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		<title>Media Ride Along</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1) Diary of a Shift
 
9:30 – Every day, except Friday, Oglesby holds a meeting with the members of the editorial board, which consists of three writers, a cartoonist, a layout editor, and a reader’s liaison. Carl Hiaasen, a columnist who works from home, also contributes to the editorial section. During the meeting, the members offer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=26&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/media-ride-along/</link>
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		<title>Reading Abstract &#8211; The Existential Copy Editor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In today’s competitive workforce, to be successful in the world of journalism is particularly difficult. Ironically, a journalism degree is not even necessary in order to pursue a career in media. As such, students expecting to be successful right out of college are often disappointed to face the fact that beginning reporters and editors do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=25&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/reading-abstract-the-existential-copy-editor/</link>
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		<title>Reading Abstract &#8211; Week 11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Under the Getting Sued section of Dr. R’s Journalism Readings, many issues come up regarding the importance of editing blogger comments and the risks that come along with true, but harmful, information.
In “Assessing Legal Risks and Guidelines for User Comments,” Al Tompkins stresses the implications of having third parties post their own information on news [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=24&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/reading-abstract-week-11/</link>
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		<title>Reading Abstract &#8211; Week 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When using statistics, polls and surveys in news stories, writers and editors both need to understand the margin of error and the possibility of deception and inaccuracies that come along with reporting that uses numbers and math. In “Margin of Error,” Robert Niles explains the mathematical definition of and process of margin of error, as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=23&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/reading-abstract-week-10/</link>
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		<title>Reporting on pro-anorexic Web sites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past week, I had to do a research paper analyzing the popular account of  a topic compared to scientific and scholarly research. I chose to look at an article that reported on Web sites that promoted anorexia and unhealthy eating habits and behaviors. The sites mentioned provide users with an anonymous safe haven [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=22&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/reporting-on-pro-anorexic-web-sites/</link>
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		<title>Importance of word choice in the media: &#8220;elderly&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Throughout the semester, we have learned about the importance of meanings certain words carry. Reporters and editors need to take into account taste, sensitivity and accuracy when covering any story. While watching Nancy Grace, one reporter was talking about the recent news story of 800 dogs being captured in an &#8220;elderly&#8221; couple&#8217;s mobile home. Accordingly, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=21&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/importance-of-word-choice-in-the-media-elderly/</link>
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		<title>Starbucks training &#8211; real???</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When browsing the many discussions posted on the blog pages of Poynter Online, I came across an interesting opinion regarding training sessions from numerous businesses, particularly Starbucks. One reader commented that the training was just a ploy for the media to advertise and explained why stores were reluctant to allow reporters sit in on training [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=20&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/starbucks-training-real/</link>
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		<title>Prince Harry Media Leak</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In light of the recent criticism that the media have received regarding the leak of the fact that Prince Harry has been serving in Afghanistan from the Drudge Report, I believe that the media&#8217;s actions cross the line. The media often wonder why readers distrust them, and this is a clear example why. The media [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=18&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/prince-harry-media-leak/</link>
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		<title>Reading Abstract &#8211; Week 9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past week’s readings bring up debatable and ethical concerns regarding the use of anonymous sources, as well as how sources should be protected and whether or not reporters should have a certain privilege when writing these kinds of stories. When the media often report on highly publicized governmental and criminal events, reputations and national [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=17&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/reading-abstract-week-9/</link>
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		<title>Reading Abstract &#8211; Week 8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When editing a story prior to publication, even the smallest details, such as punctuation and word choice, can change a meaning. In “The Comma that Cost 1 Million Dollars,” Ian Austen describes how a phone company got out of a contract because of a cable provider’s careless use of punctuation. Commas are often small marks [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=morgangeller.wordpress.com&blog=2506266&post=16&subd=morgangeller&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://morgangeller.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/reading-abstract-week-8/</link>
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