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We Can Still Believe in Journalism

Posted on April 4, 2022 by g24khamr

I believe in the profession of journalism. I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of their responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of a lesser service … Continue reading →

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The WikiLeaks Saga: Transparency without Judgment is Gossip, not Journalism

Posted on November 29, 2010 by g24khamr

Everyone is talking about the WikiLeaks disclosure of confidential diplomatic cables revealing the oft prickly relationship nations have with each other. That this comes as a shock is almost as shocking as the messages themselves, which, stripped of the Bond/Bourne … Continue reading →

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Two out of Three is Best for Online Journalism

Posted on November 17, 2010 by g24khamr

You all know the rule. No, not the Golden Rule, which of course is never speak to John Hamm unless Hamm speaks to you first, no matter how handsome and inviting he looks. Seriously, Hamm is like Bieber for MILFs. … Continue reading →

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Cancer Can’t Kill What She Did for Modern Media

Posted on April 15, 2010 by g24khamr

Five years ago, a young San Francisco Chronicle editor built a bridge from old mainstream media to the then new and largely untested digital frontier. She didn’t know that she was doing it at the time – all she knew … Continue reading →

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Newspapers: Making the Case for Free

Posted on March 31, 2010 by g24khamr

(Originally posted at http://www.edelmandigital.com) The future of newspapers may well be in Colorado, once home to the late “gonzo journalism” provocateur Hunter S. Thomson and today home to no less that 12 free dailies. All of these papers are very … Continue reading →

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Where There is Journalism, There is Hope

Posted on November 29, 2009 by g24khamr

(Note: The following is the final chapter from my forthcoming book, “The Last Newspaper.” It’s printed here with permission from, well, myself…) “The one thing most likely to make the public value newspapers is newspapers valuing the public.” — Paul … Continue reading →

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