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July 4, 2010 Media

Hyperlocal journalism and TBD: More coming on what makes a great ‘hyper’ site

Nope, TBD and affiliate bloggers, I’m not done yet. I have a few other ideas to try out this week—based

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July 2, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD, meet NYC’s Westside Independent: Role model for SOME neighborhood blog affiliates?

You already know if you’ve been following the Solomon Scandals blog. My name is David, I’m a newsaholic, and I’m

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July 1, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD’s Washington area news startup: Niche blogs wooed—but no signs YET of a hyperlocal nirvana

Update, July 2: Here, including further comments from TBD. Thanks for listening. – D.R. The TBD Web startup for local

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June 23, 2010 Internet / Media / Politicians / Skyline Plaza

An iPad Stimulus Plan: It’s about books, jobs, lower healthcare costs and fewer paperwork hassles

Apple has sold some three million iPads in 80 days, according to the latest news from the company. Many thousands

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June 21, 2010 Media / Politicians

Tony Hayward’s secret diary: On pelican meat, yachting and transparency in American politics

Jonathan Stone, the reporter in The Solomon Scandals, has located a few entries from the secret diary of Tony Hayward,

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June 15, 2010 Media / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Truman dog quote

About Helen Thomas: Oy! But keep her name on the SPJ journalism award

I know—I’m a few days behind on the Helen Thomas controversy—but I wanted to reflect. This was a little close

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June 3, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Sally Quinn, snobbery and the Mink Stole Ladies Syndrome

Washington is full of people telling others how to live their lives or at least wishing they could. Same for

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June 1, 2010 Media

Can ageism save the old media? Under 25 is the age limit for new Jawa Pos reporters

Can ageism save the old media? The Jawa Pos in Indonesia “will only hire someone if they are under 25

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May 26, 2010 Media / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

‘David Rothman’ namesakes: Egosurfers, here’s what the rest of us are up to

I’ve remarked before on weird coincidences related to my name. Two letters, for example, distinguish me from David Roffman, at

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