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Newsies (1992)
August 19, 2011 10:06 AM
Before Christian Bale became Batman, he was Jack Kelly, a newspaper boy with a dream in his heart and calluses on his feet, in the Disney musical Newsies. Yes! Kelly was a superhero of sorts, too—a singing, dancing, teenaged labor... Continue reading
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Extra! Extra! Clean Fingers!
April 9, 2010 11:53 AM
A strong indication that publishers are stumped by the iPad: This morning in Times Square, a horde of Wall Street Journal paper hawkers were armed with iPads displaying the Journal's application. One of these newsies tried to get... Continue reading
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From Newspaper to Wallpaper
April 9, 2010 10:24 AM
In the movies, a wall covered in newspapers typically signals a serial killer or obsessive stalker. But, thanks to designer Lori Weitzner, newsprint-covered walls now say chic and eco-friendly. Weitzner's new wallpaper called "Newsworthy" is made... Continue reading
Darts and Laurels

Darts and Laurels
July 15, 2009 12:49 PM
Laurel to The Arizona Republic for “Perfectly Legal,” a series of six articles, published in May, that exposed a network of charities that were inflating their balance sheets—and their image as efficient do-gooders—by claiming tax breaks on donated goods that... Continue reading
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The Economy Today: Solar Big Bang
June 30, 2009 08:13 AM
National papers continue to lead with the Madoff sentencing. Yesterday, Judge Danny Chin sentenced the Ponzi schemer to the maximum 150 years in prison. In consumer economic news, USA Today reports that credit-card companies have <a... Continue reading
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The Economy Today: It’s All Happening at the Zoo
June 29, 2009 08:58 AM
The Wall Street Journal reports that consumer confidence is up for the fifth month in a row. This report is coupled with another survey which says that the personal savings rate grew to 6.9 percent this May, up... Continue reading
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Forgetful Geniuses
June 26, 2009 01:15 PM
Mere mortals lose car keys, real geniuses lose whole cars. This seems to be a recurring motif in New Yorker profiles of distinguished scientists. Two examples (both require subscription): From the current issue, Elizabeth Kolbert's "The Catastrophist",... Continue reading
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Sanford’s Flight of Fancy
June 25, 2009 04:21 PM
The Mark Sanford affair story affords plentiful opportunities for practitioners and observers of journalism and politics. It allows for the making of jokes, the calling of names, and the partisan schadenfreude. But we wanted... Continue reading
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Oh, The Irony
June 25, 2009 10:58 AM
Just to think, yesterday started out so well for the GOP. Politico's lead story, posted at 5:05 a.m. yesterday was headline: "A Republican comeback?" and listed three ways that the Republicans could end their bad streak of luck.... Continue reading
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Planted Questions
June 24, 2009 03:27 PM
Yesterday’s presidential presser added another installment to the Annals of Questions That Make News. Last April, it was Jeff Zeleny’s multipart question that made waves. This time around, The Huffington Post’s Nico Pitney did the honors, with a... Continue reading
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The Economy Today: Moonlighting Back in Vogue
June 24, 2009 10:02 AM
A tough job market is pushing some workers to take on second jobs, USA Today reports. According to various surveys, the number of Americans who are working a second job has risen this year. An AARP survey found... Continue reading
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NewsAyatollahs, The Ayatollahist
June 23, 2009 01:45 PM
On the occasion of Newsweek's Ayatollah-centric cover, The New Yorker's Cartoon Lounge blog imagines what other magazines might look like if they followed in Newsweek's footsteps. Sports Ayatollah, anyone? Continue reading
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Keller on Rohde: “There’s No Question It Was the Right Approach”
June 23, 2009 01:39 PM
On June 20, the world discovered that, since November 2008, New York Times reporter David Rohde had been held by Taliban kidnappers. Abducted while reporting in Afghanistan, Rohde and an Afghan journalist escaped last week while their captors... Continue reading
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Gawker’s “Inadvertent” Journalism
June 22, 2009 01:47 PM
"We don't seek to do good. ... We may inadvertently do good. We may inadvertently commit journalism." So says Gawker editor-in-chief to Washington Post's Howard Kurtz. Gawker straddles disparate worlds, Kurtz writes, with headlines like <a href=http://gawker.com/5299748/forget-fire-crotch-heres-quasar-crotch... Continue reading
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The Economy Today: Will There Be Fireworks?
June 22, 2009 10:08 AM
Despite growing foreclosures in Nevada and other parts of the country, some lawmakers are calling for an expanded tax credit to homeowners, USA Today reports. Traditionally, first-time buyers were eligible for an $8,000 credit, but... Continue reading
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Hey Arianna Huffington! Did You Hear About …
June 19, 2009 01:41 PM
One for the record books, folks: A Huffington Post headline that distills the very essence of the aggregator's click-mongering: "Hey Lindsay Lohan! Did You Hear About the Major Victory for Thousands of Stop-Lossed Troops?" That's the headline on a piece... Continue reading
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More From Berkeley on Iran
June 19, 2009 01:12 PM
For more thoughts on covering Iran from Bill Berkeley, who spoke with CJR earlier this week, check out Berkeley's appearance on KCRW's "To The Point." The interview starts at about the 44:00 minute mark. Continue reading
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The Economy Today: Weatherizing Amidst The Storm
June 19, 2009 09:58 AM
Support is divided on the hill for the new financial regulation plan announced yesterday that would give more regulatory power to the Federal Reserve, reports The New York Times. There is consensus among senators that reform is needed,... Continue reading
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Talking Shop: Bill Berkeley
June 17, 2009 03:17 PM
For insight on covering the protests in Iran, we spoke with veteran foreign correspondent Bill Berkeley, who has reported four times from Iran for a book he’s writing about the surviving kidnappers from 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis. He also covered... Continue reading
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The Economy Today: Airport Projects Ready for Takeoff
June 16, 2009 10:35 AM
Stimulus skepticism is the name of the game this morning. The Los Angeles Times gives big play to a report prepared by Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, which catalogs failings of the stimulus bill. Some of his criticisms match... Continue reading

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