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Lucky Sevens
Bob Stepno says knoxnews is 77th on “Top 100 U.S. newspaper web sites” at newsknife.com, but we’re not sure what that means as he discovers some weirdness with the list. Interestingly, the 77th rank is about the same as 76th rank for the Knoxville area in terms population for metropolitan statistical areas in the U.S.…
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On the hook at UT
The Knoxville News Sentinel (where I work) and sportswriter Dave Hooker are making news this week in a flap with the University of Tennessee over the suspension of his credentials for acting like a reporter. See: Romenesko: here and here. Editor and Publisher article SPJ encourages Knoxville News Sentinel to fight reporter suspension from UT…
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A Cameo appearance
Even apple varieties have their own Web sites. I bought a bag of Cameos at the Erwin Apple Festival; grocery stores, even the mega-behemoths seem to carry just a few varieties, Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, Granny Smith and a couple others, maybe. The vendors at the festival were offering varieties that I hadn’t had in…