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Pew State Of The Media Study: Journalism Cutbacks Are Driving Consumers Away

Years of newsroom cutbacks have had a demonstrable impact on the quality of digital, newspaper and television news and in how consumers view that work, a study released Monday found. Nearly one-third of consumers surveyed by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism said they have abandoned a news outlet because it no longer gave them what they had counted on, either with fewer or less complete stories.

 

New York Post's Subway Death Photo: Was It Ethical Photojournalism?

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When a news photographer witnesses a tragedy in the making, is his obligation to intervene or to document it? That question has cropped up anew following the New York Post's publication, on its front page, of a photo taken moments after a man was pushed onto subway tracks, and moments before he was hit and killed by an oncoming train.

 

Study Of Presidential Race Finds Coverage Of Candidates Overwhelmingly Negative

Coverage of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, especially on cable TV and leading news websites, is increasingly driven by the campaigns themselves, resulting in one of the most negative elections this country has seen in decades. That's the conclusion of a new study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, which looked at more than 800 news stories produced by top newspapers, websites, and television and radio shows during the general election campaign.

 

Arianna Huffington and Tim O'Brien on HuffPost's Pulitzer Win

Can traffic-chasing sensationalism and society-changing journalism co-exist under the same roof? The decision by the Pulitzer Committee to award this year's prize for national reporting to the Huffington Post's David Wood for his series on wounded veterans is a pretty good sign that they can, at least for now. Editor in chief Arianna Huffington and executive editor Tim O'Brien took a few minutes out from the staff's champagne toast to talk about what it means for the seven-year-old news organization.

 

The New Way Twitter Will Dominate Online Journalism

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Over the past few months, I have become increasingly interested in #Twitter with the help of my friend, Julie Hunt (@juliebhunt) of . Like (@Univ_of_Oregon) #Prof. Kyu Ho Youm (@Marshall Youm), I use Twitter to share, learn, and keep virtual note cards. As you've immediately noticed, I (@BenKerschberg) am writing this short piece in a ...

Senh: It's a good read on how to use Twitter to track news that you care about or market your brand. Lots of hashtags.

 

BBC News website wins top award

The BBC News website wins an international award for general excellence in online journalism.

 

UK phone-hacking probe to begin

UK phone-hacking probe to begin

The British judge leading the government-backed probe into illegal eavesdropping by journalists will start ordering people to testify and hand over documents "as soon as possible," he said Thursday, as the inquiry launched.

 

Rockville news blog abandons its Web site, goes all Facebook all the time

Rockville news blog abandons its Web site, goes all Facebook all the time

When the Rockville Central blog wanted to increase its readership, the owners looked to Facebook’s 750 million members and thought: Let’s move everything there.

 

How Bloggers And Publishers Rely On Each Other For A Payday

Blogger. Vlogger. Tweeter. Author. Journalist. These words aren’t synonymous, and yet they all have one thing in common: behind these terms are people who are jockeying in the media world for your attention.

 

Betting on News, AOL Is Buying The Huffington Post

Betting on News, AOL Is Buying The Huffington Post

The deal would give AOL a major presence in journalism, demonstrating the company’s intention to rely more heavily on online advertising.

Senh: That's great for The Huffington Post, although they're not exactly a content site. I wonder Drudge thinks of this. HuffPost is really just Drudge Report with editors for for different categories.

 

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