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Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Fabrice Florin, Mary Hartney - Aug. 12 (Interview) - As newspapers shrink and the internet allows each of us to read only the things we each want to be exposed to, how do you discern what news is high quality? That’s the question that NewsTrust set out to answer when they came to Baltimore early this year to start the NewsTrust Baltimore project. For six months, through the end of July they identified news articles, posted them online and invited people review the quality of the journalism. Now the project has wrapped up, and we’ve brought some of its leaders together to tell us what they’ve found. Fabrice Florin, Executive Director NewsTrust joins us with Mary Hartney, Local Editor for NewsTrust Baltimore.

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b to Become a 'Free Weekly'

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

North Baltimore Patch - By Adam Bednar - Jun. 29 (News) - b, the free tabloid published by The Baltimore Sun, is cutting back from publishing five days a week to every Wednesday, according to an email obtained by Patch that was written by Tim Ryan, the newspaper's publisher.

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Of Wal-Marts, Developments, And Contractors

Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Mobtown Shank - May. 31 (Opinion) - The painting contractor can't confirm at this point which Wal-Mart it was awarded a contract to paint, but really, to Baltimoreans in need of jobs, it shouldn't matter.

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Loose Ends

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore OUTloud - By Dana LaRocca - May. 20 (Opinion) - Many of you who followed my column prior to the recent legislative session did not know I was transgender, much less a transgender activist. Circumstances surrounding the now defeated Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Bill (HB235) compelled me to write about it because it was being wrongly reported in much of the LGBT press. In the mainstream press it was not being reported at all.

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Mother’s Day story about lesbian couple creates controversy at Annapolis paper

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Poynter Institute - By Jim Romanesko - May. 19 (News) - On Mother’s Day, the Annapolis-based Capital ran a front-page story about a lesbian couple and their two kids. “Mama and Mommy” — as the story was headlined — was quickly criticized in the comments section. Capital editor and publisher Tom Marquardt addressed the controversy in a column — running the story on Mother’s Day was a mistake, he said — but his piece was spiked after some staffers objected.

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The Baltimore origins of the cultural phenomenon known as Oprah

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By David Zurawik - May. 18 (News) - Winfrey says she has been thinking quite a bit about her Baltimore days this spring. Perhaps, because her departure from Baltimore in December 1983 so relates to what she's going through now. In a few days, she'll walk away from a syndicated talk show that has dominated daytime TV for 25 years, making her one of the richest and most influential women in the world.

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Historic front pages of The Baltimore Sun

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - May. 17 (Special Report) - History as covered by the front pages of The Baltimore Sun.

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Happy 174th Birthday, Baltimore Sun

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Laura Vozzella - May. 17 (Opinion) - The Baltimore Sun turns 174 years old today, and I sure hope that means cake and ice cream in the newsroom.

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On His Biggest Test Thus Far, Jon Stewart Failed Embarrassingly

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Indypendent Reader - By Eric Imhof - May. 13 (Opinion) - For someone who has made a name for himself by criticizing the media’s role (or lack thereof) in political affairs, Jon Stewart could be provided no better moment to highlight the complicity of every mainstream news company with the corporate-military elite than the reported death of Osama bin Laden.

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Renewable energy shell game in Md.

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Examiner - By Mark Newgent - May. 11 (Opinion) - In arguing for Governor Martin O’Malley (D) to veto a bill qualifying energy derived from waste incineration a Tier 1 source under Maryland’s renewable portfolio standard, The Baltimore Sun inadvertently made the case against O’Malley’s offshore wind bill it supported during the past legislative session, and reveals the shell game that is the RPS program.

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Councilwoman Belinda Conaway sues Examiner columnist Adam Meister

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Laura Vozzella - May. 10 (News) - City Councilwoman Belinda Conaway has filed a lawsuit against Examiner newspapers and one of its writers, Adam Meister, over an online column he wrote claiming that she lives in Baltimore County instead of the city she represents.

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Print vs digital media discussed at UMBC

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Retriever Weekly - By Courtney Haupt - Apr. 26 (News) - The print newspaper has been around for over three hundred years. But this may soon change. With print media slowly disappearing, three members of the local media met with a group of UMBC students to discuss what they think will happen to the journalism industry in years to come.

