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Instead of saying “no comment” or simply ignoring the question, it appears Sharron Angle, the Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada, shushed a television reporter who tried to ask her a question. Was that the case — or did the reporter get it wrong? Check out the  19-second video of the alleged shush and judge for yourself.

Jim Schachter, editor for digital initiatives at The New York Times , answered questions from readers last week. One reader asked Schachter where to find contact information for Times ’ reporters and editors. Schachter responded with a couple helpful hints.

At the Chicago Tribune Wednesday, 50 newsroom employees lost their jobs as part of a restructuring that Tribune management claim will position the paper for its news-gathering future. Shortly after the layoffs, the paper’s parent, the Tribune Company, asked a bankruptcy court for approval to give 703 employees bonuses worth a total of $13 million. The company’s top ten executives are ineligible for the bonuses. Tribune Company said the bonuses are “vitally necessary” to reward emp…

Two weeks ago, New York Times assistant managing editor Rick Berke sent a memo to all newsroom employees—from the copy boy to the Pulitzer Prize winners—asking for cost-cutting suggestions. The memo included an open invitation to a brain storming lunch with top editors Bill Keller and Jill Abramson. By month’s end, Keller and his editorial lieutenants must send publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr., a budget proposal. And so it has come to this for the Grey Lady, inviting newsroom …