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[richardarmitagefanpage]

Observer Magazine and ITV brand partnership raises the stakes in ‘Red Eye’ cover wrap.

📰: Newsworks

[quirkwizard]

Any ideas for hero aliases or just different aliases for the MLA? I think Pinnacle would work for Geten, as it's both a type of iceberg and a word meaning greatness. Bombshell could for for Curious, given its definitions tied to beauty, surprising information, and literal weaponry. I'm just struggling with Rikiya, Trumpet, and Skeptic.

It's funny because I've actually suggested those same names before for those two characters and some alternatives. So for the sake of this, I'll come up with new ones, maybe more fitting hero names.

Trumpet-Landside: While I was going to go for Hype, as it references to political ads and his power, Landside works for the horde tactics he implements, it fits with the political theme and his popularity among the people

Skeptic-Operator: Was tempted to pick Binary, with him as the one and the dummies as zero for a theme, I think Operator works better given his programming skill and his ability to control his various minions from afar.

Curious-Underground: I really wanted to do the name News Blaster, I think Undeground works better. Not only does it fit with her "Landmine" ability, but relates to her newswork, bringing light to stories people wouldn't want to hear.

Iceman-Fonn: So this one has two meanings. One is Norwegian, in which it relates to the deepest and coldest layer of snow. Second is Irish, in which it means a strong desire. It's a good double meaning for his the power and drive.

Re-Destro-Crown: Not only could this reference the role of leadership within a particular group and the immense power he wields, but the amount of stress he takes on with all that power. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, after all.

[aint-love-heavy]

Nowhere were the principles of marketplace newspapering carried out with more enthusiasm--and met with more unhappiness--than at the [London, Ontario] Free Press, where editors, armed with surveys of their readership, virtually overnight revamped the newspaper into a local version of USA Today that follows "a McPaper formula, processing bite-sized chunks of easily digestible news that sell well," as Mark Richardson put it in the Ryerson Review of Journalism. In a protest piece, [former Free Press city editor Don] Gibb wrote in Content magazine that the newspaper had fallen under the "formula pap" of "MBA journalism" where "profit is the driving force over quality journalism." He said surveys dictate what stories the newspaper will run, graphics and new formats are developed by consultants, and reporters are told by editors what their stories should say before they write them. "Today, there is a feeling of despair in the [Free Press] newsroom," Gibb wrote. "It has been sapped of enthusiasm, initiative and creativity because the reporters feel they have little or no control over what they do." Editor Philip McLeod said that, despite similarities, the redesigned newspaper isn't an imitation of USA Today, but he admitted that its emphasis is on readability rather than on the writing in the newspaper. "Good writing often gets in the way of other things you're trying to do," McLeod said. Critics of MBA-style journalism say they see a clear pattern when the marketers gain control of a newspaper. Not only does the substance of the newspaper become secondary to the planning, prettyfying, and promoting of the newspaper, but newspaper executives often must institute tough newsroom management systems in order to bring along newsworkers reluctant to buy into the philosophy of market-oriented journalism. Many of those journalists speak with great passion--and much disillusionment--about what is happening to the newspaper business. "If ten, fifteen years ago, you told someone in a newsroom, 'This is our product,' they would have looked at you like you were nuts," says a former Hartford Courant reporter quoted in Andrew Kerig's Spiked. "Products were shoes. But now newspapers are thought of as products, marketed as products. It's a different philosophy. And when you change the shape of an industry like that, you're going to have terrible discontent--legitimate discontent--among the people who have been in it."

When MBAs Rule the Newsroom by Doug Underwood, first published in 1993, apropos of nothing in particular in 2024 (emphasis mine)

[dishadayal]

Title: Darren Huston, President and CEO Born: January 3, 1966, Hope, British Columbia Education: BS in economics, Trent University; MA in economics, University of British Columbia; MBA, Harvard Business School

[aampmuseum]

Philly company digitizes 25,000 old records and they're free to download

By Peter Crimmins

Twenty-five thousand songs recorded onto 78RPM discs in the early 20th century have been released online, for free.

They are the first batch of an estimate 400,000-piece virtual record collection to be made available by the Internet Archive, from gospel by the Tuskegee Institute Sings, to opera recorded in Italy, to novelty tunes by Spike Jones, to hot — though obscure — jazz.

The task of digitizing all of those old records is happening in Chestnut Hill.

In a little storefront building on Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood, George Blood Audio LP, an audio preservation company, has been quietly preserving America's musical heritage, one 78 at a time.

More info here and here.

