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Newspapers Use Readers To Break, Analyze News

August 26, 2009 • When the U.S. government declassified a CIA inspector general's report on the treatment of terror suspects by the CIA, two leading newspapers didn't simply explain it to readers. They independently asked readers to tell them what it meant. Those giants of journalism took a page from their younger online rivals and used crowdsourcing.

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Hey, Media: Where's The Afghanistan Coverage?

August 24, 2009 • The U.S. has been fighting a war in Afghanistan for nearly eight years; there are 62,000 U.S. troops there. Yet Afghanistan has received just 2 percent of all news coverage since Jan. 1. That's less than Michael Jackson's death got.

Hey, Media: Where's The Afghanistan Coverage?

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TV News Pioneer Don Hewitt Dies At 86

August 20, 2009 • CBS News producer Don Hewitt died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 86. The creator of 60 Minutes got his start with the network in 1948. Hewitt worked with Edward R. Murrow, produced the Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate and produced the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.

TV News Pioneer Don Hewitt Dies At 86

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'60 Minutes' Producer Don Hewitt Dies

August 19, 2009 • The voluble CBS News executive producer who was the creative force behind 60 Minutes died Wednesday morning of pancreatic cancer at his home in Bridgehampton, N.Y. He was 86.

'60 Minutes' Producer Don Hewitt Dies

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Conservative Columnist Robert Novak Dies At 78

August 18, 2009 • Influential conservative columnist Robert Novak, who covered Washington politics for a half-century, died Tuesday morning after suffering from brain cancer. Few Washington journalists had a tougher public reputation than Novak.

Conservative Columnist Robert Novak Dies At 78

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NPR Tax Forms Document Former CEO's Buyout

August 13, 2009 • New tax documents show former NPR chief executive Ken Stern was paid more than $1.3 million for the company's fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, the period in which he was dismissed.

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Seeking New News Formulas, ABC Tries A 'Quick Fix'

August 11, 2009 • ABC News has launched a daily online video feature called The Quick Fix, aiming to capture a younger audience. But the project's quirky stories and edgier tone have ruffled some feathers at the network.

Seeking New News Formulas, ABC Tries A 'Quick Fix'

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In Rush To Reinvent, Media Rivals Become Classmates

August 10, 2009 • As economic models for the news business crack apart, media executives — from competing outlets — are sharing their headaches behind closed doors at one of the nation's leading journalism schools. David Folkenflik reports.

In Rush To Reinvent, Media Rivals Become Classmates

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Dobbs' Focus On Obama Birth Draws Fire To CNN

July 31, 2009 • CNN positions itself as the cable news channel that sticks to the facts — distinguishing itself from rivals MSNBC on the left and Fox News on the right. But CNN host Lou Dobbs has put his employer on the defensive by focusing on repeated, unfounded claims that President Obama wasn't born in the U.S.

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'New York Times' Considers Risk And New Revenue

July 19, 2009 • The newspaper long held up as the exemplar of American print journalism is exploring ways both large and small to alter its financial model. Two new examples have surfaced in recent days.

'New York Times' Considers Risk And New Revenue

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Walter Cronkite, America's 'Most Trusted Man,' Dead

July 18, 2009 • Legendary television news anchor Walter Cronkite died Friday night at the age of 92. Cronkite was the face of CBS from 1962 to 1981. He's being remembered as the "father of television news," as well as the "most trusted man in America."

Walter Cronkite, America's 'Most Trusted Man,' Dead

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Walter Cronkite, The Nation's Narrator, Dies At 92

July 17, 2009 • The longtime CBS Evening News anchor, once known as "the most trusted man in America," has died. Cronkite offered a nightly account of the world's tragedies and triumphs over the course of a generation, from the Kennedy assassination to the Vietnam War to the walk on the moon and Watergate.

Walter Cronkite, The Nation's Narrator, Dies At 92

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Investigative Reporters Move Outside Newsrooms

July 2, 2009 • As the newspaper industry shrinks, investigative reporters are taking jobs with unconventional news outlets, academia, government agencies and the corporate world.

Investigative Reporters Move Outside Newsrooms

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One Question To Obama, One Heck Of A Backlash

June 24, 2009 • When President Obama called on Huffington Post blogger Nico Pitney during Tuesday's news conference, he set off criticism from mainstream news organizations. There have been charges that the question was a plant or, at the least, a departure from protocol.

One Question To Obama, One Heck Of A Backlash

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Mainstream Media: Mutual Fascination With Obama

June 23, 2009 • When President Obama holds his first Rose Garden news conference on Tuesday, he'll be honoring a White House tradition. The Obama administration was expected to be all about Twittering and Facebook posts and text messages. The mainstream media feared they'd be irrelevant, but that hasn't happened so far.

Mainstream Media: Mutual Fascination With Obama

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