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This could be a TV news item template - Breaking News: Some bullshit happening somewhere And as an additional bonus – How will the end of print journalism affect old loons who hoard newspapers? (h/t to @andrewmcintyre for the first item) Addendum If you liked the above, make sure you check out ‘How to report the [...]
Tue, March 9 2010 » Main Page, Media, multimedia » 2 Comments
I tweeted the following on Friday: If you want to watch a great satirical mind whirring in real time, I’d recco @lizzwinstead #FF
Sat, February 20 2010 » Main Page, Media, Minutiae » Comments Off
The NYT’s Bruce Headlam — who bills himself as a Canadian, although I’ve never met him — offers this guide to what he purports to be his home and native land.
Mon, February 15 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
This amusing bit of satire by Brit Charlie Brooker, which takes aim at the conventions of TV news, was pointed to by multiple Twitter sources over the course of Thursday:
Fri, January 29 2010 » Main Page, Media, multimedia » Comments Off
Some j-academics like an animation of how the Tiger Woods Escalade crash might have down — even if they agree it’s not journalism. But that’s not the really cool part.
Thu, December 10 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Gawker posted this Taiwanese animation of the sequence of events behind the Escalade crash that changed the course of human history: (thanks, Michael!)
Fri, December 4 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Actually, nothing new here. Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz takes pretty much the same tack I do.
Tue, July 28 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
I can’t believe people who have more than a high-school education are citing some crappy Time.com online poll as evidence that Daily Show host Jon Stewart is now the most trusted newscaster in America.
Sat, July 25 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Someone I briefly worked with in Cambodia more than a decade ago was a Monday night guest on The Daily Show.
Tue, June 9 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The Washington Post’s Richard Cohen believes that Jon Stewart’s run at CNBC was unfair. However, there is a certain Swiss-cheesy quality to his argument.