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| The March issue of M Magazine. |
Just how long ago did the March edition of M magazine go to press?
The new issue includes a feature on Milwaukee’s “12 most fascinating men,” a reader informs Pressroom Buzz. Among them? Embattled Gov. Scott Walker – sounding not so embattled in the pages of the upscale local lifestyle magazine.
Walker, M gushes, is
“guided by the principles of the Wisconsin constitution, that government exists to help people with the things they can’t do on their own. ‘No more, no less,’ he says.”
It gets better. The “compassionate, frugal, courageous” Walker is quoted as seeking to rise above partisanship:
“For too many people it’s all or nothing. That’s not what I think people expect out of their chief executive. Republican, Democrat – just lead.”
Damn those really early deadlines…
And now, some of what has crossed our Internet browser…
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Sauce for the goose: Blogger Jay Bullock notices a difference in the way Milwaukee Journal Sentinel stories refer to union leader salaries and those of corporate bigwigs.
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Investigators wanted: The nonprofit Center for Public Integrity investigative reporting outfit is looking to hire a part-time reporter in every state to help “create a risk analysis of corruption” in all 50 state governments, assessing anti-corruption and government transparency measures.
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Reset: Paid Content reports that Gannett, which operates 10 daily papers in Wisconsin, is “giving its brand a reset” to emphasize an all-platform capability, with a growing emphasis on digital delivery. Meanwhile, says Gannett Blog proprietor Jim Hopkins, the company continues to experiment with pay walls.
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Speaking of pay walls: The Journal Sentinel’s own Cary Spivak covers the subject in the new issue of American Journalism Review with a very solid roundup.
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Here comes the judge: In Indiana, a judge is ordering news sites to identify anonymous commenters to a libel plaintiff, despite that state’s shield law protecting reporters from having to disclose anonymous sources.
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HuffPatch layoffs? They will be coming at some point, thanks to $20 million in “synergies” from the AOL-Huffington Post merger that puts Arianna Huffington in charge of AOL’s local Patch.com news operation, Paid Content reports. Perhaps trying to reassure readers and employees of the rapidly growing Patch, AOL chief Tim Armstrong told a Paid Content confab in New York: “I do think we’re moving too slow with Patch in some ways. But I have confidence in Patch.”
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Down South: A highly amusing sideshow in Rahm Emanuel’s romp to become Chicago mayor was the fake Twitter feed sending up Emanuel and his penchant for profanity. The Atlantic found the real person behind the tweets.
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Underplayed? A McClatchy story reining in some of the loudest doomsaying over public pension costs deserves more attention. Money quote:
“However, the short answer is that there’s simply no evidence that state pensions are the current burden to public finances that their critics claim.”
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And belated congratulations to Matt Wild, new editor at the AV Club Milwaukee, succeeding Steve Hyden. Hyden moves on to national music editor for AV Club, but he’s promising not to leave Milwaukee. That’s a good thing.
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