Tag: editor
The Indiana primary - 40 years ago
Forty years ago, as a reporter for the student newspaper, I was in Indiana along with a group of University of Tennessee students who were canvassing for his election. On our way back to Knoxville on a Sunday...
Merrill Brown: Old media needs to wake up, or die
"Traditional media companies that refuse to invest in the Internet and withdraw into old business models are destined to fade away, opening the door for entrepreneurs to take advantage of the lack of innovation.That...
Not-so-free-press: Andrew Mwenda (and others) arr...
"“We think the government is not happy with a story The Independent published in a recent issue exposing atrocities committed by government forces during the war.” — Bob Kasango, legal counsel for The IndependentFrom Reuters:"“Ugandan security forces on Saturday...
Murdoch Moving to Buy Newsday for $580 Million
Rupert Murdoch started out as a journalist in Adelaide, South Australia, working for his father's newspaper. He achieved a reputation as a tireless campaigner for justice in those early days. Now, it looks like the...
Release: Len Brody at Digital Hollywood, LA
If you're going to Digital Hollywood next week be sure to say hello to NowPublic co-founder, Len Brody. He'll be on an interesting panel." Personalized Mobile is becoming the new broadband, perhaps even...
Top Editor of Wall Street Journal Resigns
Following News Corp's purchase of the WSJ, editor Marcus W. Brauchli has announced his resignation - and ignited speculation about whether or not he was forced out or left voluntarily."Marcus W. Brauchli stepped down Tuesday as the top-ranking editor of The Wall Street...
Wall Street Journal's Managing Editor to Leave Post
In a surprising development, the Wall Street Journal is reporting on its web sire that the paper’s managing editor, Marcus Brauchli, is planning to resign after less than a year on the job. The move comes four months after Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, the powerful owner of...
Moscow: Making a Killing by Selling Weapons
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell there is a new twist in Columbia Drug Cartels looking for a way to get it's point across against interlopers who fly over their airspace, "Say it...
Cover It Live: Live Blogging in a Snap
Cover It Live is a simple tool that bloggers--pros and amateurs alike--can use to add real-time interactivity to their posts. A number of newspapers are using it, and all it requires is simple Javascript added to your blog. There are many examples throughout the Web.As this...
User-generated content leading to new jobs in new...
As the multimedia news streams grows and content supplied by "users" becomes part of the news, new jobs are popping up. The latest is "group multimedia editor" for the Glasgow Herald, says Editors Weblog: "John Young, former picture editor of the Glasgow Evening Times, will...
Bid on a piece of Madonna memorabilia
I picked up my copy of Vanity Fair today and as usual it's a great issue, but this month the magazine is giving readers an opportunity to own a part of the magazine's history.I just checked the current bid though and...
Playboy to launch in Philippines, eyes mature Dads
Playboy magazine is poised to launch in the Philippines, but the nudie mag insists their target audience is going to be mature men who like well-written articles and tasteful photography.""Maxim and FHM are called...
LA Times Apologizes for Tupac Story
Update: The LA Times has issued an apology to Sean "Diddy" Combs following an internal investigation of the sources used for the story which linked Combs to the 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur in a New York City...
Call for more representation of women in media
"More women's representation both in print and electronic media is needed to help the country move on towards progress, speakers said at the inaugural session of a seven-day workshop in Dhaka on Sunday. They also urged the country's media management to create more job...