[tonytrov]

“Erie, Pennsylvania has public schools that have been underfunded for years. And today, the school district is in a dire situation. Erie’s story raises broader questions about education equality, and to what extent kids can be successful when they go to schools with limited resources. In this episode, you’ll hear from a range of people — including parents, teachers, students, and school officials — about what the impact has been.”

New episode of Grapple. More here. 

Music by myself and Vivas. 

[madhotglass]

NPR article about the "Treachery of Images" show at the National Liberty Museum. As an NPR addict this makes me so happy. Great job, @nationallibertymuseum and all the artists involved. #nationallibertymuseum #newsworks #philly #phillyglass #glasspipes #glassofig #npr #glassart

[saturdaysound]

(WHYY Public Media)

[tarekrevs]

Getting closer to the Great British public Viewpoints that place imagined groups at opposite ends of the political and societal spectrum have been central to how people, and therefore audiences and consumers, are grouped.

Alongside colleagues at Flamingo, we were commissioned by Newsworks to conduct detailed research into what divides us and what unites us as members of society.

This work went on to win Excellence in Research Presentation at the Mediatel Media Research Awards 2018!

More here

[danifresh]

I had a lovely time eating hot dogs and homemade pierogis with these fine ladies on Sunday... They're a solid hang. Although, Sister Maria kept suggesting, "you're trouble, aren't you?!" I have no idea what she was talking about, guys. . Sister Maria & Sister Timothea are Missionary Sisters of Mother of God and live in Philadelphia. This was the second annual "A Call to Prayer" pilgrimage--a few hundred pilgrims traveled from as far as Washington, D.C.; New Brunswick, New Jersey; and Philadelphia to focus on their spiritual lives for the afternoon in Centralia, PA. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. August, 2017. (Story for View Finders at NewsWorks//WHYY. Philadelphia, PA) @newsworkswhyy #UkrainianGreekCatholic #AssumptionBVM #pilgrimage #Centralia #photojournalism #hotdogs 🌭#viewfinders #newsworks #WHYY

[througheco]

A telescope sun funnel projects the beginnings of the #partialeclipse from the @WagnerFreeInst in #philadelphia #emilyinphilly #onassignment #newsworks #whyy

[hyungsikness]

Newsworks gave away free <Jury> tickets at CGV nationwide in conjunction of 'Adult Day' in Korea. https://t.co/tLcCUcIaYw #parkhyungsik #박형식 #パクヒョンシク #朴炯植 #hyungsik #hyungsiknessfan #hyungsikness #sikcret #배심원들 #Jury https://t.co/q8E2OhZCzQ https://www.instagram.com/p/BxteAfsJlCj/?igshid=9y15l5qnxf6d

[w2qw]

Inquiry reveals alarm among scientists over Queensland forensics lab's..

Inquiry reveals alarm among scientists over Queensland forensics lab's.. Inquiry reveals alarm among scientists over Queensland forensics lab"s new DNA procedure  ABC NewsWorkers called ‘f***ers’, gaslighting claims as DNA inquiry gets heated  Courier MailView Full coverage on Google News.. . . . . . . . .

[2wq7]

Inquest into Adelaide grandmother Anna Jenkins's death in Malaysia resumes - ABC News

Inquest into Adelaide grandmother Anna Jenkins's death in Malaysia resumes - ABC News Inquest into Adelaide grandmother Anna Jenkins"s death in Malaysia resumes  ABC NewsWorker buried Anna Jenkins" belongings for "safety", inquest hears  Free Malaysia TodayView Full coverage on Google News..

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[tonytrov]

A new episode of Grapple just came out. This episode is about immigration and Philadelphia. 

“Immigration is a hot-button issue these days. Go beyond the headlines with Grapple's latest episode. Hear from undocumented immigrations in Philadelphia, old-timers in Hazleton and a diversity of other voices.”

For more information check out the Grapple page.

Music by Mike Vivas and me.

[nanonewsid]

Bosagora: Penghargaan Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Ketenagakerjaan, Bermitra dengan BRI

Bosagora: Penghargaan Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Ketenagakerjaan, Bermitra dengan BRI

Lebih banyak siaran pers ditambahkan pada bulan Desember. BOSAGORA memenangkan Moneytoday Future Creative Superiority Company & Ministry of Employment and Labor Minister Prize 2020 untuk sektor Blockchain Platfrom. Money Today: https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2020122210125533829 Kemitraan strategis dengan BRI & menambahkan Don Tapscott sebagai salah satu penasihat BOSAGORA Newsworks:…