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1. The Kicker

   The Most 2009 Story Kicker of the Year (So Far)?

   April 28, 2009 11:26 AM

   Now that we have contenders for "Most 2009 Headline of the Year (So Far)," how about this, from WWD, for "Most 2009 Story Kicker of the Year (So Far)"? Portfolio’s demise was first confirmed on its own Web... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   “The Most 2009 Headline of the Year”? (Already?)

   April 28, 2009 10:56 AM

   "The most 2009 headline of the year comes courtesy of CNN.com: 'Swine flu creates controversy on Twitter'," Twitters Keith Phipps, writer for The Onion's The AV Club (facts which, I guess, only further the 2009-ishness of it all). ... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   About That Low-Flying Plane “Photo-Op”

   April 28, 2009 09:55 AM

   From the (print only) New York Times today, byline A.G. Sulzberger and Matthew L. Wald: Neither the White House nor the F.A.A. explained why the mission was deemed a secret, even though officials conceded the primary purpose was picture... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Douthat’s Eye-Grabbing Debut NYT Column

   April 28, 2009 09:24 AM

   "Cheney For President" is the attention-grabbing headline of Ross Douthat's inaugural New York Times column today (web only). Once Douthat has your attention, you learn that he thinks Cheney should have run for president in '08 not so much... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Fox Won’t Air Presidential News Conference

   April 27, 2009 04:21 PM

   From the AP: The Fox network is sticking with its regular schedule over President Barack Obama this week. The network is turning down the president's request to show his prime-time news conference on Wednesday. The news... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   “From Terrifying Tweet to News Report— In 4 Minutes”

   April 27, 2009 02:44 PM

   Nieman Lab's Zachary M. Seward explains. Also: at the White House press briefing just now, MSNBC's Chuck Todd asked Robert Gibbs whether the White House would apologize to New Yorkers for its part in sparking this "terrifying tweet."... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   “100-Day Milestone” Falls Victim to Swine Flu?

   April 27, 2009 01:48 PM

   From the Washington Post: "Swine Flu Crisis May Overshadow 100-Day Milestone." After all, "swine flu has dominated headlines for the last two days." But, our assessments of The President's Progress were supposed to dominate headlines this week. Damn... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   AP on Michelle’s 100 Days “Transformation”

   April 27, 2009 01:03 PM

   CJR's Jane Kim to political reporters gearing up for Wednesday (you know, President Obama's 100th Day? Report card day?): "Let’s go substantive on 100-day coverage." The Associated Press, for one, finds a clever way around Kim's call for... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   Does CNN Need To “Make It Sexy?”

   April 27, 2009 12:18 PM

   Reports Bill Carter of the New York Times: In March, CNN averaged 328,000 viewers in prime time among the audience that most news advertisers seek: viewers aged 25 to 54. Fox doubled that with 628,000. MSNBC averaged 375,000. Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    Condé Nast Closes Portfolio

    April 27, 2009 11:30 AM

    Condé Nast is ceasing publication of Portfolio, the glossy business magazine (and 2008 National Magazine Award winner). A brief post from Jeff Bercovici, of Portfolio's Mixed Media blog. Jon Fine at Businessweek.com on "Why It... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    Shep Smith: “We Do Not F*&#ing Torture!”

    April 23, 2009 10:52 AM

    Watch the video below of Shep (Smith) talking torture with colleagues Trace (Gallagher) and Judge (Napolitano) yesterday on Fox News's online show, "The Strategy Room," a segment which sparked this Twitter exchange between Time's Michael Scherer (used to work at... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    Stephanopoulos’s “Get”

    April 23, 2009 10:02 AM

    ABC News's George Stephanopoulous blogs about his sit-down yesterday with the president of Iran (who is up for re-election in June): After the This Week show on Sunday -- and after five years of requests -- I received word... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Seat At The Table

    April 23, 2009 09:23 AM

    Time photographer Callie Shell snapped a photo of the seating chart (think red velvet and calligraphy, not notepad paper) for a recent luncheon President Obama hosted for a handful of TV news anchors. And, maybe, the higher your ratings,... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    The NYT Co.’s 411 Trademarks

    April 22, 2009 04:26 PM

    "Inspired" by the news that the New York Times Company, citing its trademark, had successfully convinced The Food Section blog to abandon its "All The News That's Fit to Eat" tag line, Neiman Lab's Zach Seward dug... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    “To Be A Predator”

    April 22, 2009 02:29 PM

    Wow. Even for local TV news. Just...wow. From Minnesota Public Radio's The Loophole blog: So, there was an attempted child abduction in Edina [MN] last week. As a way of advancing...illustrating...dramatizing...the story, our local Fox affiliate KMSP Fox 9... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    A “Postprint Writing Class”

    April 22, 2009 01:06 PM

    Maybe the nineteen-year-old version of you fulfilled your science requirement by pass/failing "Rocks For Jocks." But, back then, as you searched for an easy way to a few English credits, chances are "Writing for Nonreaders" wasn't even in the course... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    Can You Say Lede of The Day?

    April 22, 2009 12:39 PM

    Try saying this lede -- from the Wall Street Journal's Digits blog today-- five times, fast, aloud: A heated, multimedia gay-marriage discussion spanning YouTube, blogs, Twitter, Larry King and The Hills ensued after Miss USA contestant Carrie Prejean answered... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    New Guinea Tribesman Sues New Yorker

    April 22, 2009 11:26 AM

    The protagonist in Jared Diamond's 2008 New Yorker story, "Vengeance is Ours," is suing the magazine's publisher for $10 million, "claiming Diamond's story falsely accused [the protagonist, Daniel Wemp, a member of New Guinea's Handa clan] and... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    Horn: Toot!

    April 22, 2009 11:00 AM

    CJR's own Megan Garber has been named a finalist in the "Best Commentary, Digital" category for the third annual Mirror Awards honoring excellence in media industry reporting and presented by Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. ... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Book, Cook by Twitter (But Don’t Solicit Interview Questions)

    April 22, 2009 09:28 AM

    Today in Twitter: Gary Trudeau, who Twitters as a cartoon Fox News reporter, slams journalists who use Twitter to "solicit their followers for questions before interviews" ("You're supposed to be professionals...It's really about flattering the followers, populist pandering")... Continue reading

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