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more about #synergy more comments → Nick Denton: I know we're not supposed to say anything nice about News Corporation. But what's the real story of the Wall Street Journal's move to Midtown? The lac... more » Pinekatz: "the newspaper's new "Hub," an area on the sixth floor with loads of flat-screen displays blaring TV news around the clock — the beating heart of th... more » ChillbearLatrigue: I understand that Thomson is also bringing back the tradition of "droit de cuissage" - the right of editors to take the new brides of employees' to th... more » abettertomorrow: Well, that's quite a bit of verbage up there - wouldn't it be simpler to post the powerpoint, the thesis, and the book proposal, and show us how terri... more » JRS-One: I've known Erin Siegal for six years. The first time I met her was when I was a student at the Columbia J-School. She gave a talk on independent media... more » miss_msry: I hope her thesis was better edited. And it's probably "Hinojosa." more » fileunder: Wayne Barrett should stick to what he does best - shredding apart every aspect of the Giuliani administration a few dozen times a year. more » skahammer: Maybe some expert on academic politics could weigh in here: This seems like exactly the type of situation academic appeals are designed to address, is... more » abettertomorrow: sorry in advance to get nitpicky - here's the description of the Book Proposal: [www.samuelfreedman.com] "A: It consists of two parts. One is an overv... more » Sir Winston Thriller: All this kerfuffle over her preparation for the Assistant Day Manager job at Pinkberry. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: She's a winsome lass. Freedman lacks class. Was someone getting some ass? more » SheldonInsect: It certainly sounds like she should have failed her masters report. Their three-way agreement rests on the fact that editing a book-length maniscript ... more » G Gordon Liddy: Snort. The professor accused her of an "act of deceit"? Sounds like your typical smallfry Ivory tower asshole who's growing more bitter and resentful ... more » Gnip-Gnop: All this over achievement is making me feel inadequate. more » narnio: i want a "where are they now" investigation about all the j-school kids that have been chronicled in these dear page-views. seriously, what the fuck h... more » -
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Wall Street Journal Editor's Newsroom Dig At Fox News
The Wall Street Journal's managing editor Robert Thomson is close to News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, personally and professionally. But that doesn't mean the Aussie is above somehow roughhouse ribbing of his corporate siblings. More » -
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Sobbing Columbia Student Says Prof Hated Having to Share
Last night we were baffled by a Columbia graduation fuss involving a professor blocking a student's graduation. It turns to be a classic new media/old media debate, on the ethics of content sharing, according to an email from the student.
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McGraw-Hill Mixes Its Book and Bond-Rating Businesses
In his forthcoming book, Bailout Nation, financial blogger Barry Ritholtz sticks some of the blame for Wall Street's meltdown on credit-rating agencies like S&P. McGraw-Hill owns S&P — and now it's not publishing Ritholtz's book. More » -
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Becoming A Brand: Pointless
One of the biggest brand-called-you practitioners is calling the whole notion into question. Tech pundit Sarah Lacy publishes in four or five media and wonders what the point is. More » -
