links for 2007-08-21

Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 13:20

• Romenesko: Intern felt “dirty” posing as a reader on magazine’s blogs
  Nick McCarvel, an intern at a national magazine in the US, writes to the New York Times’ ethics column about being asked to pose as a reader on the magazine’s blogs. “That felt dirty to me. Advice?”
  (tags: blogs sockpuppets magazines journalism ethics)
• Reuters: Mecom to buy its way to number three in Germany
  “Mecom is looking for further potential acquisitions in Germany’s fragmented newspaper industry as it aims for the number three spot among the country’s newspaper publishers.”
  (tags: mecom germany newspapers)
• The Huffington Post: Tennis Mag Intern Feels “Dirty” About Posing As Commentator
  Well, that didn’t take long: “A quick turn on Google indicated it was Tennis magazine,”
  (tags: blogs journlaism magazines tennis sockpuppets ethics)
• New York Times: Barry Bonds Tops Home Run Charts
  Barry Bonds’ career home run total visualised and compared to other players.
  (tags: nytimes journalism online interactivity data visualisation infographics)

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