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So despite all the hoo-ha surrounding Sam Zell's shakeup of Tribune Co., the parent of the Chicago Trib. and L.A. Times filed for bankruptcy today.

There's something in that report, though, that grabbed me:

Media conglomerate Tribune Co. filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, as the owner of the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs and other properties tries to deal with…

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Via onlinejournalismblog:

Michael Rosenblum speaking to news execs in the U.K. Worth a watch if only to keep the fire burning for commitment in our own newsrooms.

Part 1:



Michael Rosenblum @ Society of Editors 08 from Paul… Continue

"Wall Street slides amid global panic"

"Wobbly world markets plunge Dow below 10000"

"US stocks beaten up as investors look for Fed cuts"

Take a… Continue

Doc Searls doesn't say which industry he was talking to, but in describing the static nature of their Web sites, it could easily have been newspapers:

They were architected, designed and constructed. They were conceived and built on the real estate model: domains with addresses, places people could visit. They were necessary and sufficient for the old Static Web, but lacked sufficiency for the Live…

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Banging the hyperlocal drum isn't anything new, but the big problem I've had with it is that as a reporter, chicken-dinner news is -- frankly -- a bore.

I do subscribe to the notion that the workings of government, grassroots advocacy and local characters all add up to an understanding of the formal "living in a city" coverage that a news organization should report. But when it comes to little details, it can turn "beat reporter" into a declarative statement.

So when I read… Continue