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Friday, December 26 2014

  • Deadbeats December 26, 2014

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

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    • The Cautionary Tale of Bell, California December 26, 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 December 26, 2014

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

    • The History of Beats December 26, 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 December 26, 2014

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

    • Rod Blagojevich Meets His Match December 26, 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 December 26, 2014

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

    • The Obit Beat December 26, 2014

      Everyone gets to be in the paper twice: when they&rsquo;re born, and when they die.

    • Bruce W. Bray Jr. December 26, 2014

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