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That's a rather lot of money

starman — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:12:39 -0800

Dan Rather sues Viacom and CBS for $70 million. Complaint (PDF). From the complaint: Central to defendants' plans to pacify the White House was to offer Mr. Rather as the public face of the story, and as a scapegoat for CBS management's bungling of the entire episode - which, as a direct result, became known publicly as "Rathergate." Killian documents. Previously one two.

Get rich quick! well, maybe not so rich...

clevershark — Wed, 11 May 2005 15:37:51 -0800

Gawker bucks vs journalists' bucks. The idea of bloggers going pro, though a relatively new one, has been discussed for a few years now. With blogging being discussed in the same breath as mainstream journalism, especially since last year's election in which the two activities seemed to clash in a very public way, is it time to ask ourselves if blogging is or can be just another form of journalism with its own professional personalities and success-based pay rates?