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Chicago morning news anchor, Randy Salerno, died on Thursday, January 24, 2008 in a snowmobiling accident near Eagle River, Wisconsin.

Whether it's dealing with issues such as poverty, race, crime, foreign or domestic policy, the mainstream news media fails to live up to its responsibilities, which are enshrined in our nation's Constitution.

Most people look to their local news stations to inform them of the days events. Journalism is based on truth and integrity.

Local newspapers search for profits by augmenting their focus and initiating hyperlocal ventures and market-driven journalism strategies.

Carbondale has three non-daily newspapers published here and of the three, Heartland Women is the one that stands out. A family enterprise, run by a mother and daughter, it brings emotion and personality to mostly good news.

Newspapers face declining readership. A good way to fight this is to give extra attention to local stories that the online media ignores. Even so, two local colleges are reminded where they rank in the pecking order when big weekend games get virtually no ink.

After the death of Randy Salerno, a Chicago news anchor, we are reminded of the faces we see day-to-day bringing us the news and just how great an impact these faces on the other side of the screen have on our lives.

Randy Salerno, a veteran news anchor for Chicago's WBBM CBS-2, was killed at the age of 45 after a tragic snowmobile accident in Mercer, Wisconsin Thursday night.

Something has happened with the local news. I don't think it's a good thing and i feel sorry for the reporters.

Local news is being inundated with prepackaged propaganda that looks like news and sounds like news, but is really nothing more than a commercial.

That dorky looking neo-nazi who hosts The Point at the end of your local newscast isn't some local looney. He's a Vice President with the huge conglomerate that owns your local station. And he's taking precious time away from your local news.

When I turn on the local news, it turns me off

The media has a tendency to latch on to the absolute worst we have to offer and run with it. It would be nice to be able to watch a news broadcast without feeling empty and disheartened. Is there nothing good happening in the world?

The increase in tabloid journalism, the popularization of blogs and an increased demand to constantly be updated on the news has made it even harder to define the line between news and gossip. The ethical decision facing the news industry now is simply, "What is news?"

Anyone who writes news stories wants to make sure their story gets in first, here are a few ways to make that happen

A few small facts about news outlets to consider, before taking everything you hear at face value.

News is supposed to be informative and full of information that our society needs to know about our country and our world. However, in the wake of recent news events, it seems our society is being entertained instead of informed of pertinent information.

This article looks at how media organizations pick foreign news correspondants.

Putting together a video news package is not as difficult as it looks. Here is a guide to get you started.

With Associated Content changing the News Policy, many CPs feel like they have been left out in the cold when it comes to writing original news stories. But writing original reports is easy! Here are 5 must-know tips about original reporting for AC.

Looking for hot news tips? Here are a few places to try

Weekly news, updates, notes, rumors and opinions pertaining to the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.

This article features a 12 year old newspaper that has grown in popularity due to it's unique approach. It has quickly become a favorite among Cape May County residents.

No longer can I tune to CNN Headline News to see a journalist actually reporting news. The tabloid format and TV newsmagazines have taken over. Every network seems to have fired the reporters and replaced them with ex-lawyers, entertainment critics or political analysts.

The top ten Boston news stories in 2007 reflect the local interests of this highly urban and hi tech city along with some surprising changes.

Chrono, LC has operated a news website in Muscatine for a long time. Now they are rapidly expanding to the Iowa City area, bringing reviews of food places, bars, clubs, events, and much more that can't be found elsewhere.

It's often seemed to me that the news media reports first, and checks the facts later, if at all. The recent suspension of Opie And Anthony from XM Satellite Radio offers further proof of the news media's willingness to put out misinformation.

While bias and partisanship in televised news coverage can be more easily identified, we must not forget that print media is subject to the same trappings of money and personal preferrence.

News reporting is a thing of the past. No longer can you pickup a newspaper or turn on television and find out what is going on in the world today.

A primer and the correct methods of editing a news package for television or the internet.

Babylonian-Times News-Tablet 4074 BC published once a lunar-year on 100% recycled, oven baked clay tablets.

Are you sick of the partisanship that almost drips from the mainstream media, yet are sick and tired of the same partisanship from talk radio? Have you stopped taking your local newspaper? Then tune in to CNN and watch the Glenn Beck Show. A Must see.

