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On the weblog of New York University journalism professor Jay Rosen, there's a guest piece by the editor of the Spokane Statesman-Review, a 107,000-circulation daily, about their extensive efforts at creating a "transparent newsroom." It's a detailed look at one newspaper's effort to change. Here's the link:
http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2005/11/21/spk_ss.html
Here's a link to Spokane editor Steve Smith's account of "transparent newsroom" in the fall edition of Nieman Reports:
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/05-3NRfall/V59N3.pdf
Read also a transcript of New York University professor Jay Rosen's appearance on a Washington Post-sponsored chat session about Bob Woodward:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2005/11/14/DI2005111400854.html
Smith also links to a 1999 American Society of Newspaper Editors' credibility report:
http://www.asne.org/kiosk/reports/99reports/1999examiningourcredibility/index.htm
Here is a Washington Post column on Spokane's transparent newsroom approach:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/15/AR2005111501162.html
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