2011 March — AEJMC Hot Topics

When Using Blogs as Sources Gets Dangerous

March 15, 2011 By AEJMC Leave a Comment

From NYT Public Editor’s Journal on March 1, 2011 - Kate Zernike, in her report on Michelle Obama’s effort to promote breast-feeding, went to the blogs to canvas political comment. There, she found a surprising number of people crossing political boundaries to express support or opposition.

But reader Michael Denham of Boston questioned the quality of the sourcing of the story, as did other readers who contacted the public editor’s office. Mr. Denham noted a quote in the story that was attributed only as “one person on a blog” – and an anonymous one at that. Read more

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Blogging, Content and Distribution, sources

Has the NYT Picked the Right Time for a Pay Model?

March 15, 2011 By AEJMC Leave a Comment

From Newsonomics March 14, 2011 - Timing may not be everything, but it’s a lot in life, and the New York Times could have not have picked a better time — soon – to launch both its new paid plans and new tablet product.

Why? Well, the world’s conspired to wait, along with the rest of us, for the Times’ 14-month gestation period to conclude, since it announced a new pay plan, way back in January, 2010, seemingly another age. Let’s just tick off the can-you-believe-this context for the Times’ imminent launch. Read more.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Content and Distribution, Newspaper, paid content, Traditional Media

Update on NRC’s Doctoral Survey Results

March 7, 2011 By AEJMC Leave a Comment

From Inside Higher Education, 3-7-2011: After the generally skeptical and even disappointed response of college officials to the National Research Council’s long-awaited rankings of doctoral programs in September, last week’s follow-up meeting of NRC officials and college administrators might well have been tense. [Read more...]

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Public Relations Internships

March 7, 2011 By AEJMC Leave a Comment

From PRSA: As part of PRSA’s unveiling of industry guidelines for the ethical use of interns, we asked five recent public relations interns to blog about their experiences — good or bad — and offer ideas on how the profession can better prepare interns for the rigors of full-time employment. Read more.

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Newsweek Cover Features Hillary Clinton

March 7, 2011 By AEJMC Leave a Comment

From Poynter.org; Tina Brown’s first issue of Newsweek, which debuts this week, features Hillary Clinton on its cover. Read more.

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NPR and PBS Fund More Investigative Reporting

March 7, 2011 By AEJMC Leave a Comment

From Huffington Post: NPR, PBS and local public broadcast stations around the country are hiring more journalists and pumping millions of dollars into investigative news to make up for what they see as a lack of deep-digging coverage by their for-profit counterparts. Read more.

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