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News headlines for June 4, 2010 from The Daily Dog and mediabistro.com. (Updated throughout the day.)

(from The Daily Dog)
BP’s Credibility Unraveling Before Our Eyes …
Toyota’s President Says He Now has a Better Understanding of American Culture …
Wall Street Taps Former DC Insiders to Lobby Against Regulatory Reform …

(from mediabistro.com)
The New York Times To Host Political Polling Site FiveThirtyEight (NYT / Media Decoder)
New York Times Sends Wall Street Journal Cease And Desist Letter Over Brand Campaign (NY Observer)
Celebrity Glossy OK! Racks Up $175M In Losses (NY Post)
ABC News Digital Reorganizes Leadership
(WebNewser)

If The iPad’s The Answer, What’s The Question Again? (InPublishing)
Network Communications Talks With Lenders After Missing Payment (BusinessWeek)
AOL’s Tim Armstrong: The Power of Local Journalism
(PC Mag)

The New York Times Issues Correction To Hirschberg’s M.I.A. Profile (The Wrap)
Rachael Ray Boils Over Good Housekeeping Cover Story (NY Post / Page Six)
The Newsonomics Of Commercial Crowdsourcing (Nieman Journalism Lab)
Will Users Ever Pay For Online Content? Sorry, Probably Not (minOnline)

(from Mediabistro.com)
When: 4 weeks starting Wednesday, June 9; 9-10am EDT
Cost: $350

There have never been more potential outlets and opportunities for writers, but at the same time, there’s never been more competition.

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In this class, you will learn how to:

  • Mine your life, experience, and connections for ideas
  • Define yourself as a parenting writer
  • Find the markets available to you as a parenting writer, including magazines, blogs, and websites
  • Target your pitches
  • Research topics and identify sources
  • Create engaging stories that editors and readers won’t want to put down

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