What do you think? Was the editor/publisher right to apologize?

Jim Romenesko pointed out this morning an apology from the Portland Press Herald for running a story on 9/11 about the end of Ramadan. Seems a large number of readers…

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Freelance Group: Gettin’ together again – Sept. 21

Summer is over and it's back to work for all of us. The next DC SPJ freelance gathering will take place Tuesday, Sept. 21, noon at the National Press Club….

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Handling a SKYPE interview

Media Bistro has a great short piece on surviving a SKYPE interview. How To Handle A Skype Interview The piece is all about job interviews. More employers are using SKYPE…

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So who is using Facebook, Twitter et al?

Interesting little report from the folks at Pew: Older Adults and Social Media. The report shows that us older folks — anyone over the age of 50 — are the…

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AP sets down the rules on the lower Manhattan mosque

Associated Press editor Tom Kent sent out a memo late last week with new guidance on how — under AP Style — reporters should refer to the mosque proposed for…

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