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For ages, reporters have sought out interesting and dynamic personalities to anchor their stories. The theory here is that exciting people underlie exciting journalism.
The Washington Post Magazine turned this conventional wisdom on its head. Instead of reaching for an extraordinary subject, the magazine went for an ordinary one. It launched a multiepisode feature titled "The Adventures of Mizuki: A Continuing Story." The feature promised a weekly look at the "twists and turns" misadvantures in the life of Mizuki Tanabe, a 23-year-old paralegal at the Federal Trade Commission.

Can A New "Serious" Newspaper Find An Audience In Britain?
What has happened to serious British newspapers? They've dumbed down. It is undeniable that our broadsheet newspapers are a good deal less serious-minded (without being any wittier) than they were little more than a decade ago. No doubt most readers are perfectly happy with this state of affairs, but not everyone is. The question is how many people really yearn for a grown-up newspaper that provides honest reporting and intelligent commentary without the trivia and pap that is generally also served up." Stephen Glover thinks there's an audience of about 100,000, so he's raising money to give it a try.
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One of my favorite destination lead through poisoned with radiation, so called Chernobyl "dead zone"
It is 130kms from my home. Why favourite? because one can ride there for hours and not meet any single car and not to see any single soul.
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