USA Today pretties up the news on the iPhone

USA Today pretties up the news on the iPhone

USA Today, the national newspaper, has a long history of prettying-up the news with the use of color. Full color images, graphics and even sections have long been a staple of the paper, even when most of its peers were still in black and white…. Continue Reading

How not to write about cancer diagnostics

How not to write about cancer diagnostics

Last week, a Johns Hopkins research team reported positive results from an experimental diagnostic for prostate cancer, leading to a fair bit of excitement and media attention. The first story I noticed was an effusive report in the Washington Post, although the test results —… Continue Reading

Roundup: USA Today stiffs Google, and Google gossip, Reuters, Geni, Rockyou…

Roundup: USA Today stiffs Google, and Google gossip, Reuters, Geni, Rockyou…

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USA Today launches new social networking features, but stiffs Google — The newspaper has offered an array of new features, letting registered readers have their own profile pages, where they can recommend articles, solicit comments — and there’s more. Alas, the new content… Continue Reading