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Archive for June, 2010
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Dave Weigel and the Privacy of Public Figures
Posted on June 29, 2010 | No CommentsReporters ought to be transparent about their biases, because letting readers know where you come from makes it easier for them to trust you on the facts. -
New FTC report: can the government save newspapers?
Posted on June 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe FTC has released a report on the state of the news media. The report defines journalism as original reporting in real, or very recent, time. This means newspapers and online news sites, but it does not include magazines or opinion blogs or most TV news. The FTC has not only chosen the most essential segment of media, but the one that, demonstrably, the market hasn’t figured out. That’s what the state should do. As for the FTC’s actual recommendations, I have mixed reviews: