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August 5, 2013 Media

Smart move: The Grahams’ spin-off of The Washington Post

Jack Shafer, the Reuters columnist, wrote last year that Graham family should spin off the Washington Post newspaper from the

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October 29, 2011 Media / Washington area life

If WaPo wants Apple-slick X…

The Solomon Scandals site has just ditched an older, more cluttered look in favor of a sleek new one. You’ll

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December 13, 2010 Media / Politicians / Washington area life

Junk economics or the Onion? $250K a year barely enough for family of four in pricey cities, says Fiscal Times, a Washington Post partner

Does the Washington Post want to be an opinion rag for the rich or serve Washingtonians and Americans as a

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September 22, 2010 Media / Washington area life

The Web metrics jungle: TBD hyperlocal site beats WUSA and Washington Examiner in ONE local Web measurement derby

TBD.com’s hyperlocal site is drawing more local Web traffic than WUSA-TV and the Washington Examiner and may close in on

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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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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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July 9, 2010 Internet / Media / Politicians / Washington area life

How TBD could use hyperlocal journalism to kick the Washington Post’s butt

Update, Aug. 19: TBD’s current coverage is a long way from what I propose below. The Alexa Web traffic measurement

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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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