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Sunshine poll
Americans overwhelmingly support President Obama’s order that federal agencies must show a “presumption in favor of disclosure” when asked to open government records to the public, an order issued during his first full day in office. But a survey of 946 adult residents of the United States also found that 61 percent believe the federal…
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I thought I’d share this
The informal agreement among several Tennessee newspapers to share content as well as some ideas on how to carry it beyond that is getting a good bit of attention. Editor & Publisher also is coming out with a “major feature” on content sharing this week which will be interesting to see. Kent Flanagan, Jay Rosen…
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A totally intriguing “What if”
The news about a content sharing agreement between Tennessee’s four largest newspapers brought some fascinating Twitter comments from Jay Rosen, the influential New York University journalism professor, and Kent Flanagan, now at Middle Tennessee State University, but formerly the Associated Press’ bureau chief in Nashville. Some snippets: Rosen: What would happen if you hooked up…