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After just 11 months in the job, Frank Denton, an editor with a long history of doing public journalism, is resigning as editor of the Tampa Tribune. He says the position is “not a good fit,” according to a Tampa Tribune story.
The story adds:
Denton also said the timing of his departure was motivated [...]

Findings in an academic study indicate, “journalists have higher than average abilities when it comes to moral reasoning,” writes Kelly McBride in a Poynter Institute column.
And:
–Investigative journalists had the highest scores.
–Journalists who said civic journalism was part of their work also had higher scores.
McBride continues:
Journalism professors Renita Coleman of Louisiana State [...]

Jay Rosen says, “Every single skill a journalist has is tapped by the weblog.” Journalists should be blogging, and he thinks they will be. Here he gives four reasons how and why it should happen.
The advice comes from our Exploring the Fusion Power of Public and Participatory Journalism conference, given after Michael Skoler of [...]

There’s gold in them thar hills. The New York Times today reports a connection between book publishers and bloggers. Some bloggers have used their blogs to prove to publishers they have an audience. Other bloggers have been approached by publishers.
Who and what is selling, well, among them is a novel by Wonkette, article says:
Ana [...]

Oh Yeon Ho, founder of OhMyNews, provides insight into the founding and success of this citizen journalism driven website in an address at Harvard University’s Internet and Society Conference on Dec. 11. It is now posted at OhMyNews.
Here is his take on changes in journalism:

Each political scholar has his own definition of power. I would [...]