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US journalism groups join forces on global health reporting

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:09:21 +0000

Two US journalism organisations – the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting – are partnering in an attempt to support greater coverage of international news. The collaboration, which will have a focus on worldwide health news, is part of the Nieman Foundation’s fellowship in global health reporting, which was launched in 2006 and includes a four-month reporting project at the end of the academic year, an announcement on the Nieman Foundation’s website explains .

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Communications Associate

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:58:34 +0000

CT-Farmington, We currently have an opening for a Marketing/Communications Associate to join the OneBeacon Professional Insurance team in Farmington, CT. Responsibilities:1) Writes, edits and publishes a variety of marketing materials for all OBPI lines of business.2) Writes and designs About One employee e-newsletter.

Phone hacking: new government inquiry launched, PM expected to be quizzed today

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:24:27 +0000

The Home Affairs select committee has launched a new inquiry into allegations of phone hacking against the News of the World . The select committee will look at the offences related to unauthorised hacking, how such offences are dealt with and the police’s response. This will be the second inquiry conducted by MPs following the culture, media and sport select committee’s investigation , which concluded earlier this year with a report condemning “collective amnesia” amongst senior staff at the News of the World.

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Integrating TV news and the Web

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:55:42 +0000

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‘The whole idea of a reported column is that it marries facts and point of view’

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:23:19 +0000

Bay Citizen | New York Times Bay Citizen editor Jonathan Weber reacts to Arthur Brisbane ’s Sunday column : “Journalism today embodies a whole range of styles, some with more point of view and some with less, and while clear labeling of what’s what is a good goal, it’s not realistic to think that there can be some kind of calorie counter measuring the amount of opinion in a given piece.”

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How to: use the internet to create a personal brand

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:05:36 +0000

Personal branding expert and founder of Branding Personality Support Marieke Hensel gives her advice on how journalists should and shouldn't be using the web to build their own brand

BBC CoJo: In defence of Mark Thompson’s visit to Downing Street

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:54:41 +0000

Last week several news outlets, including the BBC , reported on a visit to Downing Street by the BBC’s director general Mark Thompson, who was allegedly there to discuss BBC news coverage of the government’s spending review. It was suggested that such a visit may risk damaging the impartiality of the broadcaster, with Thompson reportedly trying to ensure a good relationship with the government in light of a licence fee review on the horizon

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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:26:56 +0000

This is without doubt a very serious crime story from WeAreCentralPA.com , but the headline did cause a childish giggle: (via Common Sense Journalism ) Similar Posts: Columbia Journalism Review: Britishisms creeping in #Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – social media profile pictures Adweek: Atlanta Journal-Constitution advertises print as digital escape Andy Piper: Chasing the Daily Mail for Flickr attribution Common Sense Journalism: Tweets and a news ‘story’ – stop confounding the two

OJR: How nationally-owned local publishers can get ahead

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:13:22 +0000

The challenges facing locally and nationally owned publications are the subject of a post on the Online Journalism Review website by Robert Niles, who follows up on a previous post in which he questions the future of AOL’s hyperlocal start-up Patch.com and other national chains. Niles ha previously claimed that locally-owned publications today have cost advantages which outweigh the “economies of scale” of national chains of local publishers.

[TNTJ] We wonât pay for news (and why we shouldnât have to)

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:56:34 +0000

Do you know the dumbest thing I ever heard a journalist say about paying for content? Well, I’ll tell you

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How Business Travelers Contributed to USA Today’s Decline

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:19:17 +0000

Even in an industry accustomed to bad news, the recent cutbacks at USA Today exposed a harsh reality: For many former readers, newspapers have become so pass

Sr. Media Communications Specialist

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:19:47 +0000

MA-Holyoke, ISO New England Inc. has a position open for a Senior Media Relations Specialist. This person will be responsible for executing communications and media relations activities that will serve as a basis for communicating the Company’s position on issues, projects, and events of importance to ISO New England Inc., operator of New England’s bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets.The Senio

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BBC to revamp travel news site with added mapping

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:49:32 +0000

The BBC is launching a new-look version of its travel news site later this year, with the sneak preview now online.

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Da7Fa — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:19:57 +0000

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‘Sore loser’ Greene blames newspapers because he can’t accept voters’ verdict

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:18:11 +0000

The Upshot That’s what St. Petersburg Times editor Neil Brown tells Michael Calderone

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How to interview Mark Thompson, what his speech looks like, and more

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:11:37 +0000

This weekend, BBC director general Mark Thompson gave the James Mactaggart Memorial lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, where he discussed the future of the BBC and British television as a whole. He told the audience that broadcasting is a battle today which will require organisations to work together and “break the habit of a lifetime”, while he urged critics not to focus on small matters, such as the governence of the BBC, but the bigger issues.

AP, Google reach new licensing agreement

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:24:04 +0000

Associated Press The new licensing deal will allow Google to continue posting Associated Press content. The AP says the two companies also will work together in ways to improve discovery and distribution of news

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Controversy after local newspaper gives award to anti-gay letter

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:04:14 +0000

Encouraging debate among your readers is something every newspaper wants and the introduction of social media sharing, comment features and blogs on news sites has all added to this quest to engage readers. But for some a letter published in the Greenwich and Lewisham editon of local title the News Shopper has gone too far.

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Controversy after local newspaper gives award to anti-gay letter

Heeb becomes an online-only publication

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:21:47 +0000

Wall Street Journal Heeb’s last print issue had a circulation of 25,000.

Global Director of Marketing and Communications (Marcomm)

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:28:50 +0000

PA-Lansdale, Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Product (TFS&BP) is a business unit of Tyco Safety Products. We are a worldwide leader in saving lives and protecting property around the globe with our broad portfolio of chemical and water segment products for the fire suppression and building products industries. Within TFS&BP we design, manufacture, and distribute the highest quality products with market leadin

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