Mediagazer: Attention versus distraction? What that big NY Times story leaves out (Megan Garber/Nieman Journalism Lab)

11:05 AM ET, November 23, 2010

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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

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Cory Doctorow / Guardian:

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Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Attention versus distraction? What that big NY Times story leaves out — Yesterday's Sunday Times devoted the lead slot of its front page to a long examination of the effects of the web on the attention spans of teenagers. In the tradition (yes, it is now a tradition) of Nick Carr …

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Michelle Kung / Speakeasy:

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Rick Edmonds / The Biz Blog:

6 Months In, Honolulu Civil Beat Still Testing the Market For Paid Conversation — Honolulu Civil Beat's six-month anniversary earlier this month roughly coincided with the elections, and the closely-watched online-only pilot chose to celebrate with three days of free access for all.

Ross Kenneth Urken / The Huffington Post:

Pete Hamill: One Day, Web Journalists Will Get Real Money — Last week stalwart New York journalist Pete Hamill won the prestigious Louis Auchincloss Prize, presented by the Museum of the City of New York. Today he answered our questions pertaining to the writing life and this fair city.

Jennifer Saba / MediaFile:

New York Times introduces film club — Nothing else seems to have helped newspapers reflect the stronger economic recovery of the rest of media. Old films can't hurt. — The New York Times forged another path to the club-based membership service — a trend that has grown in popularity among newspapers.

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Paul Bradshaw / Online Journalism Blog:

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