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1. Behind the News

   Tributes pour in for Sulzberger

   October 1, 2012 02:01 PM

   The New York Times announced the death of Arthur “Punch” Sulzberger, chairman and chief executive of the company for 34 years, via Twitter at 10:12 on Saturday morning, and linked to a sprawling 7,741-word obituary by Clyde Haberman... Continue reading

2. Currents

   When Worlds Collide

   September 28, 2012 10:57 AM

   Newsrooms tend to shield their interns from the rougher side of the news business. But this summer, two NPR interns were inadvertently thrown to the digital wolves. Emily White and Austin Cooper were assigned to write blog posts for All... Continue reading

3. Behind the News

   First impressions of Quartz

   September 26, 2012 06:50 AM

   Quartz, Atlantic Media’s mobile-first business site, launched on Monday afternoon following much fanfare this summer. Straight off, users responded to its decision to organize content by flexible “obsessions” rather than beats, its mobile-first design, and... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Muck Rack hosts a meetup with NBC News

   September 25, 2012 03:00 PM

   Muck Rack, the startup that aggregates media tweets, hosted its first New York meetup at 30 Rock on Tuesday night with a little help from the social media department at NBC News. During a brief talk between bouts of... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   New platform to connect journalists and publishers launches

   September 19, 2012 04:35 PM

   A new platform to help freelance journalists aggregate their work will be launched on Thursday. Contently aims to help journalists to build their personal brand online and connect them with publishers looking for writers. The site was conceived by... Continue reading

6. Behind the News

   Village Voice shifts to ‘generic’ editorial strategy after fresh layoffs

   September 18, 2012 03:00 PM

   The future of the Village Voice looks uncertain after two big losses—its editor in chief and its music critic—were announced on Friday. Editor in chief Tony Ortega revealed via a post on the “Runnin’ Scared” section of the site... Continue reading

7. Behind the News

   James Brown estate case reporter slapped with subpoenas

   September 13, 2012 02:32 PM

   When the judges responsible for distributing the estate of the late musician James Brown started refusing freedom of information requests from the estate’s former trustees last year, a 60-year-old, semi-retired freelance reporter named Sue Summer wondered why. She started reporting... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Two new surveys shed light on trust and circulation of British press

   September 13, 2012 01:23 PM

   Two surveys released on Wednesday show the UK newspaper with the highest combined print and online readership is also the least trusted. A new dataset released in the UK measures print and digital circulation of the British press for... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   Recommendations from journalism profs

   September 10, 2012 04:02 PM

   The Columbia campus is suddenly flooded with new students, some of them young journalists about to embark on the 10-month whirlwind that is a master's at the Graduate School of Journalism. In honor of the incoming class, we asked some... Continue reading

10. Q and A

    Identity crisis

    September 7, 2012 11:00 AM

    In July, just 10 weeks after he started work as the editorial director of Journatic, Mike Fourcher announced on his personal blog that he was stepping down from the position. Since 2006, Journatic had... Continue reading

11. Cover Story

    Perks, not paywalls

    September 5, 2012 12:00 AM

    According to its motto, the Voice of San Diego is “irreverent, honest and engaging” in its pursuit of community news. It got even more engaging with a membership overhaul in April that allows readers to sign up as... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Instagram on the trail

    September 4, 2012 12:27 AM

    When AP staff photographer Evan Vucci downloaded Instagram, a photo-sharing app, on his iPhone before the Iowa caucus in January, he used it to keep in touch with friends and family while on the road. Now, the AP has requested... Continue reading

13. Behind the News

    Pasadena publisher launches a system for outsourcing local news

    August 27, 2012 02:47 PM

    A publisher in Pasadena, CA, who said he received death threats when he started hiring workers in India to write local stories five years ago nevertheless has launched a business to help other local publishers start outsourcing. James Macpherson, who... Continue reading

14. Behind the News

    Fake military news site gains traction

    August 23, 2012 03:00 PM

    When a former Marine started writing Onion-style stories on the satirical military news site he launched in March, he had little inkling how quickly they would spread. Five months since he started The Duffel Blog, 28-year-old Sgt. Paul Szoldra,... Continue reading

15. Behind the News

    Pomp and circumstance: How do Americans see the Brits?

    August 22, 2012 11:00 AM

    It took the Olympics to prove it: Britain might as well be Middle Earth to most Americans. Only that could explain why NBC hosts told opening ceremony viewers to Google the identity of Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World... Continue reading

16. Behind the News

    Local news sites form new trade association

    August 20, 2012 03:00 PM

    Next month, at the annual Block by Block conference for local news sites, around 100 independent publishers will celebrate the launch of a new nonprofit trade group that will offer support for the growing hyperlocal news industry.... Continue reading

17. Behind the News

    Thompson has digital cred but faces challenges at NYT

    August 16, 2012 04:45 PM

    On Tuesday, The New York Times named Mark Thompson, the outgoing director general of the BBC, as its new chief executive officer. Thompson starts in November. In the announcement, Times chairman and publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said that Thompson... Continue reading

18. Behind the News

    HuffPost Live Launches

    August 13, 2012 05:11 PM

    When Huffington Post Live launched on Monday morning, its founding editor, Roy Sekoff, quickly found reasons to be proud of the work he put into building the video streaming service. “One of the first ideas that I ever had was... Continue reading

19. Behind the News

    I tweet therefore I can

    August 9, 2012 10:42 AM

    Twitter now boasts 140 million active users, many of whom have used the social messaging service in the last two weeks to share instant results from the Olympics, glimpse behind-the-scenes moments with the athletes, and voice frustrations at mainstream media... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Remembering Judith Crist

    August 7, 2012 12:53 PM

    Judith Crist, the influential film critic, died today at her home in Manhattan. She was 90, and known to millions of Americans for her spiky film reviews on the Today Show and more than three decades of film criticism in... Continue reading

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