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InSites for PR Graduates: Learn the Newsroom Ropes from Lois Lane

ShareI’m sure I don’t have to tell you it’s a super competitive market for entry-level PR agency positions. If you’re looking to set your résumé apart from the colossal pool of applicants — and why wouldn’t you? — you might consider learning the news business from the inside out.

Margot Kidder as reporter Lois [...]

Lessons Learned from Mike Daisey's "This American Life" Fiasco

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In early January, one of my favorite radio programs, “This American Life,” aired its most popular episode to date. A first-person chronicle condemning Apple’s supply chain, the episode is anchored by Mike Daisey’s story of a 2010 visit to Chinese factories where many popular Apple products are made.

Source: Lazurite

Daisey spoke with 12- and 13-year-old [...]

Web-Literate Abramson Offers NY Times More Than A Broken Glass Ceiling

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Many stories about Jill Abramson’s historic appointment as the executive editor of the New York Times have focused on her gender. However, Abramson has another quality that may prove to be even more important and critical to the success of the Times: Web savvy.

Photo courtesy of ReservasdeCoches.com on Flickr

Now that the Times has launched [...]

Changes at USA Today Herald New Era for Print Journalism

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When USA Today launched in 1982, it heralded a new era for print journalism, featuring briefer articles and more colorful designs, photos and illustrations in newspapers. Twenty-eight years later, the second most widely read newspaper in the U.S. is changing the game again.

Recently, USA Today announced a reorganization of its newsroom, eliminating 130 jobs [...]