RomeneskoYour daily fix of media industry news, commentary, and memos.Steiger wants Pulitzers to reward web-based journalism- May 11, 2006 Read the articleEditor & Publisher Incoming Pulitzer Prize Board chairman Paul Steiger wants the awards to delve even more in to online journalism, calling it "the biggest priority for us." He tells Joe Strupp: "So much of our work continues to be online. So much exciting stuff is being done online, and by essentially print newsrooms, that have made it a bigger and bigger adjunct of the newsroom."http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101249 Axelrod: WH manipulated my CBS report to fit its agenda- May 11, 2006 Read the articleCBS Public Eye WhiteHouse.gov The White House on Wednesday accused the New York Times of ignoring America's economic progress, and claimed CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod aired a misleading Medicare report. Axelrod's response: "Very simply, the White House is cutting and pasting to make a point, something they accuse their critics of doing constantly."http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101246 BU communications school dean admits puffing up resume- May 11, 2006 Read the articleBoston Globe John J. Schulz, dean of Boston University's College of Communication, acknowledges that he misstated information about his Oxford days on his academic resume. Marcella Bombardieri reports Renata Adler, a professor in BU's journalism program, recently began raising questions about the dean's resume. He says Adler is on a campaign of ''character assassination" because her contract wasn't renewed.http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101243 Boston Herald boss still debating what direction to take tab- May 11, 2006 Read the articleBoston Phoenix After selling his suburban newspapers, Boston Herald publisher Patrick Purcell met with his staff and vowed that he's in it for the long haul, reports Mark Jurkowitz. Purcell seemed to be still debating what direction to take, soliciting staff suggestions, indicating that he's examined a number of business models. A Herald staffer says the publisher's remarks were "upbeat, but a little scary. If theres a plan, it wasnt evident."http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101240 Strupp: "Three years ago today, the NYT changed forever"- May 11, 2006 Read the articleEditor & Publisher On May 11, 2003, the Times ran its 7,200-word story explaining how Jayson Blair had misled editors, fellow reporters and readers with a long trail of plagiarism, fabrication and lies. "Most would agree that the Times is stronger today, credibility-wise, simply by its increased safeguards," writes Joe Strupp. "But has it lost some of its towering post as the 'paper of record' and the measure by which many judge news value Perhaps a bit."http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101237 Former Times executive editor Rosenthal is dead at 84- May 11, 2006 Read the articleNew York Times Abe Rosenthal passed away at 6 p.m. ET tonight, according to a Times memo. The former New York Times executive editor suffered a stroke two weeks ago. "Brilliant, passionate, abrasive, a man of dark moods and mercurial temperament, he could coolly evaluate world developments one minute and humble a subordinate for an error in the next," writes Robert D. McFadden. "He spent almost all of his 60-year career with The Times he often called it his life but it was a...http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101231 "A good WH spokesman can't be a ventriloquist's dummy"- May 10, 2006 Read the articleDeseret Morning News Washington Post Cox "He has to be in on the making of policy, speak up, warn of possible adverse consequences," writes Deseret Morning News editor John Hughes. "As Edward R. Murrow said when he was in government, if you're going to be there for the crash landing you have to be in on the takeoff. If a major policy decision is being made which grievously offends your principles, you can quit." Dan Froomkin's readers have questions for Tony Snow (middle of...http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101225 Updated figure: KR CEO Ridder to get $9.36M in severance- May 10, 2006 Read the articleFootnoted.org Previous reports said Tony Ridder would get $7.28 million. "Other top executives also will clean up: as a group, theyll collect nearly $30 million, with each of Knight Ridders four other top executives collecting over $4 million a piece," writes Michelle Leder. SEVERANCE FOR SENIOR VEEPS: Steven Rossi; $4.4 million; Art Brisbane, $4.4 million; and Hilary Schneider, $4.3 million.http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101210 Additional items for May 10, 2006- May 10, 2006 Seattle P-I staffer tries to raise money for panel snubbed by union (P-I) Beacon Journal's Action Line never gave up until it had an answer (ABJ) Newspaper chain formerly known as Liberty Group moves to NY (RD&C)http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101132 Onetime Huffington Post skeptic is now a big fan of the site- May 10, 2006 Read the articlePoynter's St. Petersburg Times LA Weekly Remember when Nikki Finke predicted Arianna Huffington's website would bomb Finke now says: "(It has become) an asset to the Internet dialogue. Today I can go on the site and see stories in one place that I can't find on mainstream news sites." She changed her opinion after Huffington "changed the model" of her site.http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=101201 |