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posted on
June 22nd, 2009
by
Tish

FTC to monitor blogs for claims, payments

Placebloggers, like lots of bloggers out there, are often looking for ways to make a few dollars from their blogging. If you've ever been contacted by a company to try one of their products in exchange for money or even for a free product, the Federal Trade Commission...

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posted on
June 12th, 2009
by
ana.abbasi

The Daily Roundup

1. A gross violation: at Tuscon's University Medical Center, three patient care technicians and one nurse were fired for taking photographs of an unconscious patient's genitalia: http://placeblogger.com/feed-item/umc-staff-photographed-patient%E2%80%9... 2. If only Marie-Antoinette knew of the wonders of gazpacho; a Parisian's high-praise for a summertime meal: http://placeblogger.com/feed-item/let-them-eat-gazpacho 3. A Democrat in Rochester, Minnesota poses a trying...

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posted on
June 11th, 2009
by
ana.abbasi

The Daily Roundup - June 11th

1. Heading to the Big Apple anytime soon? Midtown Lunch has the up-to-date scoop on the city's best eats: http://placeblogger.com/feed-item/in-the-ml-forums 2. A self-proclaimed "baby boomer with one foot in the fifties and another in the sixties" reflects on the change in baseball and a team's rise to success: http://placeblogger.com/feed-item/the-phillies 3. Matt Alt, a Washington...

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posted on
June 5th, 2009
by
Tish

What will you do if your local newspaper shuts down?

I first heard about the dire straits of central Connecticut's newspapers when I attended a journalism conference at Central Connecticut State University last November. The story wasn't making the national news, but the consequences--the threatened closing of several central Connecticut newspapers that are the "only games in town"--were potentially...

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posted on
April 22nd, 2009
by
Tish

Eight Hyperlocal Startups Receive New Voices Grants

Eight new hyperlocal and community news sites from across the United States have received grants from New Voices, an incubator established by the J-Lab Institute for Interactive Journalism, to help fund hyperlocal, micro-local and community news ventures. This year's recipients are:

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