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1. June 22, 2012 06:50 AM

   “Prophet of Katrina” stays put

   Times-Picayune’s ace environment reporter sticks with Nola Media Group

   By Curtis Brainard

   The man The New York Times called “a prophet of Katrina’s wrath” for his prescient coverage of New Orleans’ vulnerability to hurricanes and flooding has decided to stick with the city’s beleaguered newspaper. On Tuesday, Mark Schleifstein, the Times-Picayune’s environment reporter for the last 28 years, accepted a job offer from the new Nola Media Group, which was formed in...

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2. November 1, 2012 06:50 AM

   Embeddable Sandy content

   Google and WNYC created free, shareable media

   By Hazel Sheffield

   One of the most useful bits of embeddable content being passed around in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is this Transit Tracker, created by WNYC, that shows which New York City trains and buses are running and when to expect the next updates. WNYC provides the html code behind the content to make the tracker embeddable on other sites. That...

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3. October 29, 2012 05:24 PM

   Newsrooms’ digital Sandy coverage

   Outlets are pulling out all the stops

   By Hazel Sheffield

   Several big news services have put public service ahead of profit by doing away with their paywalls for the duration of Hurricane Sandy. The New York Times allowed unlimited sitewide access from Sunday afternoon, and spokeswoman Eileen Murphy told Poynter that the paywall would not be reinstated until the weather emergency is over. The Wall Street Journal and Newsday have...

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