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Posted January 29, 2010


For at least a decade, the Al Hamra -- an inelegant, 10-story wedge of concrete and glass across the Tigris River from the U.S.-dominated Green Zone -- has been the enduring hub of journalism in Iraq. Source: Los Angeles Times. Posted January 29, 2010, 2:40 PM PDT.
Posted January 28, 2010


In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, as NBC News employees return from the disaster zone, they will get the opportunity to relate their experiences to work-sanctioned therapists. “There is an impact on reporters from seeing all these things,” Alexandra Wallace, a senior vice president at NBC News, told The Observer. Source: New York Observer. Posted January 28, 2010, 9:15 AM PDT.


American newspapers have relied on government subsidies since Washington’s day, but that support has dropped sharply in the last four decades, according to a report to be released by the University of Southern California. In the last year, the industry’s financial woes have prompted much debate about what government can do to support the news media -- and much hand-wringing about the risk of journalists being beholden to government. Source: New York Times. Posted January 28, 2010, 6:05 AM PDT.
Posted January 26, 2010
Posted January 25, 2010


Washington’s hottest dinner ticket just became more expensive. Attendees at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner will have to fork over $225 for the May 1 event, an increase over the previous $200 price tag. Jay Leno will headline the dinner. Source: E&P in Exile. Posted January 25, 2010, 12:41 PM PDT.


As ABC decides who'll replace George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," the network plans to switch things up a bit next week. Instead of rotating internal candidates Jake Tapper and Terry Moran -- who hosted today -- ABC has tapped Barbara Walters to guest anchor next Sunday's show. Walters last hosted "This Week" in August 1990, when the biggest topic in the news was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Source: Politico. Posted January 25, 2010, 6:03 AM PDT.
Posted January 21, 2010


How significant is The New York Times's decision to charge for its Web content? Very, says media gadfly Steven Brill. "It's great whenever any significant publisher of journalism reaffirms the idea that journalism has value—whether it's online or in print—but it's especially significant when The New York Times does it because, as far as I'm concerned, they're still the leading journalism organization in the world," he said. Source: Newsweek. Posted January 21, 2010, 9:24 AM PDT.
Posted January 20, 2010


In an editorial, the Hattiesburg American wrote: "Where does news end and privacy begin, even if the person involved is one of the most recognizable faces in the world? That's a question that journalists debate constantly... There is a fine line between covering Woods when he wrecks his car and extending coverage when and if he gets treatment." Source: Hattiesburg American. Posted January 20, 2010, 6:10 AM PDT.
Posted January 19, 2010


Confronted with the overwhelming need in Haiti, medical doctors who serve as network correspondents have been toggling between roles: that of physician and reporter. On Sunday, ABC’s Dr. Richard Besser assisted a pregnant woman in labor and NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman operated on the wounded in a makeshift clinic. Source: Los Angeles Times. Posted January 19, 2010, 6:03 AM PDT.
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