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06.15.08Biased or not biased, that is the questionThe current issue of the American Journalism Review has an excellent article by Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi analyzing the charges of media bias in our current political campaign and in general. I urge you to read the full article, but one portion stood out to me: The public doesn't really understand how the news is made. That might sound elitist, except that much of the daily suspicion cast on reporters' work seems to stem from naïveté and reflexive public cynicism. Ask journalists about a recent accusation of bias and watch their eyes begin to roll. Julie Mason, the Houston Chronicle's White ...
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06.12.08The transparent newsroomFrom Mastering Multimedia: "The story of how a small newspaper opened its editorial decision making process to the public in order to gain credibility with great results. A case study produced by Innovation Media Consulting on American Newspaper about The Spokesman Review newspaper in the United States." Now this is the type of newsroom innovation that needs to take place. Not measuring journalists' bylines, not cutting paper length and not plastering the news Web sites with every piece of technology and doodad that comes out. If you earn the respect of your readers again, you will earn their money.
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06.06.08Tribune to Measure Journalists’ Productivity, May Cut PagesFrom Editor & Publisher: Tribune executives sketched out the future of its publishing division during a Q1 conference call with media and investors Thursday afternoon -- including accelerated plans to "right-size" its newspapers. One of the main strategies outlined by Tribune Chief Operating Officer Randy Michaels involves measuring the productivity of journalists. "This is a new thing," he said. "Nobody ever said, 'How many column inches did someone produce?'" Michaels knows, and then proceeded to tell listeners, that in Los Angeles the average journalist at the Los Angeles Times produces about 51 pages a year, while in Harford, Conn., the average is more ...
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