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Pay for Play: Examiner Newspapers to Reward Bloggers

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:48:33 -0700

How Small Stories Become Big News

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:28:05 -0700

The signature defect of modern political journalism is that it has shredded the ideal of proportionality.

Important stories, sometimes the product of months of serious reporting, that in an earlier era would have captured the attention of the entire political-media community and even redirected the course of a presidential campaign, these days can disappear with barely a whisper.

Military Report: Secretly 'Recruit or Hire Bloggers'

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:27:56 -0700

A study, written for U.S. Special Operations Command, suggested "clandestinely recruiting or hiring prominent bloggers."

Does the Web Deserve the Power It Gained To Influence Politics?

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:32:20 -0700

Considering how Barack Obama is one of YouTube's biggest stars -- the video of his Philadelphia speech on race is just the latest involving the senator that, by Web metrics, went platinum -- you'd think he would be one of the site's most unalloyed fans. The other day, though, he was vigorously ambivalent.