An article in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal by reporter Yochi J. Dreazen about a "turf war" between adult-kickball leagues in Washington, D.C., bears a resemblance to a May 2005 City Paper article by Dave McKenna about the same subject. There are enough similarities for McKenna to tell Media Mob that he "feel[s] flattered" because "thievery is the sincerest form of flattery." He concludes: "In the end, it's just about kickball."

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Both Ayana Taylor and Michael Marsh (pictured) attended the Academy for Alternative Journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Funded by AAN and its Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, the six-week summer program teaches students how to pick and structure stories, and it apparently teaches skills necessary for award-winning writing.

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