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Six Journalists Under 30 to Watch, ONA Announces MJ Bear Fellows

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The 2011 fellows are:

Honorable mention was awarded to:

For more articles related to the MJ Bear Fellows, including more info on the application process, please see Media Bistro

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shanetron: the golden ratio is found in nature after all.

shanetron:

the golden ratio is found in nature after all.

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Rupert Murdoch getting hit with a pie while presenting evidence to the Culture Media and Sport committee about the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. (Note: His wife punching the dude in the face. That’s love.)

good: Ruper Murdoch’s apology letter, set in Life Roman. Given the context, is this the right typeface to try and appear warm, apologetic and relatable? Sure, “life” is in the name of the font, but perhaps a friendlier, more human sans-serif would have made this (seemingly hollow) apology feel a bit more meaningful.  For what it’s worth, at least he didn’t set it in Papyrus.

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Ruper Murdoch’s apology letter, set in Life Roman. Given the context, is this the right typeface to try and appear warm, apologetic and relatable? Sure, “life” is in the name of the font, but perhaps a friendlier, more human sans-serif would have made this (seemingly hollow) apology feel a bit more meaningful. 

For what it’s worth, at least he didn’t set it in Papyrus.

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ryking: 9/11 families call for U.S. probe of Murdoch Angry family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks and a growing number of lawmakers on Wednesday called for a U.S. investigation into allegations that journalists at the British News of the World tabloid sought to hack the phones of their lost love ones… Meanwhile, an increasing number of lawmakers on Capitol Hill are now pushing for an investigation… Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) called on the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission to look into the conduct of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. “The limited information already reported in this case raises serious questions about the legality of the conduct of News Corporation and its subsidiaries under the [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act],” Lautenberg wrote. “Further investigation may reveal that current reports only scratch the surface of the problem at News Corporation.”

ryking:

9/11 families call for U.S. probe of Murdoch

Angry family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks and a growing number of lawmakers on Wednesday called for a U.S. investigation into allegations that journalists at the British News of the World tabloid sought to hack the phones of their lost love ones…

Meanwhile, an increasing number of lawmakers on Capitol Hill are now pushing for an investigation…

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) called on the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission to look into the conduct of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

“The limited information already reported in this case raises serious questions about the legality of the conduct of News Corporation and its subsidiaries under the [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act],” Lautenberg wrote. “Further investigation may reveal that current reports only scratch the surface of the problem at News Corporation.”

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newsflick: *Bye for NoW: The last edition of the News of the World is being published, its front page declaring: “Thank you & goodbye. (source)

newsflick:

*Bye for NoW: The last edition of the News of the World is being published, its front page declaring: “Thank you & goodbye. (source)

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Apply for 2011 News Entrepreneurs Working through UNITY Fellowship

From the UNITY site:

New U: News Entrepreneurs Working Through UNITY is a competitive program for journalists of color who want to become entrepreneurs. Funded by The Ford Foundation, the New U Fellowship supports and helps grow the creative ideas of participants through a national “startup camp” which will be held October 17-19, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to offering a unique formula based in training and one-on-one mentoring, the program includes a competition for four (4) fellows to win $10,000 each in start-up funding to help realize their entrepreneurial ideas.

Folio: 138 Mags Launch, 74 Titles Fold in First Half 2011

Not bad, not bad magazine industry. 

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