Great text-driven (print) ads from 2009? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Dec 15, 2009 - 5 answers

This is a two-part question about a video on YouTube. The first part of the question is about the Sicilian dialect of the Italian language; the second part deals with the mechanics of breaking a glass window with a crowbar. [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Dec 10, 2009 - 4 answers

What happens if somebody lies in an obituary? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Oct 30, 2009 - 10 answers

I want to read investigative reports exposing corruption or scandal on a local or national level. Please provide me with links. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Oct 20, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I get a copy of a newspaper... that's NOT today's? [more inside]
posted by The Biggest Dreamer on Oct 4, 2009 - 8 answers

Newspaper delivery tipping etiquette? Are additional tips expected outside of the holiday season? [more inside]
posted by cadge on Sep 27, 2009 - 11 answers

For better or worse, I am regarded as somewhat of an authority in a particular field (yes I have a blog about it). For this reason, I am getting requests for information about the subject matter from mainstream media journalists and writers. This is a new situation for me and I don't know how best to handle it. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 26, 2009 - 32 answers

How do you read a newspaper? [more inside]
posted by andythebean on Jul 11, 2009 - 23 answers

What's the best way to search distant local newspaper archives for information on a crime that occurred almost 30 years ago in Birmingham, Alabama? [more inside]
posted by Doug on Jun 23, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for independent news sites and journalists' blogs [more inside]
posted by reenum on Apr 16, 2009 - 8 answers

Who are the best magazine and newspaper feature writers, past and present? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Apr 8, 2009 - 20 answers

Is there a way of seeing what the New York Times had on the front page of their website at certain times in the recent past? [more inside]
posted by typography on Mar 3, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm looking for smart ways to refute the following illogical statement: "Newspapers will never die, you can't make a scrap book out of interactive products..." [more inside]
posted by Paleoindian on Jan 25, 2009 - 37 answers

NPR Filter: What is the story from This American Life about two newspaper journalists who compete to get a certain phrase in the newspaper? [more inside]
posted by NoraReed on Jan 12, 2009 - 15 answers

How can I become less ignorant regarding current events, without having to read dry, third-person-omniscient points of view? [more inside]
posted by surenoproblem on Jan 4, 2009 - 25 answers

I'm looking for movies that prominently feature newspapers in their plot, Like that Jim Belushi movie whatever it was called. or even just in certain scenes like the beginning of Blade Runner and the USA Today from back to the future.
posted by Paleoindian on Jan 1, 2009 - 25 answers

How do I tell if my newspaper is being stolen or not delivered? [more inside]
posted by vkxmai on Dec 14, 2008 - 19 answers

Where can I buy a copy of the New York Law Journal in Manhattan? [more inside]
posted by dorisfromregopark on Nov 24, 2008 - 1 answer

Where can I buy the Post in DC-ish today? [more inside]
posted by peachfuzz on Nov 5, 2008 - 9 answers

Looking for NY Herald archives from 4/21/12. Is there an online site where I can search/view them? [more inside]
posted by cherie72 on Oct 20, 2008 - 8 answers

Maximum online ad revenue? -newspapers can not sell an infinite amount of ads in their print newspaper because of a realistic maximum page count and circulation. are websites beholden to any such caveats? [more inside]
posted by Paleoindian on Oct 19, 2008 - 12 answers

Recommend an alternative to my Chicago Tribune subscription. [more inside]
posted by qsysopr on Sep 30, 2008 - 13 answers

How did Wednesday become food and coupon day for USAian newspapers? Even though I've traveled to other parts of the world, I've never paid attention to the phenomenon there. Does this occur in your country as well?
posted by Eekacat on Sep 15, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I get my morning newspaper delivered closer to my door, and farther away from the street? [more inside]
posted by k8lin on Aug 16, 2008 - 16 answers

I've got a publication I'd like convenience stores and others to sell. How do i get them to do that, and what kind of financial arrangements are involved? [more inside]
posted by unclejeffy on Aug 5, 2008 - 3 answers

I sometimes see announcements in the newspaper praising saints and listing prayers or novenas with instructions to publish the same ad in a future edition of the paper if the prayers work for you. Who places these ads? What purpose do they serve? What's the deal?
posted by lysistrata on Jul 14, 2008 - 8 answers

Can anyone help me find an article published in the French newspaper La Nouvelle République des Pyrénées on June 23rd about a cyclist who was hit by a road sweeper a few days earlier? [more inside]
posted by kyten on Jul 1, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm looking for good online sources for African American news. [more inside]
posted by parkbench on Jun 27, 2008 - 6 answers