Review of two texts focusing on the impact of a market-controlled media system. Highlights the problems of a profit-driven system and its effects on media content and democracy.

In the twenty-first century, journalists across the board are expected to be objective and neutral when releasing pertinent and timely information to the public. But does objectivity even exist? And what exactly is neutrality?

Humans are by their nature biased, and reporters are human. The news is slanted. Instead of being a sheep, learn how to critically watch the news and other media, and judge for yourself what you think.

Internet buzz, appearances on Dennis Miller and The Daily Show spur little additional mainstream media coverage

Mind-boggling brief reports that you may have missed from the news!

How to break into local journalism, and why an apprenticeship in newspaper writing can be so important to the aspiring writer.

A quick look at a the daily goings-on of a TV news production assistant.

The Dallas News has filtered through a lot of cookie recipes since they started the annual Holiday Cookie Contest in 1996 - close to 4,000 they would say.

TV viewers are increasingly tuning into the third place CBS Evening News, raising its ratings for the first time in decades. The secret draw is its unassuming "temporary" anchor, Bob Schieffer, as his biggest fan and writer, MJ Call, explains.

The debut of the OC Post and the trend in cutting newsroom employees is leading to the unraveling of the newsroom. How can the print media continue to thrive and more importantly, will it?

With blogs now becoming news media's competition, many look to them for their daily fix of news and opinions. Here are my favourite news and opinion blogs.

"Coming up next..." is a catchy headline that can easily suck you in to watching 30 minutes of bad reporting. This headline is announced just before every commercial break...

The Internet has taken over the world. It has spread into every facet of our lives, effecting how we go about our days. My question is, with all that the Internet can do and does, how long is it until we no longer have newspapers?

Fox News celebrates its first decade this week. So why is a top ten cable channel's president ashamed of it?

While the 24 hour news networks were busy 24/7 on the diaper wearing astronaut and Anna Nicole Smith's death, they ignored a smoking gun that may ultimately prove even to those who still haven't figured it out that Bush and Cheney lied in order to get their war in Iraq.

If you want your writing to stand out: Break the story, Cover it from a different angle, Report in-depth on the story by doing research, talking to people, and digging for the truth

Reporters often resort to underhanded tactics to get a story as well as making up facts.

The national media has been accused of a double standard in its coverage of the Bush Administration's firings of eight United States attorneys it was reported today. A watchdog group noted the same media virtually ignored President Clinton's firing of 93 attorneys.

Chris Wallace the host of Fox News Sunday became news himself after that interview with former President Clinton. Frankly, I didn't feel bad for Clinton. But that interview made me think about the state of journalism on Fox (Hoax) News.

"The intelligence of a community may be judged by its newspaper press," wrote F. Lotto in Fayette County: Her History and Her People, published in Schulenburg in 1902. "The press is the mirror of the intellect, the morals, and the manners of the people."

Today's world is so media driven and media saturated that there are many jobs available for grads with a degree in journalism. Not all journalism opportunities are in located in newspapers.

News reporters have covered wars as long as there have been newspapers. As news gathering techniques advanced, war coverage was in full effect for the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and II, Vietnam, and Iraq.

Local news was reporting that HRBLOCK has overcharged their customers for rac anticipation loan customers. There are several lawsuits against them pending because of this.

Several news sources are reporting the shooting of 3 office workers in Troy, Michigan - a suburb of Detroit.

We all want to be better stewards of the earth. Earth Day is an opportunity to change our habits--like not reading paper newspapers and reading them online instead.

There are many people who don't look through online marketing sites of any kind, so placing an ad in your local newspapers about your products, business and services can open you up to a whole new marketing group.

This newspaper inspired floor rug is a great way to incorporate a black an white color scheme into your home. You can not decoupage real newspapers to canvas, the decoupage will curl it up, but you can still create the look of newspaper, minus the decoupage!

The concept of journalism and news came about before the titling-journalism, before newspapers began being publications with journalism starting with the 'word of mouth'.

Have you stopped picking up the daily newspaper or cancelled your subscription? Find out how online news delivery has made a significant impact on the print newspaper industry, and how newspapers can evolve to overcome the changes.

When burned with real wood logs, newspaper logs are very functional. They help real firewood begin to burn while providing heat and beauty at the same time. Making newspaper logs is a great way to use old newspapers that might otherwise be thrown away.

