By: David Hirschman
Starting today, we are happy to present a new weekday feature at Editor & Publisher, rounding up links to newspaper-centric stories from media sources around the country. In today's edition, a new service links old media to new, Judy Miller writes on spec and new ethnic news outlets emerge to fill the void created by the closing of the Viet Mercury.***
Wharton Business School Analyzes Newspaper IndustryFaculty members at Wharton and at journalism schools across the country say the Knight Ridder sale, which followed one of the most difficult years the industry has had -- declining circulation, job losses and falling stock prices -- markedly underscores the transformation sweeping the industry.
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AP Based Article on Raw Story Report but Refuses to Credit or CorrectThe Associated Press has confirmed using a Raw Story report as the basis for a Mar. 14 article detailing a change to national security clearance policies but has refused to issue credit for the piece. Their article attributed the discovery of the clearance changes to gay rights groups ? a factually inaccurate statement which the agency has refused to correct.
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BlogBurst Aims to Get Newspapers Republishing Syndicated Blog ContentPerhaps the biggest sign that the turf battle between bloggers and journalists may be drawing to a close is the upcoming launch of a blog syndication network that will help newspapers republish existing blog content on their websites.
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President Clinton Part of Group Bidding for 'Inky'Clinton serves as a senior adviser to the Yucaipa Companies, the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has joined with a journalists' union, the Newspaper Guild, to seek control of the 12 newspapers and gradually transfer ownership to the news outlets' employees.
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Judy Miller Reporting for DutyAccording to sources at The Atlantic, former New york Times reporter Judy Miller is working, on spec, on a profile of Libya's Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Miller and the fading Libyan strongman go back more than 20 years.
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Judge: College Newspaper Must Turn Over PhotosA South Dakota judge has ruled that a student newspaper must turn over photographs taken in an alleged riot during a campus-wide power outage in October. The order comes following a hearing on a subpoena by a Brookings defense lawyer who is representing a 20-year-old charged with committing crimes during the disturbance.
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New Outlets Rush to Fill 'Viet Merc' GapThree new Vietnamese-language newspapers and an online news outlet are vying to fill the void left by the closing of the Mercury News' Viet Mercury publication, underscoring the vibrancy of ethnic media even as mainstream newspapers face uncertain futures.
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Sulzberger Won't Rule Out Cutbacks at 'Boston Globe'The New York Times chief told department heads that no decisions have been made yet on whether there will be staff reductions. He specifically said Globe brass will make the final call on whether to implement another round of cuts, in addition to last year?s elimination of 130 jobs.
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When Computers Do the News, Hoaxes Slip In"An entire industry has sprouted up to ensure that press releases pop up next to stories from major newspapers when users of Google or Yahoo go trolling for news." writes Randy Dotinga. "Are news 'aggregators' like these providing the news or are they diluting it with the fakery, hucksterism, and puffery that affects the rest of the Internet?
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Children's Newspaper Ready to Launch in U.K.First News, which launches on May 5, will target a core readership of nine- to 12-year-olds with a mix of current affairs, sport, science and showbusiness news, which the editorial team say will be tailored for a young, but inquisitive audience.
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