Newsies

Don’t say it never pays to write for free: for her good work, Amazon reviewer Harriet Klausner gets her own kinda-unflattering charicature! (WSJ)
Speaking of something for nothing, Florida reporter Mike Vasilinda has received almost a cool million for covering state agencies (NYT)
“Left of the Dial” premiers on Thursday, documenting the difficult beginnings of Air America. (LAT)
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has named the winners in its 11th annual Best in Business contest.
Jack Shafer tells David Shaw to get a grip over the whole blog thing. (Slate) (especially since bloggers are now being interviewed more often on cable.)

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