How the AP got the scoop on Sarah Palin’s new bookAn internal memo from the Associated Press reveals how its intrepid reporters scored and scoured a copy of Sarah Palin’s bio five days early. The reporters responsible earned themselves a cool $500 reward for securing the news agency’s “Beat of the Week”.
Scoops
Media scoops: who you gonna call?
Media veteran Peter Himler reflects on TMZ.com scooping Michael Jackson’s death, the NYT breaking the passing of Walter Cronkite and asks: who do you call when you have a exclusive news story in this new media age?
Crikey Bias-o-meter III: The federal press gallery
Here’s a terrible truth about the Press Gallery. The vast majority of its members are level headed, concientous types – good men and women doing a good job.
