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NEWSPAPER SURVIVALISM (4#) -

The Miami Herald Ombudsman
discusses "what readers want"
based on his study of reader responses.

LAO links to a spoof of the Los Angeles Times, which includes a Books Section consisting of "sleep-inducing reviews of obscure books that most people wouldn't read even at gunpoint." The spoof also includes new blogs: Planet Abrams and Go To Zell. [via]

Changing Demographics: The new 2009 edition of the Miami-Dade police handbook is expected to include a note about how to handle calls involving ritual animal sacrifice due to the spread of Santeria practices enveloping their area.

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