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1. Critical Eye

   Nonfiction’s ‘meta’ moment

   May 23, 2012 06:50 AM

   Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction | Edited by Jill Talbot | University Of Iowa Press | 242 pages, $39.95 The word “meta” has become an inescapable part of the pop culture zeitgeist. In early May, the Boston Globe <a... Continue reading

2. Critical Eye

   Farm to Table

   April 11, 2012 12:21 PM

   The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table | By Tracie McMillan | Scribner | 336 pages, $25.00 Irritating. That’s the word that comes to mind when reflecting on Tracie McMillan’s The American... Continue reading

3. Critical Eye

   Defining “Fair Use” for the Digital Age

   October 12, 2011 11:30 AM

   Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put the Balance Back in Copyright | By Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi | University of Chicago Press | 216 pages, $17.00 Say you’re an aspiring documentary filmmaker and your subject of choice is the... Continue reading

4. Guide to Online News Startups

   Grand Prairie Reporter

   February 16, 2012 01:09 PM

   GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — "I'm a reporter. I am not a journalist," says Grand Prairie Reporter founder Bob Fitch. "I don't want to... Continue reading

5. Guide to Online News Startups

   Corona del Mar Today

   February 6, 2012 03:36 PM

   CORONA DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA — When former newspaper reporter Amy Senk decided to get back into journalism, she wasn't sure how to begin. "When I... Continue reading

6. Guide to Online News Startups

   Milford Live

   February 2, 2012 02:47 PM

   MILFORD, DELAWARE — Dave Burris and Bryan Shupe grew up in Milford, Del., and later crossed paths while working on Republican campaigns. Burris had experience... Continue reading

7. Guide to Online News Startups

   The Lo-Down

   December 15, 2011 11:32 AM

   NEW YORK, NEW YORK — When husband and wife Ed Litvak and Traven Rice started The Lo-Down, a hyperlocal news site reporting on... Continue reading

8. Guide to Online News Startups

   Eugene Daily News

   December 13, 2011 11:28 AM

   EUGENE, OREGON — When publisher Kelly Asay and his business partner Jeff Tunnell, the two co-owners of the Eugene Daily News, launched the... Continue reading