Nieman Foundation The series is an “evenhanded and thorough investigation of improper influence peddling in the admissions process at the University of Illinois.” The Wall Street Journal and News & Observer were finalists in the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers contest.

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The Big Money Not many, one suspects, but managing editor Robert Thomson probably thought it was hilarious.

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15 Best News Bloopers Of All Time Want To see More Fun?? Then Click here: www.youtube.com And Confirm From: powerenegydrink Views: 59806 89 ratings Time: 01:50 More in Comedy

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Raleigh News & Observer | Technician The Technician at North Carolina State University ran an editorial Wednesday begging students for help “regardless of age or experience.” It said: “Without student support, the paper could cease publication at the end of the semester. … Today’s paper was only in the stand because of what the staff would describe as a printing miracle.” || News editor explains the paper’s problems.

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Boston Phoenix That’s what media critic Adam Reilly writes after getting a “pre-emptive libel threat” from a journalist at the New England Center for Investigative Reporting.

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Paul Martin, the British broadcast journalist detained in the Gaza strip on charges of espionage, has been released by Hamas, the BBC reports today. Hamas, which runs the enclave, has not filed any charge against him in court but said it was deporting him because it “believed him to be guilty”. Full story at this link… Similar Posts: IFJ / NUJ call for release of detained British journalist in Gaza British journalist rescued from Taliban but interpreter died; reports suggest British soldier also killed BBC and Sky News abstain from DEC Gaza appeal; Al Jazeera and Number 10 site show support BBC News: Nigerian news blogger detained by security services CNN Money: Sun-Times Media files for Chapter 11

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NPR.org Here’s part of it: “He lent a helping hand to a legendary incarcerated pedestrian lone gunman (the perpetrator who over in a neighboring state, perished in a perfect storm of no brainers and things that went terribly wrong, and was plagued by killing sprees in which he gave 110% only to have his senseless murders marred by the untimely deaths of guys and folks whose fatal deaths came in the wake of auto accidents….” > Earlier: Tribune CEO lists 119 words he doesn’t want used on WGN

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Aspen Times In a recording from inside the squad car, Aspen Daily News reporter Troy Hooper can be heard thanking Valerie McFarlane for “for not f—-ing with me as bad as you could have.” The Aspen police chief let her go after the incident.

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Philadelphia Inquirer | Daily News The head of Philadelphia’s school principals union calls Tony Auth ’s cartoon “a cheap shot” at a “dedicated educator.” The principal targeted in Auth’s drawing says she spends her days in classrooms and hallways, is rarely at her desk, and is incensed by the cartoon.

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Experts are still trying to determine the effect of the concentric circles on the long squiggly green objects located in the blue area. More coverage: onion.com

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Covering Armed Nigerians, Observer Feels Powerless NPR Piece on Soldier Clashes With Navajo Taboos Philly’s Cesar Aldama Named News Director in Miami Dan Rather Explains “Watermelon” Remark Virginia Paper Moving Copy Editing to Chicago Reported-On Reporters “Working in a Hall of Mirrors” read more

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It might seem odd, but thousands of Americans are obsessed with couponing. They use discount offers to load their homes with cases of drinks, Jell-O and such because it’s free or cheap. The Wall Street Journal reported that some couponers just can’t resist a great deal : “These discount devotees have formed vast online communities that collectively unearth and swap digital, mobile-phone and paper coupons

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Asian and Asian American movies were shut out of the Oscars this year, but the director of The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival says

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Trinity Mirror has made an out-of-court settlement with the British National Party after a breach of copyright in an article published last November. The piece included a picture of BNP West Wales party organiser Roger Phillips, taken by a party official, which the BNP said was taken from Facebook without permission.

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#followjourn: Matthew Wall Who? Wall a freelance journalist , as well as author of several books and published poet . Wall has worked on a freelance basis for the Times, Sky Money and Interactive Investor, among others

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Despite Mr Justice Eady’s little quips during his speech (about telling footballers apart in soft lighting, for example), the colour from last night’s speech at City University London came in the questions afterwards. Journalism.co.uk report at this link Speech in full at this link Some video on YouTube by Conrad Quilty-Harper Heather Brooke proudly announced herself as a freedom of information campaigner and British-American. Whilst Eady professed himself an advocate of freedom of speech, his feelings about Americans had been less favourable – we often overlook the fact that we are not part of the United States, he jibed at one point

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In Mr Justice Eady’s court super injunctions and libel tourism are of little concern

LAObserved.com The bonus “comes to us courtesy of the company’s Pay for Performance program … recognizing the company’s strong efforts in achieving its 2009 financial goals,” says editor Ken Brusic .

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A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area has launched a grassroots organizing campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they, along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.

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To mark its recent redesign and return as a monthly publication , the Telegraph has a slideshow of past covers and pages from the British Journal of Photography. Full slideshow at this link… Similar Posts: British Journal of Photography relaunches as monthly mag Photography Is Not-A-Crime.com: images from the fourth plinth BJP: Photographers sue Met Police for treatment at Greek embassy protests Fifth International Photography Award open for entries Heffer to take sabbatical from Telegraph

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Telegraph.co.uk: The British Journal of Photography – 156 years in pictures