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Sunday, October 4, 2009

The New Yorker Takes on Hollywood Power Blogger Nikki Finke

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Yet more–a lot of ink–on Nikki Finke, Hollywood’s best-read and most feared blogger.

What does Finke think? “Amusing.” Meanwhile, what about Finke’s plans to hire a New York correspondent?

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Internet Advertisers Say Internet Advertising Keeps America Strong

kidflagDid you know that Internet publishing–Internet publishing supported by advertising, that is–creates millions of jobs in this country? It’s true, says a trade group, which is trying to convince Washington that all that is at risk if people start passing pesky laws.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Portfolio Lives! Sort Of: Web Site Adopted by Condé Nast’s Corporate Cousin.

tales-from-the-cryptNever say never: Condé Nast, which is closing down its Portfolio business magazine, has decided not to turn off the lights at Portfolio.com. Instead, it is shifting control of the Web site–essentially, the Portfolio.com address and a couple years of archived content–over to American City Business Journals, its corporate cousin in the Advance Publications family.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Meet Maureen Dowd’s Favorite Writer: Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall

josh-marshallMany of you are just hearing Josh Marshall’s name for the first time, following the New York Times’s admission that columnist Maureen Dowd “failed to attribute” some of her column to him. But that’s a shame because Marshall’s site is noteworthy on its own merits: It’s a self-funded, profitable new-media site that does both blogging/aggregation and real reporting.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

How to Comment on a Blog: The Air Force’s Flowchart

Blogging is supposed to be easy, and commenting on a blog even easier. But just in case you need some pointers, here’s a step-by-step guide, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force.

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Lady Blog Network BlogHer Gives Bloggers a Pay Cut

BlogHer, a women’s ad network/publishing network and conference organizer, is cutting the amount it pays to its blog partners by 10 percent. That’s really sort of a double cut, since the blog owners/writers in its network get paid based on the ads BlogHer can sell, and ads are already under pressure.

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Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »

Ethics Statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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