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Bangor Daily News: US journalist sues boss who fired him over same-sex marriage comment

March 1st, 2011 | No Comments | Posted by in Editors' pick, Job losses

US website Bangor Daily News reports that an 18-year veteran journalist has sued his former boss after he was fired over an email about same-sex marriage.

BANGOR, Maine — Larry Grard, an 18-year veteran reporter at the Morning Sentinel newspaper fired in November 2009 after his employer discovered that he responded to an e-mail from an organization that favored same-sex marriage, has sued MaineToday Media in U.S. District Court.

Full article on the Bangor Daily News at this link.

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Nieman: Will ‘like’, ‘share’, and ‘recommend’ influence the future of news?

March 1st, 2011 | No Comments | Posted by in Editors' pick, Online Journalism, Social media and blogging

Facebook is reportedly abandoning the ‘share’ option in favour of ‘like’. Will this influence news sites? What are the implications for ‘liking’ a story? Nieman Journalism Lab has an article on the ‘warring verbs of social media’ and the impact on the future of news

Newsroom culture has long been allergic to explicitly connecting the production of journalism and the expression of a reader’s endorsement. (Just the facts, ma’am!) And “Like” is awkward. When I click a button next to a story, does that mean I like the fact that “Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns,” or that I like thestory “Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns“? But there’s no doubting the appeal of “Like,” which feels like a vote when “Share” mostly feels like work.

Full story on Nieman Journalism Lab at this link

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