Mediagazer: Coverage of Japanese citizens' ‘stoic’ response to tragedy both accurate, stereotypical (Tom Huang/Poynter)

1:40 PM ET, April 2, 2011

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Tom Huang / Poynter:

Coverage of Japanese citizens' ‘stoic’ response to tragedy both accurate, stereotypical — A master narrative has developed around the media's coverage of Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, leading us to believe that there are cultural roots in the Japanese citizens' stoic response …

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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:

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Bill Keller / New York Times:

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Martin Belam / currybetdotnet:

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Mike Spector / Wall Street Journal:

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The Huffington Post:

Page Six Lands New Editor — For the first time since longtime editor Richard Johnson left the column, Page Six is getting a male face. — The New York Post's gossip column will welcome Ian Mohr as its deputy editor. — Former Page Six Deputy Editor Paula Froelich tweeted the news Friday morning …

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Alfred Hermida / Reportr.net:

Studies find journalists use Twitter for broadcast — The final research paper at the ISOJ focused on how newsrooms were using Twitter. — Dale Blasingame from Texas State University, San Marcos, looked at how Twitter was changing TV news. — He started by saying that a web first approach …

Michael Walker / Los Angeles Times:

Why should writers work for no pay? — Contributors to the Huffington Post have begun to chafe at the no-pay policy. They could take a lesson from stand-up comedians who faced a similar insult in the 1970s. — Arianna Huffington, president and editor in chief of Huffington Post Media Group.

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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

Q&A: MLB.com Boss Bob Bowman on Android Owners, Facebook Video and Apple's Subscription Rules — It's odd to talk about baseball when part of the country is still getting fresh snow. But yesterday was indeed opening day, which makes it a good time to check in with Bob Bowman …

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Pamela Chelin / Rolling Stone:

Exclusive: Rebecca Black Fighting Ark Music Factory Over ‘Friday’ — The singer alleges that Ark promised her control of the master recordings — It didn't take long for everyone involved in the Rebecca Black story to start squabbling. Black - whose song “Friday” hit Number 38 …

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Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:

“Trimming the Times”: The Atlantic Wire's new feature wants you to make the most of your 20 clicks — Add another entry into the growing group of New York Times meter-beating strategies: The Atlantic Wire is now providing a daily summary of the best content in the paper.

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Owen Thomas / The Wire:

My Plan To Build The Next Great Media Brand — As many of you know, today I leave my post as executive editor of VentureBeat for a new opportunity. I've joined the Daily Dot, a media startup, as its founding editor. — What's that, you ask? The Daily Dot is a bold experiment …

Discussion: Poynter and GigaOM