Editor's Desk

Credit where credit is due

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

The ongoing debate over fair use ranges AP's attacks on aggregators to the question of when and how bloggers credit the original sources of stories.

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Journalism and professionalism

By Mary Turck, News Day

Critics of new media often say that bloggers, aggregators, and "new media" generally are parasites on the work of newspapers and other "real" or legacy media.

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Transparency and reporting

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Olga Rut'ko - Fotolia.com

We regularly publish Doug McGill's excellent reporting on the local, Minnesota connections to global human rights issues, and just as regularly publish vitriolic attacks t

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Transparency and reporting

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Olga Rut'ko - Fotolia.com

We regularly publish Doug McGill's excellent reporting on the local, Minnesota connections to global human rights issues, and just as regularly publish vitriolic attacks t

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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK | Distance vs. transparency

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
"Journalists should be free of obligation to any interest other than the public’s right to know." That's part of the ethical standard on conflict of interest set out by the Society of ProfessioMORE »

Recession stories

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
The recession is not the only factor impacting school funding, but it is one large factor.MORE »

Recession stories: Neighborhood businesses

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
Continuing to look at the recession and its impact on our communities, today's articles from The Bridge and Uptown Neighborhood News look at the impact of the recession on neighborhood bMORE »

Recession stories: Teens and summer jobs

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
Like many -- probably most -- people, I have heard from friends who have lost jobs recently, friends who are afraid they will lose jobs soon, business owners who are struggling, and people affected byMORE »

Sharing the news

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
NPR reports that "Cash-strapped newspapers are turning to what once were their fiercest competitors to help stay alive — by sharing content and reporters."

We've been doing that since the Daily Planet began, sharing news and reporting with our community media partners.MORE »

In the national news

Congratulations to TC Daily Planet writer Madeleine Baran, whose article, Stopping foreclosure: One woman's home<MORE »
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