Archive: Dec 2007

Disgraced By a Story That Consumed Them

By Mary C. Curtis• Opinion• December 15, 2007

‘I began to understand why some mistrust the news media.…’ Read more

Readership Institute’s Newspaper Studies

By Dean Miller• Local News• December 15, 2007

Mary Nesbitt is managing director of the Readership Institute at the Media Management Center and associate dean for curriculum and professional excellence at Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. The Readership Institute, which was created with funds provided by … Read more

Collective Power—Photographs From the War in Iraq

By Molly Bingham• Opinion• December 15, 2007

In two books by photojournalists, words and images explore various dimensions of the experience of being a witness to war. Read more

‘Photo Vero’—A Modest Proposal

By Frank Van Riper• Opinion• December 15, 2007

A photographer, worried about digital manipulation of images, suggests a way to protect the veracity of what the camera captures. Read more

VillageSoup: A Community Host Model At Work

By Richard M. Anderson• Local News• December 15, 2007

‘Finding a sustainable business model for interactive distribution of news and information is essential.’ Read more

Picking Up Where Newspapers Leave Off

By Geoff Dougherty• Local News• December 15, 2007

A former investigative journalist launched an online local news Web site in Chicago. Read more

A Front Page Dominated By Local News

By Rex Smith• Local News• December 15, 2007

Changes in how the Times Union’s newsroom functions drive the paper’s push of breaking local news to the Web, with more analysis on its printed pages. Read more

Childhood Memories Kindle Hyperlocal Strategies

By Rob Curley• Local News• December 15, 2007

‘Trust me, this ain’t new. If anything, it’s old school local journalism.’ Read more

Readership Institute’s Newspaper Studies

By Dean Miller• Local News• December 15, 2007

RELATED ARTICLE “What Readers Mean When They Say They Want Local News” – Dean MillerMary Nesbitt is managing director of the Readership Institute at the Media … Read more

What Readers Mean When They Say They Want Local News

By Mary Nesbitt• Local News• December 15, 2007

‘Some journalists run toward these challenges; others react with resistance, fear and anger.’ Read more