The semantic problems surrounding the words ‘journalist’ and ‘journalism’
Author and journalism academic Dan Gillmor asks whether the words “journalist” and “journalism” apply in a world when everyone is capable of creating content.
Mon, August 30 2010 » Main Page, Media » 5 Comments
Not covering a drug war
Reynosa, Mexico — which lies just south of the U.S. /Texas border, but about 100 kilometres west of the Gulf of Mexico — is in the grip of a vicious drug war. However, you won’t find the local news media covering it, or local government officials commenting (albiet with good reason, given the level of [...]
Sun, March 14 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media, Uncategorized » Comments Off
I report for CNN! Ain’t I cool?!?!
CNN has a new feature called I Report: You send in your comments, photos video, whathaveyou, and you get to tell your friends you report for CNN! Oddly enough, Jon Stewart of The Daily Show managed to turn this into satiric fodder:
Mon, October 2 2006 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Speaking of citizen journalism …
Here is the raw version of a commentary I wrote for Digital Journal magazine way back in June 2005. I left the mistakes in (I did say it was raw) but added some hyperlinks where applicable:
Wed, August 16 2006 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
‘Why we are all reporters now’
Another in a series of citizen journalism guru Dan Gillmor’s columns for the BBC. He doesn’t like differentiating between citizen contributor, citizen witness. citizen journalist and professional journalist. I do.
Sat, April 8 2006 » Main Page, Media » 3 Comments
Deep thoughts on blogging, by Tom Korski
Hill Times columnist Tom Korski dug a figurative mineshaft during his recent deep investigation into blogs. He used all his powers of thought to ponder their purpose and meaning, and does not like what he found.
Sat, March 26 2005 » Main Page » 2 Comments
New media guru makes appearance on The Daily Show
Jay Rosen is a very serious thinker and writer about journalism (check out PressThink to see what I mean). You can add good sport to that; he appeared in a segment on Thursday night’s episode of The Daily Show.
Fri, March 4 2005 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Blogging THE story in OJR-land
No sooner do I ask a question about how blogging would rate as a media development than I get an answer. At Online Journalism Review, blogs are the biggest thing since the Big Bang.