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September 16, 2010 Media / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

A not-so-loving look at the Washington Post’s Marcus Brauchli from the Columbia Journalism Review—and my own take from afar

In The Solomon Scandals, George McWilliams runs a word-mill at the fictitious Washington Telegram—using his Rolex to time reporters writing

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September 13, 2010 Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

After Skyline high-rise collapse: Yells from rescuers atop the debris, silence from the ruins—and a chilling news segment from Channel 9

The chilling aftermath of the 1973 Skyline high-rise collapse in Falls Church, VA—where 14 workers died and 34 suffered injuries—shows

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September 4, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD hyperlocal site’s traffic pops up during hostage crisis at Discovery Channel’s headquarters

TBD’s new hyperlocal Web site for the D.C. area is no great shakes so far in the visitor count department,

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September 3, 2010 Building collapses / GSA / Sen. Ribicoff / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

The Solomon Scandals novel vs. online gossip about Skyline Towers and the intel community

The Solomon Scandals is a novel, but two actual events helped inspire it and are the topics of online gossip

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September 1, 2010 GSA / Washington area life

The Solomon Scandals’ bureaucratic setting—a few decades later

Much of The Solomon Scandals is about conflicts between friendship and duty. A rickety high-rise may tumble as a result,

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August 28, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Solomon Scandals hyperlocal series so far: A list for latecomers

Late to the hyperlocal series in the Solomon Scandals blog? In reverse order, here’s a list of key parts. —How

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August 28, 2010 Media / Washington area life

How hyperlocal journalism can help big media grow closer to local communities

Update: Other hyperlocal-related posts here. I killed my Washington Post subscription several years ago, one of millions of Americans to

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August 20, 2010 Washington area life

Book promotion wisdom for the Twitter era? Victorian novelist George Gissing on social standing and literary success

"Men won’t succeed in literature that they may get into society, but will get into society that they may succeed

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August 16, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD D.C.-area news site not a steady riser in early Alexa stats. But let’s wait for the full story

I’ve been rooting for TBD, the D.C.-area hyperlocal news site that some journalists regard as a savvy canary in the

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