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1. The Kicker

   Win the Shirt Off Madoff’s Back!

   November 18, 2009 10:35 AM

   Add that headline to the list of best/worst newspaper contests to go down in history. The New York Post is promoting a contest to win one of three polo shirts embroidered with the logo of Bernie Madoff's 55-foot... Continue reading

2. Behind the News

   Disappearing Act

   November 17, 2009 01:03 PM

   A couple of weeks ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ryan Gabrielson learned that his former employer, the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz., was stopping its presses for good. It was no secret that the Tribune’s parent... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   Maverick Rogue Fence Building Oil Drillers for 2012!

   November 17, 2009 10:56 AM

   With Lou Dobbs and Sarah Palin both making the rounds in a post-take-this-job-and-shove-it media blitz (Dobbs left his gig as CNN anchor last week, Palin resigned as Alaska governor in July), and with rampant speculation that... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   The Office vs. The Paywall

   November 13, 2009 10:00 AM

   Last night on The Office, the gang heard a rumor that Dunder Mifflin was going bankrupt and upon investigation, came up against the Wall Street Journal paywall that is at the center of the current News. Corp <a... Continue reading

5. Behind the News

   The “T Word”

   November 13, 2009 09:57 AM

   After Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s deadly rampage that killed thirteen people and wounded another thirty at Fort Hood in Texas last week, journalists and commentators struggled with the question of how, exactly, to characterize the attack. Some were quick to... Continue reading

6. Darts and Laurels

   Darts and Laurels

   November 12, 2009 04:18 PM

   Editor’s Note: After this “Laurel” went to press, the East Valley Tribune announced that it will cease publication online and in print after December 31. Parent company Freedom Communications, which is reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, had unsuccessfully... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   Vote For Us!

   November 11, 2009 11:43 AM

   We invite you, dear reader, to nominate CJR in the "Best Site for Journalists" category of Mashable's 3rd Annual Open Web Awards. After all, in this topsy-turvy, circulation plummeting, layoff-riven, traffic-obsessed, Face-Twitter-verse of a 24-hour news cycle... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Sen. Orrin Hatch Kills on Imus, Will Be Here All Week

   November 9, 2009 12:12 PM

   Sen. Orrin Hatch, Republican from Utah, had some real zingers while talking about the recently passed House health care bill on Don Imus’s Fox Business News morning show today. Hatch, who said the bill won't pass in the Senate, delivered... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   Journ-eleb? Celeb-ralist?

   October 30, 2009 08:59 AM

   If it's not bad enough that our celebrity-obsessed culture means the ascendancy of the US Weekly's of the world at the expense of serious journalism, (Y'know, that iron core of news, currently grappling with an existential crisis), now... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    Market Penetration, New Orleans Style

    October 28, 2009 10:29 AM

    Poynter has a story today about one bright spot on the recent dismal Audit Bureau of Circulations report: The Times-Picayune. The New Orleans paper and its Web site had a combined 7 percent... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    When Papers Duel, Readers Win

    October 28, 2009 07:24 AM

    With news yesterday that the Chicago Sun-Times has been rescued by a group of local businessmen, keeping Chicago a two-newspaper town, we thought we'd see how the two competitors play the big news out of Chicago today; the... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    Meet the New Bosses

    October 27, 2009 09:49 AM

    With news that the bankruptcy-protected Chicago Sun-Times has been sold to a group of local businessmen for $26.5 million, keeping Chicago a two-newspaper town, it might be interesting to note exactly who those businessmen are. The competition... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Clash of the Media Titans

    October 27, 2009 09:22 AM

    Ding ding! That bell you hear is the end of Round One between billionaire media moguls Rupert Murdoch and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who have been sparring with each other over control of the Italian airwaves for... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    Tweet 101

    October 27, 2009 01:21 AM

    News reporting has the inverted pyramid, the anecdotal lede, Strunk & White and the AP Stylebook. Now Twitter has a style guide as well, now arriving in a bookstore near you: "140 Characters: A Style Guide for the... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    How To Be a Pol-ebrity

    October 26, 2009 09:00 AM

    Today Politico examines what it takes to succeed in politics these days and offers a guide to gaining political recognition. So does it take hard work? Dedication? Nah. Get a Twitter feed and willfully embroil yourself in a... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    Celebrating the Paper Boy and By Extension - The Local Paper

    October 9, 2009 09:39 AM

    Tomorrow is officially Newspaper Carrier Day, according to the Newspaper Association Managers, and the Suburban Newspaper Association is offering a downloadable ad thanking newspaper carriers for carrying the banner (pdf). But the ad, touting a decidedly... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    Non-Story of The Day

    October 8, 2009 03:40 PM

    In today's non-story of the day, Politico CLICK sports the blaring headline, "Roman Polanski supporters gave $34K to Barack Obama, DNC" in an attempt to report on the latest non-development in the Roman Polanski underage sex... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    “Marines,” Plain and Simple

    October 8, 2009 09:43 AM

    Today, the big, three-column, above-the-fold statement photo on the front page of every edition of the New York Times makes quite a statement, without saying anything at all. The photo accompanies a story about the Obama administration's... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    Building a Shrine to Tim Russert, Literally

    October 7, 2009 05:39 PM

    Remember how your mother always warned you to wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident? Apparently, if you're a famous journalist, you should also make sure your desk is tidy. In a new exhibit, the Newseum... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Washington, D.C., Reality TV Edition

    October 6, 2009 05:16 PM

    In today's politics and pop culture file, former House Majority Whip Tom DeLay is expected to announce this evening that he will drop out of Dancing With the Stars due a foot injury, but not to worry! More... Continue reading

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