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August 9, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

Crisp, lively Web pages from promising new TBD hyperlocal site—but D.C.-oriented lead story is a BIG yawner here in Alexandria, VA

Crisp, lively Web pages are greeting visitors to the new TBD hyperlocal site owned by Allbritton Communications. Here in Alexandria,

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August 7, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD’s hyperlocal judo is smart and ethical: How should rivals at the Washington Post and elsewhere respond to all the linking ahead?

In judo, you can use a big guy’s weight against him, and the same applies in business, especially the news

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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 25, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Daniel Schorr’s death: Why a mystery? Wouldn’t he have wanted obituaries to report the exact cause?

Daniel Schorr’s acuity seemed to grow with age, perhaps because he had that much extra history stored in his brain

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July 24, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

How the iPad-related stimulus plan could help the news business—plus a brief update on the plan

My thoughts on hyperlocal news—prompted by the forthcoming launch of TBD, the Web and TV combo for the D.C. area—have

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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 6, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Georgetown Dish joins TBD blog network: Deju vu angles—in Washington Post’s backyard

Newest member of the TBD blog network in the Washington area is is none other than the Georgetown Dish. It’s

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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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