By achavez_ex on April 30, 2010
It’s hardly surprising that Web journalists should be fast, competitive, ruthless, sensationalist — and willing to do most anything for the story. It will be messy — and fun!
— Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media discussing his decision to pay $5,000 for a next-generation iPhone found in a California bar, which his blog turned into a national news story.
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About the author
Andrew Chavez serves as a media specialist for the Schieffer School of Journalism at Texas Christian University and is enrolled in the school’s graduate journalism program. He also serves as digital manager for the Texas Center for Community Journalism at TCU and is a freelance writer and photographer. Before joining the Schieffer School as a media specialist, he worked at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as the night police reporter. He is a former editor of the TCU Daily Skiff and a 2008 graduate of the Schieffer School.
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