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Bringing On The Stupid
Eschaton — It will cost you $5 to discuss this blog post. ...and time for another blogger ethics panel.

Do people who run newspapers realize how modern journalism works?
The Talent Show — Markos has a great takedown of a Washington Post article begging for new laws that would supposedly “maintain the viability of journalism as it evolves online”. I can’t help but notice the irony in this industry suggestion : Federalize the “hot news” doctrine. This doctrine protects against types of poaching that copyright might not cover — the stealing of information not by direct copying but simply by taking the guts of the content. While the Internet has made news vulnerable to pilfering because of the ease of ...

Around The Sphere
The Moderate Voice — ... in its entirety (it is sure to spark more debate…) A Checklist For GOPers Complaining About RINOs In Their Party (of elephants being asked to march to the right) is offered at Red State. Be Skeptical Of What You Hear On Twitter since it could be a rumor. And Is Twitter A Sign That some people are all blogged out? Newspapers Continue To Make Big Mistakes When It Comes To The Internet and Kos gives us one. Republicans Are Happier Than Democrats according ...

Requiem for the life of kings
Balloon Juice — ... And I’d feel more confident about the papers not all disappearing if their advocates could come up with better better business models than this one. ...