Do old-line U.S. media form the ‘iron core of information’?
In his Slate column, Jack Shafer questions whether author Alex S. Jones has proved his assertion that the death of old-line media will have ramifications for U.S. democracy.
Wed, September 30 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Die newspapers, die!
Daniel Lyons argues for death before bailout for American newspapers, saying it would clear the deck for more able competitors to start delivering news. Posted at Newsweek's Techtonic Shifts blog on Sept. 27: It's hilarious to hear these folks puff themselves up with talk about being the Fourth Estate, performing some valuable public service for [...]
Wed, September 30 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
G&M's Smith on embedding with the military
Graeme Smith is currently on leave from The Globe and Mail to write a book and finish his journalism degree, but he took time to speak with CBC Radio's The Current about embedding and reportage in Afghanistan. From The Current: Embedded Students – Brian O'Donoghue Jessica Hoffman is a journalism student at the University of [...]
Wed, September 30 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
<em>Mondoville</em> is live
Mondoville promises to offer a Toronto-centric mix of media, business, technology entertainment and culture news. There will original reporting and commentary by snark-about-town Marc Weisblott (@scroll on Twitter). The web producer is Geo Perdis (@geoperdis). I would comment more tonight, but I am bagged.
Tue, September 29 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Chasing down war criminals from the old battles for civil rights in the U.S. Deep South
Jerry Mitchell, a reporter for the Jackson, Miss. Clarion-Ledger, has made it his life's work to investigate crimes carried out by white supremacists during the fight for civil rights in the U.S. South of almost half a century ago. The MacArthur Foundation has given him a genius grant to fund his efforts. From the NYT: [...]
Tue, September 29 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The WaPo’s tight leash on use of social media by its journos
Much kerfuffle on Twitter on Sunday about the release of new social media guidelines produced by the Washington Post for its editorial staff.
Mon, September 28 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Just hang on; in 15 years, it will all be better
Jim Brady, former executive editor of WashingtonPost.com, now consulting editor with Guardian America, talked with Columbia Journalism Review about the U.S. j-biz.
Mon, September 28 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Rob Silver: Globe blogger, municipal backroomer
T-dot blogger Jonathan Goldsbie tells a tangled tale involving Rob Silver — lawyer, Globe and Mail blogger, occasional source for G&M reporters … and a supporter of Coun. Karen Stintz. Oh, did I mention Silver doesn't much like Toronto's Mayor David Miller?
Mon, September 28 2009 » Main Page » Comments Off
‘Can curation save media?’
What is curation, you might ask? Well, it’s what I’ve been doing here for more than five years — collecting bits and pieces of information on the Web and archiving them for your perusal and pleasure.
Mon, September 28 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Watching your time get sucked away 140 char & one link at a time
Globe and Mail columnist Lisan Jutras had a piece tonight on how Twitter can be a monster timewaster, once you start following specific links. Here’s a snippet: In the end, I followed up on 44 links between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. In total, this equalled three hours of power reading. Considering that your standard [...]