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"You've obviously run smack up against the business realities of journalism," says Phil Beck, president of the Greater Philadelphia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. "The problem with that is that ownership doesn't look at journalism as a service. They see it only as a business."
"If you get shot, a reporter will be there," she says. "That's it. It shouldn't be that way.""If all you read about your neighborhood is the shootings, the fires and the robberies, you're not going to pick up the paper," [Clay] says. "It doesn't speak to what's really going on in your world."See the full content of this document
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Paper Cuts
The Swedish corporate brass arrived at the Metro's offices last Thursday and announced layoffs.
The money-losing newspaper company, which was the focus of last week's PW cover story, fired one reporter and a copy edit...See the full content of this document
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