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October 10, 2011 The Solomon Scandals

Footnotes vs. endnotes: A Scandalous take

Yes, I mean real footnotes, not just endnotes—so readers will actually read them. The Solomon Scandals contains two endnotes, and

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June 1, 2011 Truman dog quote

Truman and the ‘Get a dog’ quote—or nonquote

Did Harry Truman really say, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog”? Or maybe “buy a dog”?

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November 2, 2010 Media

I hate video games: Why do newspapers and magazines FORCE me to play them?

If you love video games—fine. But will the Washington Post, New York Times and a good part of the rest

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October 21, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Washington Post iPad app due by year’s end: Slate-ish layout someday?

If I ruled the world and the Washington Post, you would have been able to read the paper on a

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October 8, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

Philip Roth’s new novel: A do-it-yourself ‘Nemesis,’ plus a few thoughts on Roth vs. e-books

Philip Roth was an evil literary influence on me. I don’t write like him, but love his sarcasm, irony and

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September 19, 2010 Media / Washington area life

News site traffic counts: Why hidden? Washington Post Quantcast statistics concealed from public

Update, September 20: The Washington Post tells me that it prefers to stick to Nielsen statistics in public. I’m checking

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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 29, 2010 Media / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Washington Post vs. Patch.com and Examiner.com

The Patch neighborhood news network—the screenshot’s from a New Jersey site—is coming soon to some Virginia and Maryland suburbs. Yet

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