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Free enterprise just hasn’t been good for journalism
If you were thinking that the Internet ruined journalism, you’d be wrong; it’s competition and free enterprise that destroys the noble profession. At least that’s my reading of Paul Steiger‘s speech last week as part of the Ralph McGill lecture series at the University of Georgia. He says many items are published on the Internet…
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A download of great ideas for newspapers
One of the great projects of the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) is the annual Great Ideas book. A PDF of the 2010 edition, as well as the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions, has been posted on the APME website. Kurt Franck, executive editor of The (Toledo) Blade, and Terry Orme, managing editor at The…
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What were those editors thinking (Day 2)
Carole Tarrant had some great Twitter coverage of APME. If you don’t follow her, you should.