Publicity is the best free way to promote an event. How do you get publicity from local newspapers in order to increase public awareness and interest? Can it be done without paying an outside agency?

Read this informative article and find out some unique ways that you can use old newspapers for! You may be amazed at the many uses newspaper has!

A study of corporate media ownership and the impact it's having on the tradition of journalism and public perception of world events.

Haysville, KS, is attempting to support two newspapers in a city with just 10,000 residents.

This research paper talks about the history of high school newspaper censorship, focusing on East Hazelwood High School. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988) focuses on two articles in the school paper that were taken out by the principal.

Analysis of threat newspaper headlines before and after the presidential elections of George W. Bush and William J. Clinton

Tips on buying classified ads online and in newspapers.

Explains what I have learned writing for newspapers,which are a great access point for aspiring writers to get their first break in the writing field.

Journalism, writers, publishers, and editors were effective in advancing the causes of labor, women's suffrage, temperance, socialism, and minorities through newspapers and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at different levels.

Whether you're really strapped for cash, hoping to impress friends with your kitsch style, or just feeling creative, you can decorate your apartment with old newspaper.

Chicagoans woke up this morning to the dreadful and entirely unexpected reports that Randy Salerno, popular morning television news anchor for Chicago's CBS Channel 2, was killed in a snowmobiling accident.

Randy Salerno was a beloved member of the CBS 2 family. He died recently during a snowbile accident. Find out more details about it and the criminal charges now pending as a result.

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CBS 2's Randy Salerno died last night in a snowmobile accident near Eagle River

Randy Salerno's promising career was cut short in a tragic snowmobiling accident. He was an amazing man that I was blessed to meet and speak to. He will be remembered by his family, CBS, and all of Chicago.

Robert Quiroz, a 20 year old former Marine, was arrested today in Fresno, CA., for allegedly murdering his 3-month old infant son on Monday.

Chicago has lost several well loved anchors to illness and accident the past few months. Four current and former news anchor deaths are recounted.

"In recognition of these changes, we have begun an ongoing rollout of more and more robust social media and social netoworking features on our website: to provide our readership of over 600,000 combined and all of our existing products and services, also eachother,

Take a look at your local TV station that has a decent newscast. Visit their website and what do you see?

Essentially, "news" is information which someone or something has categorized, packaged, and channeled to us as new and useful - as they define it. Are you content having someone or something else define your life?

Television news is probably the most widely available news source there is; since anyone who can acquire a television and the antennas can receive it for free.

Local business news and discussions is interesting, but it's It's still news so can still be boring

A comparison of TV news and a newspaper--specifically between the Spokesman-Review and KHQ TV news, both located in Spokane, WA

Research and analysis regarding how satirical news programs affect the general public.

How refreshing it would be to have a news source admit that we are all biased and the information we are about to receive is from a naturally biased perspective so that we may put our guard down and enjoy the editorial.

I am so glad I only look at the news once a week. Otherwise I would become a hermit and lock my children in the house with me until they are twenty.

Strange but true news stories from this week.

During a slow news week, you just might get your lucky break, and a press person will come to your college campus to interview you or get your thoughts and reactions about something important that affects college students and your university.

Many study groups, and many journalists themselves, have decried local TV's emphasis on "it leads if it bleeds." This story shows a personal impact.

An examination of the Pensacola News-Journal daily newspaper.

What is the future of local media? We control it...for now.

Associated Content used to struggle to get news articles on the site, but as you can see now more and more are submitted, and for good reasons.

If you show up at the right time, you can get much more than a haircut at the barbershop. You may get an awakening!

Here are three simple but effective tips for writing good news stories to help increase your readership and page views on Associated Content.

Sharing local neighborhood and city opinions is easy with Yelp.com's no-frills system of reviews. Find out how the mobile version is picking up on the social networking trend in major cities, and how you can become a Yelper for your town or city.

The local TV news leader in South Dakota has gone to a disturbing trend of only using one source stories--only talking to one person on issues of public policy and importance. Is this good journalism? Is it happening in your locality?

According to the Pew Research Center, more than half of Americans think that news organizations are politically biased, inaccurate, and do not care about the people they report on.

What is it that causes some local politicians to go untouched by the Media while others are hounded on a regular basis?