After missing last week due to being busy/being lazy/watching Red Wings playoff games, I come roaring back with a handful of links for your click-thru enjoyment.
- ProPublica Wants Newspapers to Steal Its Stories (ReadWriteWeb) - ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom intent on continuing investigative journalism at a time when traditional newspapers are removing staff. The tactic? Giving away their coverage to other newspapers and on-line publishers.
- The Stanley Cup Could Use an Editor (Wall Street Journal) - I have hockey on the brain. The Stanley Cup, arguably the most famous trophy in sports, contains a litany of misspellings dating back to the 1930s. (I was going to make a funny joke here about Sidney Crosby not having to worry about his name being misspelled because he'll never win a Cup, but then the second period of game four just happened, and now I don't feel so confident.)
- The Next Media Company (Chris Brogan) - Interesting post. Chris Brogan lists some ideas and tactics that he thinks the next media company should integrate. I would argue a few already exist -- stories don't end, but are added to; coverage comes in many forms -- while the majority can, and should, pop up at some point in the future.
- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (The Writer's Coin) - If you're like me, you've been meaning to read one of Gladwell's books but haven't felt like you are in the right frame of mind to do it. Luckily, the dude over at The Writer's Coin took the time to write a brief explanation of Gladwell's latest book, so now I have no good reasons to not pick it up next time I'm at Barnes & Noble.
- E3: Protestors target Dante's Inferno game (Los Angeles Times blog) - In a brilliant move, it appears Electronic Arts staged a protest against their upcoming game, Dante's Inferno, in front of the Los Angeles Convention Center at E3. Even more awesome is that it was originally picked up as a legit story. The third comment down is my favorite, btw.
- Struggling 'Pittsburgh Post-Gazette' Asks Sidney Crosby to Cover Penguins Playoff Series (The Onion) - A strangely relevant (and perhaps foretelling?) piece in The Onion where a local paper asks a player to cover his playoff series for them. You have to admit this satirical publication usually nails it.
That's all for this week.
Here's hoping Detroit can raise another championship banner come Monday.