The [very big city newspaper] is coming to my house tomorrow to interview us, and I'm a mess. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 26, 2008 - 29 answers

English-speaking journalist with travel bug: where should I go? [more inside]
posted by lindsey.nicole on Jun 15, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I price out ads for a short run, locally and themed focus "map"/newspaper? [more inside]
posted by Unsomnambulist on May 10, 2008 - 2 answers

What is the best Austin, TX newspaper? [more inside]
posted by pedmands on May 7, 2008 - 11 answers

Best/accurate/easy to access sources of Central & Eastern Europe and Middle East / Africa (CEEMEA) news? Global newspapers or local? Which are best? [more inside]
posted by keasby on Apr 16, 2008 - 7 answers

Newspapers and media: the sky is falling, the bowl is being circled. What can we do about it? Your best suggestions please. [more inside]
posted by Gagglehack on Mar 28, 2008 - 19 answers

Is there a journalistic protocol that newspapers adhere to when printing letters to the editor? The small town newspaper from where I grew up typically just posts a random assortment of letters from old codgers. However, in the last 3 years or so it has been posting, on an almost weekly basis, letters written by a local man who founded a very prominent White Nationalist organization, and who at one time was one of the most prominent neo-Nazis in America. [more inside]
posted by billysumday on Mar 24, 2008 - 22 answers

Business Facts: About 2 years ago I saw the online version of a special feature in a newspaper/magazine which had short summaries of various businesses. The ones that were definitely included were New York Taxis, Sandwich shops etc. More inside [more inside]
posted by london302 on Mar 24, 2008 - 3 answers

Why is John Kass on A2 of the Chicago Tribune? [more inside]
posted by a robot made out of meat on Mar 8, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm teaching a feature writing class, and I'd like to require my students to read a nonfiction book by the end of the semester -- ala Tracy Kidder or John McPhee. I'd like them to do some sort of "book report" or presentation to the class at the end of the semester on the book they chose -- how do I make this assignment not lame? [more inside]
posted by printchick on Feb 5, 2008 - 16 answers

Help me look good in a photo accompanying a news story. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 23, 2008 - 15 answers

Where can I find my beloved "The Onion" in London? Just moved to London from California where I could find an Onion newspaper on almost every street corner. Short of paying the $200 a year for a subscription, does anyone know where I can find the satirical newspaper in London?
posted by cubedweller on Jan 14, 2008 - 19 answers

I'm teaching a college-level feature writing class this spring, and while I've taught the class before, I'm looking for new ideas for in-class writing exercises and short assignments. [more inside]
posted by printchick on Jan 9, 2008 - 4 answers

What is the best way to download online magazine/newspaper articles? In particular the Economist, which you can only access free for a certain length of time. Any plugins or software that can do this for free? [more inside]
posted by vegetableagony on Dec 28, 2007 - 8 answers

What's going on at the Detroit Free Press? Terry Lawson and Mike Duffy have apparently accepted buyouts, and Susan Ager writes that she was going to, but then decided against. This is wild stuff - essentially the identity of the lifestyle section for the last decade+. Massive cost-cutting, some sort of housecleaning, or what? [more inside]
posted by boombot on Dec 16, 2007 - 10 answers

Where is the best place to start learning Agile/Rapid Application Development (RAD) techniques when I've got one week to come up with a new website/CMS for our newspaper? [more inside]
posted by Galt on Dec 12, 2007 - 14 answers

What is the quintessential newspaper masthead? [more inside]
posted by bystander on Dec 3, 2007 - 14 answers

Is there anywhere I can buy daily versions of the New York Times in Madison, Wisconsin? I want to clip some upcoming ads a friend designed. Thanks.
posted by fucker on Nov 6, 2007 - 7 answers

Who decides what's news? [more inside]
posted by ibmcginty on Sep 20, 2007 - 14 answers

Tomorrow, I'm meeting with an editor at the local newspaper to get some information on what they look for in employees. I was hoping the web's finest Hive Mind would have some thoughts on how to squeeze the maximum benefit out of tomorrow's encounter. [more inside]
posted by EatTheWeak on Sep 12, 2007 - 14 answers

Help me find a "safari grill" - the collapsible square metal box my parents used 50 years ago in Africa to grill food over burning newspaper. [more inside]
posted by CunningLinguist on Aug 9, 2007 - 14 answers

"Dewey Defeats Truman" -- the famous photo of Truman holding up the newspaper, grinning. I would like a high-quality printable copy of this, preferably a digital copy. Google Images returns only small file sizes. I need this to be as big and crisp as possible.
posted by Greg Nog on Aug 7, 2007 - 10 answers