Category Archives: journalism

Don’t Look For Riches in Citizen Journalism – Let Citizen Journalism Enrich You

I’m excited about citizen journalism, and most people who live in the little online echo chamber we call the blogosphere are excited about this people-powered evolution of news, too. Get out in the real world, however, and the reaction is guarded. Not as poorly guarded as, say, your typical Iowa or Texas prison facility, butContinue reading “Don’t Look For Riches in Citizen Journalism – Let Citizen Journalism Enrich You”

New York Times, News Media are Not the Biggest Weasels, According to “Enthusiastically Unscientific” Poll

Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, released the results of his fourth annual “weasel poll” today – and the results are not good for the mainstream media. According to the wholly unscientific, virtually meaningless poll of 40,000 substantially non-U.S. residents, the New York Times is the fifth “weaseliest” company. Edging out theContinue reading “New York Times, News Media are Not the Biggest Weasels, According to “Enthusiastically Unscientific” Poll”

Connie Loves Maury, Newspaper Subscriptions Sour and Media Companies Go with the Wind

Couple-casters Connie Chung and Maury Povich will host a morning network news show. Not to worry — the show is on Saturdays on MSNBC, so no one will ever see it. According to a story by the Associated Press, the average weekday circulation at U.S. newspapers fell 2.6 percent in the six month-period ending inContinue reading “Connie Loves Maury, Newspaper Subscriptions Sour and Media Companies Go with the Wind”

New Site Bears “i-Witness” to the Age of the Journalist

Tim Porter calls this the Age of the Journalist, and nearly every day he is proven right by some new web site, blog or other initiative that puts content from and center, and traditional media conglomerates in the rear-view mirror. One project not to miss i-Witness, which “aims to help journalists worldwide get to gripsContinue reading “New Site Bears “i-Witness” to the Age of the Journalist”

Warning: This Post May Contain Lies, Libel and Invective

I’ve been busy of late with that dreadful thing called work, so detailed and more thoughtful comments about Steve Rubel’s Forbes cover story post, and the story itself, will have to wait. Nevertheless, I love what Steve says about the “gist” of the story, which is that blogs are “the prized platform of an onlineContinue reading “Warning: This Post May Contain Lies, Libel and Invective”

Deep Throat is Dead – Long Live Communal Journalism

Deep Throat, the most famous informant since Judas, is once again making headlines. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Washington Post reporters who brought the Watergate scandal to light – and in doing so helped fill the nation’s journalism schools with aspiring investigative reporters, myself included – recently donated their story notes to aContinue reading “Deep Throat is Dead – Long Live Communal Journalism”

Tell the Truth, Go to Jail

I’m not sure what’s more shocking about the local NBC reporter in Rhode Island who was sentenced to six months of home confinement for refusing to reveal a source — the fact that journalistic integrity is being compromised, or that a television reporter actually has sources. Jim Taricani, 55, was sentenced to six months ofContinue reading “Tell the Truth, Go to Jail”