March 2012
22 posts
“Who’s getting what at the oil pump? With all the frenzy over oil prices, I’d...”
– Steven Brill in his column Stories I’d Like to See, which spotlights topics that he feels have received insufficient media attention. (via CJR)
Journalism vs. Talk Shows? The Real Problem with... →
futurejournalismproject:
Alexa Kravitz, a j-school student at U Maryland, wrote this interesting piece debating whether or not having non-journalists host political talk shows is a problem. Here are some highlights we found thought-provoking:
Journalists: They are trained to minimize the impact of their bias.
Even though many of the cable political talkfests focus on opinion rather than...
Safety Tips for Covering Occupy Wall Street →
See also my list of legal resources for journalists covering protests.
The FJP: BBC Attacked by Iran's Cyber Army? →
It’s like we’re colonizing the world all over again. War and politics continue.
futurejournalismproject:
On March 1, parts of the BBC were unable to access e-mail and other internet services, possibly due to an attack caused by its systems being overwhelmed by a flood of external communication requests.
Recent attempts were also made to disrupt the Persian Service’s London...
“[Asiana Airline’s] guidelines on appearance and uniform even regulate the number...”
– This International Women’s Day, female flight attendants of Asiana Airlines, one of the South Korea’s major airlines, held a press conference campaigning for the right to wear trousers to work, amongst other demands. (via globalvoices)
wow.
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“In some ways, we have the same problem as Ron Paul. He made the Federal Reserve...”
– Stuart Varney, discussing the media, and his own media diet in The Atlantic.
The FJP: How to Watch Presidential Campaign Ads →
futurejournalismproject:
A few days ago, Susan King, dean of UNC Chapel Hill’s Journalism School, called for transparency in political ads, a request that has been on the table before, as Steven Waldman broke down back in December.
In late 2011 and early 2012, the Iowa caucus cycle produced 24/7 campaign ads,…
The FJP: Why We Need to Keep the Internet Dumb →
futurejournalismproject:
Doc Searls reminds us that in the digital world we do not own what we think we might own and points to common objects like books and music to demonstrate his point.
That CD on your shelf? It’s a physical object. You own it in the traditional sense. Can do pretty much what you want with it be…
“Of the 65 journalists arrested since September while covering Occupy Wall Street...”
– How to Chill the Independent Journalist : CJR (via susanmernit)
And this trend in echoed around the world according to CPJ and others. Independent and digital journalists run the highest risks and enjoy the least support. As the demographics of journalism change, It’s time to change that.
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“Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.”
– Sophocles, as quoted by Tiffany Shlain, director of the film Connected and founder of the Webby Awards, in this new Pew Internet Report.
This survey is fifth in the series “Future of the Internet” conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and Elon University’s... 