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Monday, September 8, 2008
'Delaware Gazette' Names New M.E. Devon Immelt, a reporter for The Delaware Gazette since 2001, has been appointed managing editor of the newspaper. - September 04, 2008
'Tennessean' Editorial Page Editor Exits John Gibson, editorial page editor of The Tennessean, is retiring following a 39-year career in journalism. - September 02, 2008
A 200-Year-Old Newspaper to Be Displayed at Missouri Event An original copy of the Missouri Gazette, published in 1808 as reportedly the first newspaper in Missouri, will be on display during the Missouri School of Journalism Centennial and the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Dedication Celebration. - August 27, 2008
Young Readers Redefine 'News' -- But Is it Really News? Entertainment and conversation (in person or via social media) may be entry points to news, but they do not replace fact-driven, straightforward reporting. - by Maegan Carberry - September 03, 2008
Palin Comparison: Not Enough "Northern Exposure" in the Press? Interviewed by a reporter from Alaska, Sarah Palin could not testify to her national security experience. And Cindy McCain says it amounts to Alaska being close to Russia. - by Greg Mtichell - August 31, 2008
That Pew Study Doesn't Tell Whole Story on Younger Readers Defenders of the millennial generation's civic engagement had some explaining to do last week after a new Pew study indicated that a third of us don't seek out any news on a typical day, including online media. - by Maegan Carberry - August 25, 2008
Young Journos and The Social Contract 2.0 The third installment of our interactive feature on the new "New Journalism" and where it is headed. This week: In this new world, "the traditional role of journalists as arbiters of ideas and facts will blur with the often agenda-driven activism of bloggers and social networks." - by Maegan Carberry - August 20, 2008