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Friday, September 12 2014

  • September 11th Online September 12, 2014

    In spite of our belief that the internet is forever, there are very few primary documents online from the moment of the September 11th attacks. (article)

  • Deadbeats September 12, 2014

    OTM&nbsp;looks at the great decline in beat reporting.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • The Cautionary Tale of Bell, California September 12, 2014

      Over a 17-year period,&nbsp;the city manager and other municipal officials bilked tax payers out of millions of dollars.&nbsp;Here's how the scheme went unnoticed for almost two decades.

    • Brooke and Bob on the Decline of Beat Reporting September 12, 2014

      Bob remembers the best story he got while working the crime beat for a small newspaper in Pennsylvania.

    • The History of Beats September 12, 2014

      You&rsquo;d think that beat reporting has been fundamental to journalism since the birth of the business. But beats didn&rsquo;t really take off until a little over a century ago.

    • The State House Beat September 12, 2014

      Two-thirds of audited daily papers do not assign a single reporter to cover the State House.&nbsp;

    • Rod Blagojevich Meets His Match September 12, 2014

      How one reporter&nbsp;was&nbsp;in the right place at the right time to uncover&nbsp;the story of a lifetime.

    • The Labor Beat September 12, 2014

      As the power of the unions declined, so did the number of labor reporters covering them.

    • The Obit Beat September 12, 2014

      There&rsquo;s a saying from the early days of newspapers that goes &ldquo;everyone gets to be in the paper twice: when they&rsquo;re born, and when they die.&rdquo;

    • Bruce W. Bray Jr. September 12, 2014

      On the Media producer Chris Neary reports an obit of Bruce W. Bray Jr.