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Readers see some value in endorsements

Posted by nick pappas

Now that Election Day has come and gone, I thought it would be a good time to share your responses to a couple of questions I posed before voting day.
As you may recall, I expressed some naïve bewilderment over the number of cancellations we received as a result of endorsing a candidate prior to the [...]

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Future of News

Posted by nick pappas

Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and vice chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, gave a thought-provoking speech the other day on the future of journalism.
Rosenstiel’s speech — "The Future of News: Sense-Making and Other Thoughts for Survival" — was delivered May 22 at a Future of News conference at [...]

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Early Feedback On Earl Stories

Posted by nick pappas

I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge those readers who took time out of their busy day to thank us for our package of stories today on the travel practices of Nashua Superintendent of Schools Julia Earl.
As you can imagine, it’s much more common for readers to call or e-mail a newspaper [...]

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Andrew’s Farewell To Nashua

Posted by nick pappas

"Andrew, it’s been an absolute pleasure."
Those were among my parting words Friday to staff reporter Andrew Nelson, who is leaving The Telegraph after more than eight years of gracing our pages — first as our night police reporter and more recently as our eyes and ears inside City Hall.

Andrew is putting his newspaper career temporarily [...]

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Too Cruel To Be True

Posted by nick pappas

I didn’t really intend to use my blog for this purpose, but every once in a while you come upon a story that just makes you want to cry — and then go hug your children.
Here is the lead as written by Associated Press reporter James Prichard:
CALEDONIA, Mich. — A couple sat by their daughter’s [...]

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The Week in Preview

Posted by nick pappas

So what did you think?
That’s what I would like to know about "The Week in Preview," which made its debut Monday on the front of the Nashua & Region section.
The purpose of the new feature, which was teased at the top of Page 1, is to give readers a sense of — to quote the [...]

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Reader Advocate Bids Farewell

Posted by nick pappas

Please take a few minutes on Sunday to read the farewell column by John Sias, our reader advocate, which will appear in print on the front of the Perspectives section and online under "Opinions."
John served as The Telegraph’s reader advocate for the past three years and is stepping down from that post so he can [...]

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Our Commitment to Watchdog Journalism

Posted by nick pappas

OK, let’s have a quick showing of hands. How many of you noticed anything different about last Wednesday’s Telegraph?
Actually, that’s probably not a fair question, given that Wednesday represented the third of pretty much four consecutive days of extensive flood coverage.
The reason I ask is that weeks before the first drop of rain fell [...]

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Sheesh, I’ll Never Do That Again

Posted by nick pappas

Boy, if I ever needed more incentive not to go so long without posting new material to my blog, I just got it:
Not only did my most recent item get dropped from our main blog page, but any reference to The Editor’s Blog at the top of the left-hand rail under TELEGRAPH BLOGS disappeared [...]

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Mother of a Storm: The Web Version

Posted by nick pappas

One of our goals when we decided to create a managing editor/online position last fall was to improve our ability to get breaking news to you quickly through our Web site, www.nashuatelegraph.com.
Damon Kiesow, working closely with New Media Manager Ernesto Burden and online producer Eric Darbe, has been out straight all day trying to [...]

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