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Journalism
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Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blogging is helping, not hurting journalism
The best answer I've heard to the "is blogging journalism?" dilemma is that blogging alone can't be considered journalism. Blogging is just a medium. It can be called "journalism" as…
Media Law Prof Blog
BBC to Treasury: Sorry
The BBC, through its News Director Helen Boaden, has apologized over the editing of a recent Newsnight piece that misrepresented now Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his staff while he…
Media Law Prof Blog
Two Reporters Arrested After Trying To Plant Fake Explosive Device
Alert railway staff notified British Transport Police about two individuals whom they thought looked suspicious. The two men turned out to be two reporters working for the Daily Mirror, whom…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant of the Day: Ted Koppel
Edward James "Ted" Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is an American journalist, best known as the former anchorman for ABC's Nightline.Koppel has won every major broadcasting award, including 37 Emmy…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Murdoch gets Wall Street Journal : New media taking hold
Though not confirmed by Dow Jones, it's fairly clear that Rupert Murdoch has succeeded with his acquisition of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal. UK's The Business reports the…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Dow Jones’ Editorial Agreement
News Corp. and Dow Jones continue to negotiate an acquisition under fervid public scrutiny. On Friday, a draft of the agreement in principle between Dow Jones and News Corp. on…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Dow Jones and Murdoch Close to Final Terms
The terms of News Corp's offer for Dow Jones, as negotiated between representatives of Murdoch and Dow Jones, are expected soon. The New York Times published the accord to protect…
The Contingency
Why Rupert Murdoch Won’t Try to Buy The New York Times
Blawgletter has noticed that The New York Times reporters inject opinion into their news articles. An article today, for example, interprets poll results as showing that young people support "liberal…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blogging vs beat writing
Bloggers weren't always the primary culprit for the decline in newspaper readership. Before beat writers started blaming "kids with computers in their mom's basement," they said television programs like SportsCenter…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant of the Day: Morley Safer
Morley Safer (born November 8, 1931) is a reporter and correspondent for CBS News. Safer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario.Safer began…