the big fat and happy daily that got most of the advertising, paid employees well enough that they didn't need a Newspaper Guild, and circulated statewide. Now facing big buyouts and a possible sale, Tony Soprano's favorite newspaper is clearly vulnerable -- which means no paper is safe.- August 01, 2008
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