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Tribune Quits AP for a Week, Should Really Quit Paper Itself

I’d love to see Tribune papers really get some good reporting here, not just from within but from experienced beat-bloggers, city-bloggers, and more comprehensive, microfunded reporting as done by the likes of spot.us. Personally I think the best way to cut costs is to slowly let the printed version of the paper wither away, until [...]
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Jack Fuller on Free Expression Theory and the Tribune’s ‘Waterboarding’ Blunders

When Jack Fuller pens an op-ed in the Tribune criticizing the media, it’s worth taking note. Fuller was the president of Tribune Company’s publishing group until late 2004 after working his way up through the reporting ranks and editing ranks over 30+ years at the Tribune. But I couldn’t help but note the irony today, [...]
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TribLocal, MySpace News, Yahoo Fully Swallows Upcoming

Is it any surprise that all of the primary links on MySpace News — digg style voting on stories by MySpace’s 160 million users — are to Murdoch-owned entities like the Times of London, FoxNews, and the New York Post? Chicago Tribune goes hyperlocal with TribLocal — will be watching thic closely. And After chewing for quite [...]
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