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Our Holiday Wish? Come Together for a Benetwit to Benefit the 100 Neediest Cases

By: Maya Lunnemann

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11/20/2009 - We recently asked our Twitter friends and followers about their wishes for the world this season (in less than 140 characters), and here's what they said: @stephaniethum Mine is that babies, toddlers + kids be hugged, never hit. Encouraged, never humiliated. That parents understand, not…

Is the President's Financial Rescue Plan a Laughing Matter?

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03/19/2009 - Is President Obama turning the presidency and his position into a joke? Is it really necessary for him to go on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to push his political agenda? Some already have said that President Obama, who used an unconventional approach during his…

Taking a Cue from Merrill Lynch

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12/10/2008 -   I wonder if Merrill Lynch's CEO, John Thain, is still kicking himself. After all, he did take quite a beating after reports leaked that he would ask the company's directors for a $10 million bonus. After almost a full day of enduring ridicule from…

Competition Heats Up in Newsrooms

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12/05/2008 - Until recently, the Associated Press was the go-to resource for high-quality, breaking news. Newsrooms paid top dollar, more than $800,000 for some members, to access the AP's stories. But several have recently revolted against the high fees (despite the fact that the AP is a…

Newspapers debate their own ethical dilemmas

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10/24/2008 - Steve Parker, deputy managing editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, is following in the footsteps of the Knoxville News Sentinel and asking his readers to debate about the ethics of newspapers endorsing a presidential candidate. The News Sentinel raises the following points: Arguments in favor…

Tight-rope Walking in Media and Politics

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10/08/2008 - After watching the last two debates and the never-ending analyses of the debates, I've realized that politics reveal a lot about the media. Has anyone else noticed how journalists are turning to other journalists to serve as “political experts” or “political commentators?” For example, how…

Newsweek Changes its Tone

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09/25/2008 - Newsweek recently published an article on what Millennials, or twenty-somethings, are saying about the recent financial meltdown. The story is written in a he-said/she-said format where two young Newsweek reporters debate how the collapse of Wall Street affects their generation. The topic itself is very…

Bloggers, reporters and journalists...oh my!

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04/28/2008 - A recent conversation with my mother-in-law had me thinking about the way journalism has evolved over the past few years. Are those who are in the social media world (i.e. bloggers, online news gatherers, etc.) changing the role and definition of “journalist?” According to Wikipedia,…

Brand Ambassadors and Burritos

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04/07/2008 - In a world of TV shows, radio programs, the Internet, revolving billboards and restroom advertising, there's no doubt that we're overwhelmed with marketing messages (studies indicate numbers anywhere between 600 and 3,000 messages per day). So how does a company cut through all of that…

How I Started Standing: Part Five

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01/28/2008 - It's easy to fall into a rut – that's where I was last year. While I enjoyed my job and adored my co-workers, I knew that it was time for a change. I needed new challenges and wanted to soak up as much information as…

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