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Behind the News
140, One Million
June 19, 2009 05:22 PMRobert Scoble, the man with the quickest laugh in the room, any room, strode up on stage, triumphant. He grinned wide, even for a fellow who's already the jolliest about town, Silicon Valley normally, where his personal... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Wikipedia vs. Joe the Plumber
October 20, 2008 02:07 PMIf John McCain and Barack Obama's invocation of "Joe the Plumber" twenty-odd times in their final debate wasn't enough to vault the Ohioan into national prominence, subsequent newspaper articles and interviews from far and wide certainly did the trick. But... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Community Media
October 3, 2008 03:54 PMIn early August, online magazine Salon unveiled a new platform of blogs written by the people formerly known as its audience—with one attention-grabbing feature. The platform, dubbed “Open Salon,” lets readers tip a blogger for a well-written post. Plenty... Continue reading
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Desks
The Audit Business
- Audit Notes: Facebook IPO edition
- The Chicago Tribune lights up the flame-retardant industry An outstanding investigation show how chemical companies preserve a toxic cash cow
The Observatory Science
- The western frontier KQED Quest, Pacific Standard keep their eyes on the other coast
- USA Today’s oily, gassy rainbow Detailed cover story a bit too rosy about ‘energy independence’
Campaign Desk Politics & Policy
- The over-covered image war Journalists are exaggerating the risk that Mitt Romney will be “defined” early
- Medicare and the $500 billion bogeyman Will a half-truth still work for the GOP?
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The Kicker last updated: Mon 3:17 PM
- The Pulitzer Prize luncheon, storified
- A game of telephone fools the Times
- What Warren Buffett sees in local newspapers
- Don’t take my traditional Internet away!
- Why China ejected Melissa Chan
The Future of Media
News Startups Guide last updated: Wed 2:13 PM
- Missouri Scout Subscription-based niche political news from a stockbroker turned political junkie
- Eye on Annapolis Unadorned, up-to-the-minute news for Maryland’s capital city
