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Brave new words: Writers and editors of e-publication 'The Atavist' discuss the future of long-form writing at N.Y.U.

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Though The Atavist packages its long-form journalism with an array of multimedia bells and whistles, three writers for the literary website told an audience last night at NYU that words—no matter how many—were still king. Using an iPad, the panelists projected Matt Power’s 15,000-word article on a tree kangaroo seeker in a remote Pacific Island. “There’s probably less than ten major magazine stories a year that come out of that length,” Evan Ratliff said. More

By Dan Rosenblum

February 22, 2012 12:30 pm

 

The death of Whitney Houston took up 10 percent of all U.S. media coverage last week

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Her death was the third biggest story in the headlines, accounting for 10 percent of all news, according to Mark Jurkowtiz of Pew's Project for Excellence in Journalism, which does a weekly analysis of U.S. news coverage.

The Houston saga, which reached its apex in coverage of her funeral on Saturday, trailed standing topics like the presidential campaign and the economy, each of which accounted for 16 percent of news coverage. More

By Joe Pompeo

February 22, 2012 9:56 am

 

Longtime war reporter Marie Colvin killed in Syria during bombardment of Homs; plus, Atlantic staffs up, Chelsea Clinton re-ups

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The deaths were a grim reminder of the danger reporters face Syria, where foreign journalists are not permitted to enter the country or work freely. They also underscored the importance of independent observers documenting the deadly turmoil that has been unfolding there at the hands of the Assad regime, which denies that a war is being waged on its own citizens. More

By Joe Pompeo

February 22, 2012 9:29 am

 

Dominique Strauss-Kahn: orgy connoisseur, prisoner, eternal New York media character

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Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More

By Tom McGeveran

February 22, 2012 9:21 am

 

An idea for internet porn blog Fleshbot: Take a page from Michael Wolff's book

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The news that Gawker Media's long-lived blog about porn and the porn industry, Fleshbot, was finally sold (to its editor—here's a link to the announcement, but be aware there are dirty pictures all over it) didn't surprise many people last week. Partly because it's been on the market since November. More

By Tom McGeveran

February 21, 2012 3:14 pm

 

The report from inside Leon Panetta's mind; plus, Rupert Murdoch, Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert, the Best Obituary Ever

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The most intriguing of these claims was Washington Post columnist David Ignatius' Feb. 2 report that defense secretary Leon Panetta "believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June."

Where did that insight into Panetta's thinking come from and to what extent was Panetta himself involved in making sure it became public?

That's the subject of today's must-read from Keach Hagey and Josh Gerstein on Panetta's "Iran press dance." More

By Joe Pompeo

February 21, 2012 2:57 pm

 

Can New York be made to care about Pierre Casiraghi's face as much as Europeans do?

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Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More

By Tom McGeveran

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February 21, 2012 12:10 pm

 

A change at the top of The Huffington Post's business desk: More of Peter Goodman on the 'middle class'

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Goodman notified his staff this morning that he is moving into more of a full-time writing and reporting role, Capital has learned, though he will remain executive business editor in title and will continue to supervise the coverage from a big-picture standpoint. For the time being, Neil Katz, The Huffington Post's executive news editor, will oversee the day-to-day coverage and manage individual writers' beats. More

By Joe Pompeo

February 21, 2012 12:07 pm

 

Atlantic Media spreads its cash-cow mini-Davos enterprise to New York, thanks to Thomson Reuters and McKinsey

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Taking a cue from the Davos-esque conferences The Atlantic produces in Aspen and Washington D.C. each year in conjunction with Walter Isaacson's Aspen Institute, this new addition to its roster describes itself as the "premier forum in New York for the exchange of ideas of consequence," which is just the sort of language you'd expect to describe this sort of thing. "It will take on the largest issues of the day—through interviews, discussions, and debates. And it will recognize New York’s status as a major actor in all of the significant policy issues facing the country." More

By Joe Pompeo

February 21, 2012 9:18 am

 

Adam Hock fights Pierre Casiraghi in a nightclub, and the 'Post' wins

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Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More

By Tom McGeveran

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February 20, 2012 2:26 pm

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