April 2011
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South Florida Journo Joins WPLG
The Daily Pulp blogger Bob Norman, who’s written for the Broward New Times for 13 years, will join WPLG/Miami May 23. Here’s the official announcement from Local 10 VP/News Bill Pohovey:
I am very happy to announce that one of the finest journalists in South Florida is bringing his talents to the best television station in the market.
Bob Norman has worked for the Broward New Times for...
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CBS’ Lara Logan has tremendous guts to tell this story. She’ll speak of the brutal sexual assault she endured in Egypt on 60 Minutes this Sunday.
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Cold busted. And with a sense of humor. Brilliant.
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With The Stream, Al Jazeera may succeed where the majority of American media...
– Jared Keller (via soupsoup)
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In case any Gooners missed it, Arsenal/ManUtd got a mention on U.S. cable news today…
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5 Reasons Why Reporters Hated Your News Release →
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How tweets have sped up organ transfers in Chile
globalvoices:
Cristina Bizama (@cristi_enf), a nurse at Talca hospital in Chile, has devised a way to speed up the transport of organs for transplant from Talca to the capital, Santiago, some 260 kilometers away (162 miles). It all started with a tweet sent the night of April 12, 2011…
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Awesome wireframe installation of Range Rover’s Evoque, at Grand Central Terminal.
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My Good Friday visit with Larry and Kylie on Australia’s The Morning Show, talking U.S. Easter traditions and the big Easter egg roll at the White House.
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Real Madrid finally got their hands on the coveted Copa del Rey, and what could ruin that party? Um, maybe dropping the trophy into the street during the celebration parade and watching it crushed under the wheels of the team bus? Ruh-roh.
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Why does a local paper our size need, and how does it justify, having a...
– Matt DeRienzo, publisher of the Register Citizen newspaper in Northwest Connecticut. The paper’s just appointed its first full-time curator, a la NPR’s Andy Carvin.
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We’ve just crossed that awkward line from toasting a Pulitzer to, well, just...
– via OVERHEARD IN THE NEWSROOM (via inothernews)
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The Laundry Dilemma (My Husband Is Annoying) →
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“I still love news, but I don’t miss local TV,” he says....