Newsweek owner seeks editor with ‘a respect for the business aspects of the operation’

Wall Street Journal Sidney Harman is looking for an editor “who doesn’t think this is somehow an artistic undertaking totally separate from the real world.” Newsweek’s new owner also tells Russell Adams : * “Good God” was his first reaction to seeing Newsweek’s financials. * Newsweek currently is “a collection of essays” while he’d like to see the writers “getting behind the story.” * Using heavier paper stock “probably might be a damn good thing to do.” > Partnerships between editorial and business have bloomed in the past 18 months

WSJ coverage of Murdoch’s $1M gift ‘appears to be written oh-so-carefully’

Newsonomics.com Ken Doctor points out that the story “doesn’t acknowledge the firestorm that’s erupted, and it helpfully turns over the third and fourth paragraphs to a News Corp spokesperson. As a paying Journal subscriber, I’d have to say it’s not up to Journal standards.”

Gray violated a cardinal rule learned in Journalism 101

New York Times | Washington Post “He made himself very much part of the story,” writes Leonard Shapiro . “He should have known better.” || Westwood One sports producer Howard Deneroff tells Richard Sandomir that Jim Gray ’s “a great interviewer but he also rubs people the wrong way sometimes.”

Ombud scolds NPR for reporting Proposition 8 judge is gay

NPR.org “Saying matter-of-factly that [Judge Vaughn] Walker is gay, without his confirmation, violates NPRs policy against publishing or airing rumors, allegations or reports about private lives of anyone unless there is a compelling news reason to do so,” writes Alicia Shepard . “But let’s say he is openly gay, so what? Is Walkers sexual orientation relevant to the story about Proposition 8?

Rand Paul says GQ’s kidnap story ‘absolutely untrue’

The Upshot | Lexington Herald-Leader “I will categorically deny that I ever kidnapped anyone or forced anybody to use drugs,” Rand Paul says in response to GQ’s story . GQ stands by the story, which editor-in-chief Jim Nelson says was “vetted, researched, and exhaustively fact-checked.” || Jack Brammer: Paul’s campaign tried to use the GQ.com article to its advantage, sending out e-mails asking for contributions to fight the allegations.

ProPublica makes it easier to reprint its stories

ProPublica Just click the “Republish” button. “The content is free, but you have to credit us, include all the links in the story, and you cannot edit the piece,” writes Mike Webb .

AP editor: Oil spill ‘is a sprawling complex story,’ so…

Poynter Online In addition to naming an oil spill editor, the Associated Press has also posted openings for the positions of Gulf spill impact reporter and Gulf spill industry reporter.

NPR ombud: Listeners hear the same thing differently with Middle East stories

NPR.org Some claim NPR really means National Palestinian Radio, says Alicia Shepard , while others contend that NPR is in Israel’s pocket and fails to tell the Palestinian side of the story. NPR editors ask listeners to judge the coverage as a whole, says the ombud, not just on one story or even one day’s coverage,

GOP candidate takes credit for NYT story on Connecticut AG

Politico.com A New York Times spokeswoman says that “anyone reading [ the story on Richard Blumenthal] can tell that it was the product of extensive independent reporting – including our FOIA of his military records.”

Did WH correspondents’ dinner affect coverage of Times Square bomb attempt?

Mediaite.com “I think that if this had not occurred on the same night as the White House Correspondents Dinner, the narrative would have been different,” writes Rachel Sklar . “There would have been less of the ‘homegrown’ meme, and more rigorous engagement on the story all around.”

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