Archive for the ‘ News and News Media ’ Category

Readers Are Abandoning Print, Yet Don’t Trust the Web

A new report finds that even as people abandon print publications, they distrust the information they read online.

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The Media Equation: The Provocateurs as Journalists in the Sherrod Case

A new activist-journalist churns out information in real time, and the damage is done before anyone has time to check.

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In Online Journalism, Burnout Starts Younger

At Politico, the news can start in the darkness before dawn. And turnover can be high.

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Reporter’s Notebook: Media Executives Flock to Sun Valley Conference

Moguls like Warren Buffett and the founders of Google are in Idaho this week for the Sun Valley Conference.

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French News Web Site Shakes Up Sarkozy Camp

A news Web site called Mediapart has been ahead of the French print media in reporting a political scandal.

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Huffington Post Buys Pollster Service

The Huffington Post is purchasing Pollster.com, a widely respected aggregator of poll data, as part of a push into political journalism.

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At Yahoo, Using Queries to Steer News Coverage

The editors of The Upshot will use search data to create news articles that — if the process works as intended — will draw in more readers.

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Greece Backs Away From Online Ad Tax

The government has withdrawn a proposed 21.5 percent levy on internet advertising that was meant to pay for the retirement of journalists working in online media.

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Knight Foundation Hands Out Grants to 12 Groups, but Not WikiLeaks

The Knight Foundation on Wednesday announced 12 winners of its News Challenge grants, projects costing a total of $2.74 million that will use new technology to spread information in local areas.

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Former Executive at Time Buys Ziff Davis

Vivek Shah said that the acquisition, which he made in partnership with Great Hill Partners, a Boston firm, was the start of a new digital media company.

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