Tagged: newspaper industry

11:33 • 4 months ago

Newspaper publishes gun permit database online, people go insane

Tags: grabbags es newspapers rage gannett newspaper industry journalism The Journal News 137 • Permalink

cause In the wake of the Newtown, CT shooting earlier this month, a Gannett-owned New York state newspaper published a series of interactive maps showing all of the gun permits in the region, according to public records.
reaction Rage. Lots and lots of rage. Gun owners and many others are extremely angry about the exposure and have retaliated against the newspaper, with one blogger publishing the editor’s address and phone number. source

10:21 • 1 year ago

Tags: newspapers smart is the new sexy newspaper industry news journalism 68 • Permalink

Newspaper industry: We’re smart and sexy! Look at us!

We love newspapers. We think they’re awesome. We have a subscription to The New York Times. We base much of our coverage around newspaper content. But for the love of God, we would like to submit that “Smart is the New Sexy” does it completely freaking wrong. And, if you really thought that newspapers were so smart or sexy, why make it so that only members of your organization can download your ad? You want this campaign to go viral, right? Put that sucker on the internet for free in giant 6000-pixel-wide form so people can discuss it on Reddit for hours on end! We like newspapers but think this is off the mark. What do you all think?

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