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1. The Kicker

   Pass the #popcorn

   November 28, 2012 06:08 PM

   According to a recent Pew study, 15 percent of adults online use Twitter — 8 percent daily. I’m pretty sure most of that 8 percent are journalists. Journalists love Twitter, whether using it for writing, conversation, or fighting. And... Continue reading

2. Behind the News

   Martin Baron’s plans for WaPo

   November 20, 2012 03:30 PM

   Boston Globe editor Martin Baron will be The Washington Post's new executive editor come January 2013, replacing Marcus Brauchli. Three days after his first visit to WaPo’s newsroom to meet his future colleagues, I asked Baron what strategies he... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   Tom Rosenstiel leaving Pew

   November 19, 2012 06:13 PM

   More changes are in store for the Pew Research Center. As Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor and online executive editor Alan Murray prepares to begin his presidential duties there, Tom Rosenstiel, founder and director of Pew's Project... Continue reading

4. Behind the News

   Buzzfeed president talks branded content

   November 19, 2012 06:50 AM

   The Columbia Spectator, The Blue & White, and the Columbia InterPublications Association hosted the Columbia Media Conference last weekend. The daylong event consisted of four panels covering mostly future of media industry issues with an impressive roster of... Continue reading

5. The Observatory

   What’s the MATTER?

   November 15, 2012 03:30 PM

   MATTER, a Kickstarter-funded longform science journalism project, launched on Wednesday with its first article, written by prominent science writer Anil Ananthaswamy. Just shy of 7,800 words, it tells the story of a man, "David," and his struggle... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   Pass the #popcorn

   November 9, 2012 03:24 PM

   According to a recent Pew study, 15 percent of adults online use Twitter — 8 percent daily. I’m pretty sure most of that 8 percent are journalists. Journalists love Twitter, whether using it for writing, conversation, or fighting. And... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   And the award for sexist pig goes to…

   November 9, 2012 07:05 AM

   The Women's Media Center celebrated the end of election season on Thursday by giving out awards for sexist coverage of female politicians through WMC's "Name It. Change It." project. Sadly, there was no red carpet for the awards... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Nor’easter blows Newsday’s paywall down

   November 6, 2012 05:30 PM

   The paywall at Newsday — both its Long Island and Westchester/Rockland versions — has come down … for now. According to spokesperson Lauren Andrich, the paywall was taken down Monday to help its coverage areas, many still... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   Pass the #popcorn

   November 1, 2012 06:45 PM

   According to a recent Pew study, 15 percent of adults online use Twitter — 8 percent daily. I’m pretty sure most of that 8 percent are journalists. Journalists love Twitter, whether using it for writing, conversation, or fighting. And... Continue reading

10. Cover Story

    Taking the seen-it route

    November 1, 2012 12:00 AM

    Since I could talk, I have talked back to the television. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood was great—I loved that segment on how orange crayons are made—but really, he could have tried harder to change up the voices he... Continue reading

11. Darts and Laurels

    Darts and Laurels

    November 1, 2012 12:00 AM

    When The New York Times made Buffalo News editor Margaret Sullivan its new public editor in September, there seemed to be a general consensus that she couldn’t do much worse than outgoing Arthur Brisbane, lover of... Continue reading

12. Currents

    Talk to the hand

    November 1, 2012 12:00 AM

    Eight years ago, the Chicago Tribune put the halogen searchlight of public attention on an age-old international media conspiracy—an inside joke among journos to try to sneak a certain seemingly descriptive but actually meaningless phrase past their editors.... Continue reading

13. Behind the News

    Appending Larry

    October 26, 2012 02:50 PM

    A recent Reuters article on Google's prematurely released earnings report noted that a Twitter parody account was created to mock the "PENDING LARRY QUOTE" in the company’s unfinished document: "[W]ithin minutes, though, an unknown prankster set up a "<a... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    Pass the #popcorn

    October 26, 2012 12:45 PM

    According to a recent Pew study, 15 percent of adults online use Twitter — 8 percent daily. I’m pretty sure most of that 8 percent are journalists. Journalists love Twitter, whether using it for writing, conversation, or... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    ‘Hi, Mark!’

    October 22, 2012 06:20 PM

    Mark Thompson began work today as the new CEO of The New York Times, and the Newspaper Guild was there to greet him: The guild has been in negotiations with NYT management since the union contract... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    Pass the #popcorn

    October 19, 2012 05:41 PM

    According to a recent Pew study, 15 percent of adults online use Twitter — 8 percent daily. I’ve yet to see a study confirming this, but I’m pretty sure most of that 8 percent are journalists. Journalists... Continue reading

17. Behind the News

    Newsweek is dead … long live Newsweek?

    October 18, 2012 03:48 PM

    As has been reported all over the place today, Newsweek/The Daily Beast editor in chief Tina Brown and CEO Baba Shetty announced that, after 79 years, the final print version of Newsweek will hit newsstands on December 31.... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    Fisching for attention

    October 16, 2012 05:30 PM

    You'd think there would be little to criticize about Southern Poverty Law Center's "Mix It Up at Lunch Day" project, designed to teach children tolerance and prevent bullying in schools by asking students to "connect with someone new" during... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    Pass the #popcorn

    October 12, 2012 06:05 PM

    According to a recent Pew study, 15 percent of adults online use Twitter — 8 percent daily. I’ve yet to see a study confirming this, but I’m pretty sure most of that 8 percent are journalists. Journalists love Twitter,... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Burying the lede

    October 11, 2012 04:40 PM

    This American Life host Ira Glass recently did an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit. “Sound_Sop” asked him: “It’s 2012 and I’m in journalism school. Am I an idiot?” Glass responded: “short answer: no. There’ll be journalism somewhere. There’ll be... Continue reading

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