Newsthings 4.11.05

So is this going to work or not? Radar debuts online before it hits the stands.
Sometimes they never learn…the Boston Herald let go a columnist after finding out that the writer had failed to disclose a separate contract with the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. (NYT)
On the other end of the scale, the Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism will be held next month.
Believe what I write, not what I say, says Seymour Hersh. (NY Metro)
Oh, and in addition to telling the truth, it helps to know things. (LAT)
Rich people emulating the middle class nerd! Now celebrities can blog, too. (I wonder how much one gets paid to type up the entries.) (Kurtz)
Bo don’t do slander. (DailyBulletin)

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