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The Public Editor: Eavesdropping and the Election: An Answer on the Question of Timing. By Byron Calame. The New York Times, August 13, 2006
LETTERS TO THE PUBLIC EDITOR
Other Voices: In Search of Honesty on the Eavesdropping Story; Writers’
Credentials; Anonymous Sources Re “Eavesdropping and the Election: An Answer
on the Question of Timing” (Aug. 13). The New York Times. August 20, 2006
Outside the Tent: Commentary on the LA times coverage of the conflict in Lebanon.
Geneva Overholser reviews the state of journalism today in a letter to NPR.
Deadline U.S.A. ’06: Old Baltimore Sun Gasps and Leaps . H.L. Mencken’s Paper Struggles to Downsize in a New Universe.
The Public Editor: Eavesdropping and the Election: An Answer on the Question of Timing. By Byron Calame. The New York Times, August 13, 2006
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LETTERS TO THE PUBLIC EDITOR
Other Voices: In Search of Honesty on the Eavesdropping Story; Writers’
Credentials; Anonymous Sources Re “Eavesdropping and the Election: An Answer
on the Question of Timing” (Aug. 13). The New York Times. August 20, 2006
Outside the Tent: Times Coverage of Israel Is Full of Holes
When it comes to local Jews' relationship with Israel, this paper just doesn't
get it, says a rabbi. By Abraham Cooper, August 13th, 2006.
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Outside the Tent: What The Times Isn't Telling You About Hezbollah
Why does this paper take Israel's side? asks a Muslim leader. By Salam Al-Marayati
and Edina Lekovic, August 13th, 2006.
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Exciting Times in American Journalism. NPR.org, August 10, 2006 •
In her letter to NPR on the state of journalism, Geneva Overholser writes: In my
35 years in journalism, I've never seen a more interesting time in journalism.
After years of decline and lament, possibilities are exploding all over the place.
Sure, this makes for messy terrain -- but also promising terrain!
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Deadline U.S.A. ’06: Old Baltimore Sun Gasps and Leaps H.L.
Mencken’s Paper Struggles to Downsize in a New Universe; Very Hot L Baltimore;
Can Newspaper Be Saved From the Tribune Company? By Tom Scocca. The New York Observer, 8/21/2006
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“Media Misfires: Lessons from a Troubled Time,” address by Pulitzer Center Director
Jon Sawyer to The Roundtable, St. Louis, Mo. 2/28/06
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Editor and Publisher, April 26, 2006, Carroll Hits Profit Focus, Explores 'Crisis of the Soul'
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Pulitzer Center Director, Jon Sawyer, addresses the
Southeastern World Affairs Institute. North Carolina, July 30, 2006
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Pulitzer Center Director, Jon Sawyer, addresses the Southeastern World Affairs Institute. North Carolina, July 30, 2006
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