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Robert Niles

Robert Niles: August 2007 archive

Holiday break: OJR to debut daily schedule on Sept. 10

August 31, 2007

We are taking a week off for Labor Day, and to prepare for an expanded publishing schedule.

Weekend Sherpa offers e-mail model for online start-ups

August 29, 2007

Launching a new Internet news publication? Don't forget the possibilities of e-mail in a rush to get on the Web.

Sacramento journalists tackle multimedia to bring statistics to life

August 20, 2007

Q&A: Sacramento Bee editor Amy Pyle answers questions about 'Tackling Life,' her paper's examination of challenges facing local African American males.

The L.A. Times tells its readers: 'Shut up'

August 17, 2007

Commentary: A Times editorial attacks the concept of reader comments on news stories, declaring Google a greater threat "than Osama bin Laden."

Encourage entrepreneurship in your newsroom; don't kill it

August 14, 2007

Commentary: OJR's editor offers a five-step plan for competing with blogs and websites. Step one: The answer is, always, 'yes!'