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This is a really  good article  on the rise and fall of the Oakland Press. It will confirm a lot of the things I have written here previousl...

Sadly, the hits keep coming. I agree with the writer that this could not come at a worst time for journalism. As for Ann Arbor, as I wrote ...

I found this article disturbing in the extreme about the level of trickery pulled by a publisher. I applaud the reporter who resigned over ...

This story on a small newspaper winning a local news reporting Pulitzer opens a window on why the business is in such bad shape. Good repor...

I know I haven't been here for awhile as all is quiet on the newspaper front. But I came across this interesting article from Politico....

Just something fun to read . Some of them are the result of incredibly bad reporting.

Not much has been happening on the newspaper front, but this article was a pretty good read on some of the tried and failed newspaper effor...

Sorry for the infrequent posts, but things are quiet on the newspaper front, but my copy editor friends (assuming I have a couple) will real...

I enjoyed reading this story in the Chicago Tribune . I know that it will hit home with some of the former police reporters and photographer...

Not enamored with the lede on this story, but when the writer eventually gets to his point it's worth pondering.

And the buried lead in this story is that digital - the Holy Grail - of current media is not growing and is not sustaining the newspaper bu...

This CJR story is truly an example of how little the Advance folks get about what real journalism is about. Truly sad. I'll have more t...

A Michigan Radio reporter writes about the future of print journalism. Anyone going into the profession now is dooming themselves to a lif...

A lengthy article on the lawsuits filed by former New Orleans employees.

My "old" journalism friends will appreciate this story about a time when editors were, well, editors. May you all get your "...

Most of us lived by the pledge, but in reality, knew that it probably wasn't worth the paper it was printed on, but apparently several f...

Lost in my spam filter was this link to an insightful report by Mark Maynard about the shutting down of AnnArbor.com last September. Puttin...

A nice piece on what we all already know.

My 30-year journalism career spanned 1977-2007, it was a transitional time filled with great joy, excitement and frustration. It was also ...

In his own bare fisted style, Jack Lessenberry, political analyst for Michigan Radio, checks in about the "the election coverage."

The Flint Journal editor stepped up and took the blame for the lack of competent election coverage. It was the right thing to do, but the c...

Let's expand a little on the previous post that talks about a convicted murderer getting elected to City Council in Flint. I went back t...

Despite glowing reports on how coverage of news has gotten better even with all the cuts somehow the recent election coverage somehow missed...

This article from Jim Romenesko highlights a lot that is wrong with the emerging new media.