Commentary on News Values and Good News in Print
Los Angeles Times columnist Jack Smith argues good news is scarce only in perception. He notes newspapers carry more positive stories than negative ones but explains bad news maintains credibility and reader engagement. He cites Jefferson and presses in other nations, then ends with a light note about love as campus addiction.
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Jack Smith
Los Angeles Times
Phyllis Siteman
Johnstown
God
Rush Pictures
Chicago
The
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Anne Olmstead
Vancouver Sun
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver
Bruce Alexander
Le Grand on Cocaine at Time of Cedar Rapids Killing
University of Iowa professor testifies cocaine residues suggest Le Grand used cocaine heavily from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. the day Julie Vosmek was stabbed in her Cedar Rapids apartment. Prosecutors link high-dose cocaine to possible psychotic behavior and murder. Jury trial resumes Monday with closing arguments and deliberations planned for the same day.
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Jazelle Stan
University of Iowa
John le Grand
Northwest Side
le Grand
Robins
Linn
Julie Vosmek
Vosmek
Cedar Rapids
Paul Perry
Perry
Ad agency reshapes Santa for the 1980s
Heller Breene announces a bold rebranding of Santa Claus to fit modern, goal oriented kids. The plan envisions a slimmed down, more aggressive image with a unified global graphic standard. A mock AmEx ad quips Santa’s credibility.
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Oston
Santa Claus
Elf
Heller Breene
Santa
Mark Myers
Claus
Myers
Joe Biden
Ronald McDonald
Michael Wilder
Foundation goes public to enhance giving in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids philanthropic group formerly named the Cedar Rapids Community Welfare Foundation has become the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation a public charity to boost visibility and attract bequests. Ted J. Welch notes aims to grow assets from 650000 to 1 million in two to three years while widening ties with CPAs attorneys and local nonprofits.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette News
Cedar Rapids
Ted J. Welch
Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
The
Cedar Rapids Community Welfare Foundation
Brucemore
Donald Canney
Canney
Boy Scouts
Camp Good Health
Four Oaks
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Minnie Rubek
Darrel Morf
Welch
Cpas
Harold Ewoldt
Greater
Correction Notice Corrects Incident Location for Gunfire Claim
Bruce Irelan of Central City was accused of firing a handgun in a Central City residence. The Gazette corrects an earlier report that mislocated the incident at the Historical Lounge and notes it will respond to accuracy complaints by readers.
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Bruce Irelan
Central City
Gazette
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