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  • Forbes has bought and shuttered blogging portal True/Slant, bringing its erstwhile chief Lew Dvorkin in to help Forbes play digital catch-up. The new plan: a more data-driven approach to news.

    Lewis D’vorkin back at Forbes

    Posted on September 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Forbes has bought and shuttered blogging portal True/Slant, bringing its erstwhile chief Lew Dvorkin in to help Forbes play digital catch-up. The new plan: a more data-driven approach to news.

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  • Reporters 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.

    Dave Weigel and the Privacy of Public Figures

    Posted on June 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Reporters 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.

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  • The 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:

    New FTC report: can the government save newspapers?

    Posted on June 1, 2010 | No Comments
    The 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:

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