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State Of The News: Cutbacks, Mobile and Social Media

By Rick Green On March 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The annual State of the News Media is out today, and the numbers reflect the rapid evolution of how we learn about the world around us. Look at who is growing and who is fading:

A few tidbits from the report by the Pew Research Center:

– Substance shrinks: [...]

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There’s Nothing Quite Like That First Byline

By Rick Green On January 11, 2013 · 1 Comment

Quinnipiac intern Marcus Harun’s first byline in the Courant. Nice work, kid.

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Av Harris On Journalism And Politics: Where’s The Fact Checking?

By Rick Green On September 13, 2012 · 1 Comment

Av Harris, director of communications for the Secretary of the State Denise Merrill runs down what’s happening in the world of political journalism:

“We are seeing a lot of tit for tat. A lot of accusations being hurled from one side to another without necessarily a lot of fact checking.”

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