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McDonald's Employee Took Credit For Filming Brutal Beating In Baltimore Fast Food Joint

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Smoking Gun - By The Smoking Gun - Apr. 22 (News) - A McDonald’s worker has taken credit for filming and uploading to YouTube the latest viral video to capture a brutal assault at a fast food restaurant.

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What level of dishonesty warrants an investigation by the mainstream media?

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Examiner - By Adam Meister - Apr. 22 (Opinion) - Political dishonesty uncovered by a blogger or an anonymous Internet news source is just as wrong as political dishonesty uncovered by a traditional news source.

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Just say no to Kweisi Mfume and his house in Catonsville

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Examiner - By Adam Meister - Apr. 21 (Opinion) - Before Mfume uses the Schaefer funeral to promote a possible mayoral campaign let me tell you a few things about the man.

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Baltimore Sun Inquiry Into Nazarenko Contributions Leaves Questions Unanswered

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltileaks - Apr. 21 (Opinion) - While we are pleased that the Baltimore Sun conducted an inquiry into large campaign contributions made by Ekaterina Nazarenko, we believe that there are significant questions that still remain regarding the case.

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WBAL-TV wins 3 Murrow awards - one on robocalls

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By David Zurawik - Apr. 20 (News) - WBAL-TV, Baltimore's Hearst-owned NBC affiliate, won three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Thursday. The awards are for breaking news coverage, best news series and outstanding broadcast affiliated website.

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Video: Four reporters discuss the just-finished Assembly session

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Maryland Reporter - By Len Lazarick - Apr. 14 (News Analysis) - Four reporters talk about the issues in the just finished General session: Len Lazarick of MarylandReporter.com, Kenny Burns of WNAV radio, John Wagner of The Washington Post and Lou Davis of Maryland Public Television.

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Jury sequestered in Dixon trial while Baltimore Sun is blasted by Judge

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Examiner - By Hassan Giordano - Apr. 12 (Opinion) - Ninety potential jurors were called in to the tiny Baltimore courtroom allowing for the defense attorney and state prosecutor to eventually sequester a 15-member jury – made up of 12 jurors and 3-alternates. The trial is anticipated to last at least a week and is sought to be explosive and continuous at times, as the defendant is charged with 18-counts of serious charges such as armed carjacking, robbery, assault, drug possession and more.

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Review of Oliver Stone's "South of the Border"

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Indypendent Reader - By Stephen Roblin - Apr. 02 (Review) - As a young army officer in Venezuela at the time, Hugo Chávez bristled at the brutal actions employed by his government to quell the unrest. In 1992 he led a coup attempt in Caracas, which failed.

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WNST, 'Nasty' Nestor face suit from rival sports host Royle

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Gary Haber - Mar. 30 (News) - Baltimore sports talk radio personality Jennifer Royle has filed an $800,000 defamation lawsuit against rival radio host Nestor Aparicio, his companies, Nasty 1570 Sports and WNST Sports Media and two of WNST’s staffers.

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Jen Royle's Year In the Life of Baltimore

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Bmore Media - By Neal Shaffer - Mar. 29 (News) - On the one hand, here's an experienced reporter arriving in town to lend her talents to the local sports media. On the other, here's a Bostonian arriving by way of the Yankees to cover...the Orioles? Anyone enjoying even a passing familiarity with the Baltimore sports media landscape will understand that this is not the recipe for an easy transition.

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Why is the Sun going after Jill Carter?

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Examiner - By Adam Meister - Mar. 23 (Opinion) - hy is the Sun going after Jill Carter and not the other politicians with outstanding water bills? A quick search shows that "Frank Conaway" owns a house at 3931 Bareva road and has not paid his water bill since 6/3/2010.

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Deputy Superintendent's Salary is Public for Some

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Towson Patch - By Bryan P. Sears - Mar. 19 (News) - Despite releasing figure Thursday to The Baltimore Sun, county schools system continues to deny Patch.

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New York Times Metered Paywall: It's real and it's spectacular

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Gus Sentementes - Mar. 17 (News Analysis) - The New York Times, arguably the last great hope for quality "traditional" journalism in a Web/blog/Twitter/Facebook world, took the covers off its "metered" paywall strategy today. It's real and it's spectacular. No really. I kinda like it. Do I think it'll work? I wouldn't bet on it. But it's probably the best attempt at just doing something by a mainstream, big-time general circulation newspaper (i.e. not the Wall Street Journal and its pay model.)

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