Media

• Reader’s Corner pays to keep “This American Life” on WUNC

  Result 1

  Discovered June 25, 2009 at 10:16 am

  If you’ve never visited Reader’s Corner bookstore on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, you’re going to want to after reading John’s post about it on Goodnight, Raleigh. John tells us some interesting tidbits about the business including that the store paid to bring “This American Life” to WUNC. Sweet!

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• Follow the Barrel Monster on Twitter

  Result 2

  Discovered June 19, 2009 at 3:06 pm

  Support for Joseph Carnevale — the artist behind the now infamous Hillsborough Street Barrel Monster — has been phenomenal. The story’s been picked up by AP and subsequently WaPo, the Facebook groups total more than 4,000 supporters and now it looks like the Barrel Monster is on Twitter.
  

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• News and Observer political reporter takes new job

  Result 3

  Discovered June 15, 2009 at 4:48 pm

  If you’re big on North Carolina state politics, then you probably recognize Ryan Teague Beckwith’s byline. The N&O political reporter is the main man behind the paper’s Under the Dome blog, which had more than 9,735 posts in over two years. He’s leaving the N&O:

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• Free TV?

  Result 4

  Discovered June 15, 2009 at 1:11 pm

  No one likes paying the cable bill, but we’ve got to exchange money for the channels we receive. Or do we? Lance’s Text Box has a few easy steps to free HD.

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• Finding the silver lining

  Result 5

  Discovered May 28, 2009 at 3:43 pm

  Working in the news biz can be a bit depressing some days. But photographer Shawn Rocco’s latest post is an inspirational reminder of the good news that can be found, such as a recent fundraiser for a girl who needs a liver transplant.

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• Latest round of layoffs at Durham Herald-Sun outlined

  Result 6

  Discovered May 20, 2009 at 5:28 pm

  The Independent’s Fiona Morgan is continuing her efforts to keep tabs on media layoffs in the Triangle. Her latest article does a good job detailing the recent layoffs at the Durham Herald-Sun. The article reports that the newspaper’s circulation has dropped dramatically:

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• Town of Carrboro loans $50,000 to Carrboro Citizen

  Result 7

  Discovered May 20, 2009 at 10:38 am

  Town aldermen approved the loan to the town’s newspaper last night, saying it would help the newspaper expand. Of course, the issue of whether the paper can remain truly objective on town issues is being raised. The N&O has a review of what other local and national journalists think about the deal:

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• The Success of Newspapers

  Result 8

  Discovered May 18, 2009 at 2:02 pm

  As a former print journalist, I’ve been following the discussion of the future of newspapers with great interest. I’m pleased to see Carrboro blogger Jock take a more optimistic viewpoint on the situation than most.

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• News and Observer learns how to use Twitter

  Result 9

  Discovered May 1, 2009 at 4:23 pm

  It’s long been a joke in the Triangle Twitter community that the N&O doesn’t get Twitter. For well over a year, the newspaper has just dumped feeds of articles on Twitter. I am not aware of a single tweet ever personalized by a human being from the newsroom. Until Today:

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• Tift Merritt brings music, photos home

  Result 10

  Discovered April 27, 2009 at 8:01 am

  Leave it to Tift Merritt to make photos of people looking at Rodin exhibits into art. After all, she is a respected songwriter, singer, performer and photographer. Merritt returns home to Raleigh this week for a concert and new exhibit. Read this interview from David Menconi from the N&O.

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