newskings.net » journalismism http://newskings.net Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:13:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 For Washington Post Star, Lure of the Red Carpet Trumps the Thrill of Combat [Commitment] http://newskings.net/for-washington-post-star-lure-of-the-red-carpet-trumps-the-thrill-of-combat-commitment http://newskings.net/for-washington-post-star-lure-of-the-red-carpet-trumps-the-thrill-of-combat-commitment#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:29:08 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5483117 When the Washington Post's Rajiv Chandrasekaran requested an evacuation from his war-zone embed with the Marines in Afghanistan last week for "personal reasons," military officials thought it sounded serious. But he just needed to go hang out with Matt Damon. More »


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When the Washington Post‘s Rajiv Chandrasekaran requested an evacuation from his war-zone embed with the Marines in Afghanistan last week for “personal reasons,” military officials thought it sounded serious. But he just needed to go hang out with Matt Damon. More »



]]> http://newskings.net/for-washington-post-star-lure-of-the-red-carpet-trumps-the-thrill-of-combat-commitment/feed 0 National Enquirer Editor Corrupts Impressionable Columbia J-School Students With Stories About Reporting [Barbarians At The Gate] http://newskings.net/national-enquirer-editor-corrupts-impressionable-columbia-j-school-students-with-stories-about-reporting-barbarians-at-the-gate http://newskings.net/national-enquirer-editor-corrupts-impressionable-columbia-j-school-students-with-stories-about-reporting-barbarians-at-the-gate#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:57:54 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5482923 If you're a journalism Brahmin who's simply appalled at the prospect of the National Enquirer winning a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of John Edwards' atrocious moral life, look out—they're going after your young now! More »


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If you’re a journalism Brahmin who’s simply appalled at the prospect of the National Enquirer winning a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of John Edwards’ atrocious moral life, look out—they’re going after your young now! More »



]]> http://newskings.net/national-enquirer-editor-corrupts-impressionable-columbia-j-school-students-with-stories-about-reporting-barbarians-at-the-gate/feed 0 Conflict of Interest at the Philly Inquirer [Media Crack] http://newskings.net/conflict-of-interest-at-the-philly-inquirer-media-crack http://newskings.net/conflict-of-interest-at-the-philly-inquirer-media-crack#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:42:08 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5482838 In your ethical Monday media column: a movie review in need of some full disclosure, a trade magazine goes wacko, CBS is too good for Anderson Cooper, and Playboy looks grim(mer). More »


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In your ethical Monday media column: a movie review in need of some full disclosure, a trade magazine goes wacko, CBS is too good for Anderson Cooper, and Playboy looks grim(mer). More »



]]> http://newskings.net/conflict-of-interest-at-the-philly-inquirer-media-crack/feed 0 Conde Nast Late With Tax Forms? [Rumormonger] http://newskings.net/conde-nast-late-with-tax-forms-rumormonger http://newskings.net/conde-nast-late-with-tax-forms-rumormonger#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:32 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5482727 Companies are supposed to mail out tax forms to freelancers by the end of January. But we hear that Conde Nast had some trouble with that. More »


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Companies are supposed to mail out tax forms to freelancers by the end of January. But we hear that Conde Nast had some trouble with that. More »



]]> http://newskings.net/conde-nast-late-with-tax-forms-rumormonger/feed 0 Facebook Glitch Sends Sex Chat to Wall Street Journal [Disasters] http://newskings.net/facebook-glitch-sends-sex-chat-to-wall-street-journal-disasters http://newskings.net/facebook-glitch-sends-sex-chat-to-wall-street-journal-disasters#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:34:07 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5480516 Facebook, the social network that conned users out of their privacy in its last redesign, nearly topped itself last night, misdirecting hundreds of private messages. Including sending an "explicit chat" to a newspaper reporter. Even by Facebook standards, that's bad. More »


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Facebook, the social network that conned users out of their privacy in its last redesign, nearly topped itself last night, misdirecting hundreds of private messages. Including sending an “explicit chat” to a newspaper reporter. Even by Facebook standards, that’s bad. More »



]]> http://newskings.net/facebook-glitch-sends-sex-chat-to-wall-street-journal-disasters/feed 0 Objectivity-Hating Editor Also an Assassin-Dodging Rapper [Media Crack] http://newskings.net/objectivity-hating-editor-also-an-assassin-dodging-rapper-media-crack http://newskings.net/objectivity-hating-editor-also-an-assassin-dodging-rapper-media-crack#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:04:03 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5480262 In your niveous Thursday media column: an Atlanta editor is a character, Dave Eggers pontificates, Jann Wenner is a joiner, ProPublica is unstoppable, and a sad poor end to a gay publishing empire. More »


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In your niveous Thursday media column: an Atlanta editor is a character, Dave Eggers pontificates, Jann Wenner is a joiner, ProPublica is unstoppable, and a sad poor end to a gay publishing empire. More »



]]> http://newskings.net/objectivity-hating-editor-also-an-assassin-dodging-rapper-media-crack/feed 0 A Matt Taibbi Freakout [Journalismism] http://newskings.net/a-matt-taibbi-freakout-journalismism http://newskings.net/a-matt-taibbi-freakout-journalismism#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:54:17 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5479522

Continue reading →]]> “‘Fuck you,’ [Matt Taibbi] snarled, and then picked up his mug from the table, threw his coffee at me, and stormed out.” It would be awesome if the final scene of this new Vanity Fair piece on the…



]]> http://newskings.net/a-matt-taibbi-freakout-journalismism/feed 0 Sally Quinn’s Stupid Idiot Column Being Killed, at Long Last? [Washington Post] http://newskings.net/sally-quinns-stupid-idiot-column-being-killed-at-long-last-washington-post http://newskings.net/sally-quinns-stupid-idiot-column-being-killed-at-long-last-washington-post#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:35:20 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5479392

Continue reading →]]> The Washington Post is reportedly considering doing away with Sally Quinn’s godawful self-absorbed rich lady column from hell, which is an embarrassment to the entire institution. Do it, Marcus…



]]> http://newskings.net/sally-quinns-stupid-idiot-column-being-killed-at-long-last-washington-post/feed 0 Poor Washington Post Can’t Lure the Fancy Reporters [Media Crack] http://newskings.net/poor-washington-post-cant-lure-the-fancy-reporters-media-crack http://newskings.net/poor-washington-post-cant-lure-the-fancy-reporters-media-crack#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:57 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5479317

Continue reading →]]> In your wearying Wednesday media column: the Washington Post is somewhat unpopular, the NYT is just coasting, Steve Coll’s secret reading list, and a late freelancer payment tidbit.

What are those…



]]> http://newskings.net/poor-washington-post-cant-lure-the-fancy-reporters-media-crack/feed 0 Nice Kills: The Favor Economy and the Constant Death of the Media [How Things Work] http://newskings.net/nice-kills-the-favor-economy-and-the-constant-death-of-the-media-how-things-work http://newskings.net/nice-kills-the-favor-economy-and-the-constant-death-of-the-media-how-things-work#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:29:08 +0000 wanda http://Gawker-5479154

Continue reading →]]> Meredith Bryan observes in the NYO today that—hello!—niceness is back! On the internet, and in New York in general. Goodbye to cynicism! This interesting and somewhat true phenomenon will…



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