Fox News can't seem to tell the difference between file footage and live shots lately.

On Wednesday Fox News host Gregg Jarrett told viewers Sarah Palin's book signing in Grand Rapids, Michigan had a huge turnout. But the video used in the segment was from a 2008 McCain/Palin campaign rally.

Fox senior vice-president of news Michael Clemente issued a statement calling the incident a "production error." On Thursday Fox issued an on-air apology as well.

Fox executives are reportedly considering disciplinary action against those responsible for the gaffe.

Just last week, the "Daily Show's" Jon Stewart ripped Fox's Sean Hannity for running video of a big tea party protest in Washington last fall while discussing a much-smaller rally outside the Capitol this month.

"When that clip started, it was a clear fall day in Washington, D.C.," Stewart said on his show. "All of a sudden the tress turn green again, it's cloudy, and it looks like thousands and thousands of more people arrived...It seems Sean Hannity used footage of a bigger crowd from a totally different event to make last week's GOP health care rally appear more heavily attended."

Hannity later apologized.

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Is Newsweek's cover photo of Sarah Palin sexist?

The photo, seen here, was taken for Runner's World magazine in August. Its use in Newsweek has raised the ire of the one-time GOP veep candidate, who writes on Facebook:

"When it comes to Sarah Palin, this 'news' magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runner's World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about health and fitness - a subject to which I am devoted and which is critically important to this nation. The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now."

The Newsweek headline accompanying the photo, "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah?", is a play on a "Sound of Music" song about frivolity. And the articles inside are critical of Palin, whose book "Going Rogue" has shot to the top of bestseller lists.

Meanwhile there's word that Newsweek may have violated copyright by using the Runner's World shot.

Daily Finance reports that the photog who shot the pic violated his contract by reselling it to Newsweek. The shot was embargoed until August 2010, the site says.

What do you think? Is this photo okay for the Runner's World cover, but sexist in the context of the way it's used in Newsweek?

In the photo above, Palin changes into her running shoes for an autism awareness walk in Purchase, New York, in June.

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You can churn out the greatest article ever written, but if it doesn't have an attention-grabbing headline to get people to read it, what's the point? Whether you're at a newspaper or blogging from home, a great headline (or "hed") will always get more eyeballs scanning your copy. Here are some tips.

Be Accurate. This is most important. A headline should entice readers but it shouldn't oversell or distort what the story is about. Always stay true to the spirit and meaning of the story.

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Google "Tim Harper" and the first thing you'll find is his website. The freelance writer, author and journalism instructor's busy site includes an archive of his articles, a bio, contact information and even journal-type entries chronicling trips he's taken.

Harper started the site in the late 1990s to promote his books, but soon realized it "could be used for all my work, for building my brand as an author, freelance journalist, editorial/publishing consultant and part-time professor. I put up more and more samples of my work as editors and prospective clients became more and more likely to say, 'What's your website?' instead of 'Can you send me some clips?'"

Harper may have been something of a pioneer. But given the turmoil facing the news business, more and more reporters are starting their own websites or blogs, driven by the need not just to archive their work, but to create an online presence - a brand - for themselves.

"The climate (in journalism) has changed so much," says Columbia University journalism professor and new media specialist Sree Sreenivasan. "One of the most important things you can do right now is have an archive of your work available at all times."

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