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OJR front page archive for August 2007

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.

Rewriting history: Should editors delete or alter online content?

August 22, 2007
From college papers to The New York Times, sources clamor to "take it back," asking for old quotes and comments to be deleted from websites. Should they be?

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."

How the New York Times can fight back and win

August 16, 2007
Commentary: Rupert Murdoch has the Times in his sights. But a Web 2.0 strategy could help the Gray Lady regain her glowing countenance.

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!'

L.A. Times uses mapping, databases to build interactive homicide map

August 10, 2007
The newspaper is mapping every homicide in Los Angeles county, giving readers the ability to search and filter the data.

What is your solution for managing anonymous comments?

August 6, 2007
Commentary: A two-tab solution would let readers and publishers have it both ways.

OJR's 'five guide' to do-it-yourself website usability testing

August 2, 2007
Use these steps, and these forms, to test how readers will react to your new multimedia project or website design.