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On Michael Kinsley’s short news ideas and being continued

By Michael Becker | Published: January 6, 2010
Michael Kinsley wants news writing to get to the point. Lots of people think he's being too simplistic. I think we should use some kind of "to be continued" construction.
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Maybe paying for news online is a good thing

By Michael Becker | Published: October 26, 2009
The Columbia Journalism Review tells me that the Wall Street Journal has sur­passed USA Today in cir­cu­la­tion num­bers, mak­ing it the most widely cir­cu­lated news­pa­per in the country. Note too that the Journal has seen growth in its cir­cu­la­tion while also charg­ing for its online con­tent. Newsday will also start up a pay sys­tem this [...]
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Improvements to Harper’s Index Web site: Many

By Michael Becker | Published: February 16, 2009
So in antic­i­pa­tion of the 25th anniver­sary of Harper’s Index, the mag­a­zine has spiffed up the Index’s Web site. The entire run of the Index is now search­able, and you can get perma­links to each fac­toid and even post them directly to Twitter. There’s also an option for e-mailing a page to your friends. Credit [...]
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