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  • August 2008

    • Mariotti Quits Sun-Times , Newspaper Biz

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 27, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      Mariotti Quits Sun-Times , Newspaper Biz

      (Newser) - Jay Mariotti has resigned from the Chicago Sun-Times , the controversial sports columnist tells the rival Tribune , after observing the toll the Internet has taken on newspapers. “I don't want to go down with it,” said the 47-year-old known for his contrarian opinions and run-ins with colleagues and athletes alike, adding that his stint at the Beijing Olympics convinced him of the impending doom. More »

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      Internet  • newspapers  • columnists  • sports journalism  • Chicago Sun Times

    • French Writer Sparks Uproar With 'Anti-Semitic' Satire

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 3, 08 8:23 AM CDT

      French Writer Sparks Uproar With 'Anti-Semitic' Satire

      (Newser) - Controversial French columnist Maurice Siné is drawing cries of anti-Semitism for statements about President Sarkozy's son, reports the Guardian . In a column for Charlie Hebdo , Siné alleged Jean Sarkozy planned to convert to Judaism to wed a Jewish heiress and "go a long way in life." Siné's editor agreed it reinforced stereotypes and ordered an apology. Siné refused and was fired. More »

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      France  • Paris  • anti-Semitism  • columnists  • controversy  • Jean Sarkozy

  • July 2008

    • Sports Columnists Lost in Digital Transition

      Columbia Journalism Review  |  Jul 8, 08 4:03 PM CDT

      Sports Columnists Lost in Digital Transition

      (Newser) - Sports columnists are leaving behind their local teams and newspaper readership in droves for the greener pastures of the online and television worlds, and it's "something to be lamented," writes Robert Weintraub in the Columbia Journalism Review . “The gifted sports columnists often delivered the best writing in the entire paper,” serving as an insightful cheerleader or investigative instrument of a city’s frustration. More »

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      Internet  • American media  • columnists  • blogs  • sports journalism  • ESPN.com

  • June 2008

    • Germans Can't See Forest of US Culture for the Trees

      Esquire  |  Jun 30, 08 3:20 PM CDT

      Germans Can't See Forest of US Culture for the Trees

      (Newser) - German college students aren't impressed with American culture—they're not even sure it exists, author Chuck Klosterman finds at the outset of a teaching stint in Leipzig. "The proliferation of media has made it virtually impossible to tell the difference between a) what information is unilaterally interesting," Klosterman writes in Esquire , "and b) what information is merely available." More »

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      Germany  • opinion  • pop culture  • Esquire  • columnists  • Germans  • University of Leipzig

    • Broker Breaks Ranks to Rant on Profession's 'Gibberish'

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 21, 08 10:41 PM CDT

      Broker Breaks Ranks to Rant on Profession's 'Gibberish'

      (Newser) - A London broker who wrote a popular, anonymous newspaper column that lambasted the greed, superficiality, and "gibberish"-peddling nature of his profession is going public, quitting the financial world, and, of course, writing a book about it all, Bloomberg reports. “We didn't invent greed,” said Geraint Anderson, who revealed his identity in TheLondonPaper this week, “but we have certainly become its finest exponents.” More »

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      Great Britain  • business  • newspaper  • columnists  • analyst guidance

    • How America Fell for Peggy Noonan

      Women's Wear Daily  |  Jun 21, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      How America Fell for Peggy Noonan

      (Newser) - Peggy Noonan begged Women's Wear Daily to can its feature article on her, saying she "winced at things I'd said." But Jacob Bernstein's piece ran, revealing how the anti-Clinton, pro-Reagan pundit turned on President Bush and won a huge crossover audience with her Wall Street Journal column. "She's come face-to-face with what happened to the Republican party," lefty pundit William Greider said. "I think she's terrific." More »

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      Republican Party  • conservative  • Peggy Noonan  • columnists  • crossover voters

  • May 2008

    • NYT 's Friedman: Call Your Mother

      New York Times  |  May 11, 08 10:19 AM CDT

      NYT 's Friedman: Call Your Mother

      (Newser) - New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has a piece of policy-free advice for readers today: “Call your mom.” His own died last month, and on his first Mother’s Day without her, he recalls her influence on his own optimism, which can be found “between the lines of virtually every column.” Without being naive, “she was the most uncynical person in the world.” More »

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      family  • holiday  • mothers  • Thomas Friedman  • columnists  • Mother's Day

  • September 2007

    • Right-Wing Voices Get More Ink

      Media Matters  |  Sep 14, 07 1:05 PM CDT

      Right-Wing Voices Get More Ink

      (Newser) -  Voices from the right dominate those from the left in US newspapers, with the former reaching 152 million buyers and the latter only 125 million. Sixty percent  of papers print more conservative syndicated columnists, while just 20% run more liberals, according to a report by Media Matters for America. In 38 states, the red voice dominates; the blue rules in only 12. More »

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      media  • newspaper  • conservative  • Thomas Friedman  • liberals  • columnists  • George Will

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