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For-profit GlobalPost aims for world coverage

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Doug

Serendipity led me to the GlobalPost this afternoon as I tried to clear out the tons of unread items in my Google Reader (after two hours, I still have 1000+ unread items). First I read an article linked from McClatchy’s … Continue reading →

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News comments suck

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Doug

Heffernan muses on online news comments, which she calls a “bête noire for journalists and readers alike.” Turns out most comments on news stories aren’t intelligent. Who knew? Commenters, in short, rarely really sock it to a columnist. They also … Continue reading →

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