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September 30, 2010 Media / Washington area life

On credentialism, income gaps and accidental elitism: Should I go after Tiffany’s ads?

Credentialism: A few months back I groused about credentialism in media and elsewhere, and I also urged the Washington Post

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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 18, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD hyperlocal news experiment in D.C. area: Still iffy, with mixed numbers from Alexa Web measurement service

Right here in the Washington, D.C. area, TBD is one of the most-watched rolls of the dice in American journalism.

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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 9, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Free paper copy of ‘The Solomon Scandals’ if you come up with the best replacement for ‘L Street’ and ‘WaPo’

A Washington Post alum enjoys The Solomon Scandals blog but wonders why the devil I use “L Street” when referring

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July 31, 2010 Media / Politicians

Gore sex probe dropped in Oregon: A NONscandal, without sufficient follow-up in the Washington Post and Politico

Skimpy little items in the Washington Post and Politico, on the end of an Oregon inquiry into the sex charges

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July 19, 2010 Media / Washington area life

How Washington Post and New York Times could outgun hyperlocal sites like TBD and Baristanet

In 2004 Baristanet—the lively hyperlocal network that helped inspire similar operations in several states—started writing up picnics, schools and other

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July 16, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Coming: How the Washington Post and New York Times could cope with TBD and other hyperlocal networks

Update, July 19: This should probably be online by 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight tonight. Lots to say! – D.R. Hey,

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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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