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How Tabloids Work — Having started as an egalitarian answer to 19th-century newspapers, tabloids came to peddle shock and sleaze. They’ve cleaned up a bit, but they remain the world’s guilty pleasure. Learn more about the fascinating history of tabloids with Chuck and Josh.

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    http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/05/04/jpod-open-data-and-journalism-how-and-why-journalists-should-be-digging-for-stories/

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  2. #Podcast – How iPhones to ‘green screen Nokias’ are being used for mobile journalism | Editors Blog | Journalism.co.uk

    This podcast hears about innovative uses of technology for mobile journalism

    http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/11/23/podcast-how-iphones-to-green-screen-nokias-are-being-used-for-mobile-journalism/

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  3. Caustic Soda: Journalism Part 1

    Bad journalism and bad things that happen to good journalists, with guest Reuters and CNN alum Steven Schwartz. Topics covered include: missing white woman syndrome, yellow journalism, Nellie Bly and stunt journalism, anchorwoman on-air suicide, the Balibo Five, Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal, and Russian journalist mortality rate. Part 1 of 2!

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