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1. Feature

   AOL and Its Algorithm

   November 23, 2010 02:02 PM

   “Are you a passionate and entrepreneurial online journalist? Want to be part of a dynamic and innovative team of journalists, engineers, designers, and business pros who are creating a bold new solution for our industry? Do you think that... Continue reading

2. Feature

   After the Storm

   July 6, 2010 11:56 AM

   As of early June, Paper Cuts, a blog that keeps track of announced buyouts and layoffs at newspapers, counted a total of 32,578 jobs lost since the beginning of 2008. Other estimates are more conservative, but they’re all disturbing. For... Continue reading

3. Feature

   Can Local Television Afford Investigations?

   May 27, 2010 05:00 AM

   In the predawn hours of October 16, 2006, the home of Benny and Martha Cryer exploded. They had lived in the house, in Wylie, Texas, northeast of Dallas, for fifty-two years, but as frantic neighbors helplessly watched, the elderly... Continue reading

4. Behind the News

   More Network News Employees Out of the Picture

   February 23, 2010 06:59 PM

   The relentless drumbeat of job loss across the media industry pounded at ABC News Tuesday afternoon with word that as many as 400 positions throughout the network news division will be eliminated either through voluntary buyouts or layoffs.... Continue reading

5. Feature

   Less Is Not More

   January 28, 2010 12:00 AM

   When my son’s first college roommate turned out to be from Chicago, I was delighted. His family had long subscribed to the Chicago Tribune, where I worked. I thought it gave us an immediate connection. Less than two months... Continue reading

6. Behind the News

   AOL’s Assembly Line

   November 30, 2009 06:25 PM

   AOL’s new high-tech method of mass-producing news and other online content raises some interesting questions. The new approach, which will launch in December when AOL becomes independent from Time Warner, reduces reliance on error-prone human judgment and further smears... Continue reading

7. Behind the News

   The Dangers of Disaster Reporting

   November 6, 2009 04:57 PM

   By now, members of the national press have descended on Fort Hood, Texas to tell the story of the worst soldier-on-soldier massacre in U.S. military history. Their job will be fraught with professional and emotional pitfalls. One of the biggest,... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   A Step Too Far?

   November 2, 2009 05:53 PM

   The Los Angeles Times provoked gasps last April when it took the once-controversial idea of front page advertising one misstep further. The financially strapped paper ran an ad thinly disguised as a news story in the body of its front... Continue reading