The New York Times has finally got on the blog wagon. Deputy managing editor Jon Landman promised further blogs but noted that blogs “make some newspaper people nuts”:
In an memo to staff on Wednesday (first posted at LAObseved), Jon Landman, the paper’s deputy managing editor, promised a real estate blog by Damon Darlin in [...]
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NYT joins the blogsphere
December 11th, 2005 · 1 Comment
Celebrity, Politics and Culture
December 9th, 2005 · Comments Off
A couple of today’s stories feed into our next topic about news and popular culture.
First up are the reports that Mel Gibson may be the new favorite for replacing Arnie as governor of California. The Age reports that conservative Republicans are disappointed with Schwarzenegger’s move to the center and are hoping for a more gung-ho [...]
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Celebrity Anchor Wars
December 9th, 2005 · Comments Off
There’s been lots of speculation about Katie Couric leaving her successful morning spot on the Today show and replacing Dan Rather as CBS’ main news anchor. This raises many interesting questions about the nature of journalism and the development of celebrity journalists. The New York Times reports:
Reports of her impending flight from “Today” to sign [...]
