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Go to the bottom to see my comments on the article. By Howard Kurtz John McCain accused the media of "gotcha journalism" in response to a question about whether his running mate had contradicted him... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Pretty Goes With Pretty calls on all those writers out there who are being "unnecessarily manipulated into poor grammatical choices" by the possible comma appended to the title of TV On The Radio's new album to rise up and cast free the shackles of oppression via press release. Could this be a call to... revolution? One hopes. [Pretty Goes With Pretty]

In case you want to see Kanye West and his tour manager Don C. go all-out on a photographer at LAX, the TMZ-lensed video, in which the cameraman becomes part of the story thanks to his eternal dedication to "the truth" or whatever, made it to the Internet. (Don't these people know how 'Ye feels about being photographed?) And on the bright side, since someone ripped it to YouTube, you don't have t

Recently I added my name to a mailing list consisting of journalists on deadline looking for “experts” (ahem) for quotes for their stories. It was pitched to me as a way to “build your personal brand” and “cement your place as an authority in your area”. All well and good. I definitely like building my/our [...]

A few things in this week's roundup:According to LexioPhiles, the Engine Room is the 118th best language blog out there. Unfortunately we didn't manage to break into the top 100, but it's nice to see some of my favourite blogs doing so, including:Language Log (13th)Fritinancy (26th)Wordlustitude (27th)Separated by a Common Language (40th)and Omniglot (41st) However, apart from The Engine Room, the

Business journalism is a segment of journalism that is put to the coverage of business affairs. A business journal brings you news stories, features, articles, columns and photographs only from the fields of financial world. More over, there will be huge spaces allotted in every day’s business journal for showing the stock rates. Business journalism also covers news, features and articles about

MTV will cover the 2008 presidential election with a Knight Mobile Youth Journalist in every state and the District of Columbia who will create video news ...Url : Cache (Ranked #29) Published by Original source :

No one can accuse my colleagues of lightweight journalism.As well as recently gaining an 'editor at large' (which appears to be publishing's equivalent of a 'minister without portfolio'), we now have - thanks to recent job title changes - a 'heavy commercial reporter'.I believe that's a reference to the journalist's specialist field of heavy commercial vehicles rather than to any penchant he may h

N.B. - This is a press release from the CMFR on the second issue (July 2008) of PJR where I serve as managing editor. The second issue of the Philippine Journalism Review (PJR), the only refereed journal in Asia devoted to journalism concerns and issues, is now available, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) [...]

The United States government continually describes Afghanistan as a citadel of democracy fighting the totalitarian Taliban and al-Qaeda. According to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission the National Security Directorate is constantly suppressing media freedom and preventing other voices being heard by the Afghan people. Mohammad Nasir Fayyaz was detained for “msrepresenting”

If this isn't your first time here, you will have noticed that I fairly frequently include video material from The Real News Network. In this PBS interview, Real News CEO Paul Jay speaks about the "uncompromising broadcast journalism" that this...

And here we thought the New York story on plastic surgery would be the most fucked up (and entertaining) music-related story we'd encounter this week. Not even close, thanks to a reader of Jody Rosen's, who informed the Slate/Rolling Stone critic that someone named Mark Williams had copied his Jimmy Buffett piece for the former in a Texas weekly, the Montgomery County Bulletin. After contacting th

Yesterday afternoon I watched the film Capote, about the author of the same name.Phillip Seymour Hoffman plays a brilliant Truman Capote, depicting a man who is simply gifted at building a relationship between himself and the people he interviews.Despite having a high-pitched voice and looking out of place in 1960's small town America, Capote is able to hide any offence people cause him and win pe

Late inventor of gonzo journalism featured in new film documentary ...Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada - 6 hours agoAnd then came his friendship with the Hell's Angels, one that would go sour partly because Thompson insisted on riding a Triumph motorcycle among Harley ...

We had just finished dinner, and I was getting ready to throw away the bag of rice, when I noticed the labeling on the back. (Click to embiggen.) If you can’t read that, it says “Best before 01/09. Made in Canada.” However, just below that, it says, “Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice uses premium rice grains grown [...]

During the first few days of last week, Santa Monica, Calif. played host to a bevy of video game journalists, slaveringly searching for scoops to present to you, our dearest readers. Thousands of reporters representing hundreds of publications, both online and tangible, were in attendance, restlessly toiling to bring you up-to-the-minute coverage of all the major keynotes and conferences. Duri

You've no doubt read this week about The New Yorker's provocative cover on its most recent edition. I'm choosing not to post it here (I'll discuss why below), but it shows Barack Obama in his fictional Oval Office, flanked by his afro-ed and machine gun toting wife and framed by a proudly displayed image of Osama Bin Laden and an American flag burning in the fireplace. They're giving each other a

Through history, the American journalism always played an important role in preparing or preventing a war that its country could be planning to make. Since the Vietnam War until the gulf and the Iraq war the Journalism and the News Network was always beside the American administration in the White House. Some thought that if [...]

The freelance Jobs posted at JournalismJobs are not like the other online freelance sites that I posted. The freelance jobs are mostly situated in the US and mostly are from famous publisher and sites. It’s not just freelance jobs available. You can even post your resume and get a decent full time job through this [...]

An article by Rachel Meranus: "Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Understanding the changing face of journalism can be the key to getting more coverage for your business" is providing insight in the media revolution which is unfolding before our very...

Der New Journalism ist so etwas wie die Kulturrevolution des Schreibens. Subjektivität statt Objektivität, Nähe statt Distanz. Rrrumms statt Analyse. Die neue Reportage hat dann nur noch wenig von der vermeintlichen Sachlichkeit des traditionellen Journalismus. Diese neue Art des Schreibens wird von der Beat Generation, vor allem von Jack Kerouac, beeinflußt. Der Kerl konnte Sätze schreiben

In the past, we've shown you how the writers at the American Family Association's One News Now site will take it upon themselves to rewrite Associated Press wire stories so as to make the wording more in accordance with their...

As bloggers we often feel it’s our personal right to speak our mind and opinions, but how much is too much?  This can be a sticky situation if you find yourself at opposite ends with a big business.  If faced with a defamation lawsuit with one of these big guns, I would have to bet [...]

Jennifer Gonnerman won Honorable Mention at The MOLLY's, the 2008 National Journalism Prize, for "School of Shock" first published in Mother Jones.In her troubling expose, Gonnerman sheds light on the Judge Rotenberg Center, a Massachusetts-based behavior modification program that for 30 years has used an elaborate system of rewards and punishments--including painful electric shocks administered t

The House of Lords has launched five short videos on YouTube in a bid to attract young people to politics.The videos explain the role of the House of Lords as part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Life Peerages Act.You can see the video and more here.

Chris Martin walks out of interview..Maybe context is everything. I'm not a fan of Coldplay, I think they are a shitty version of U2. And anyone that knows me understands how I think U2 is a completely worthless band. But I have to give the dude credit here. He is questioned on something, takes a diplomatic approach and says "I wouldn't agree with you there at all, no. I'd say you're journalistica

Chandigarh: Asian Education Society in collaboration with Chandigarh Administration and Press Club organized a seminar on “Ethics in Administration and Journalism” at Press Club, Sector 27 today. Former Adviser to the Planning Commission of India, Mr. Shekhar Singh was the key speaker on the occasion. During his keynote address he raised major questions regarding ethics [...]

Forgive me if I rant out of pure ignorance, but I came across an article on Jeff Vandermeer's blog that has me a bit baffled. First, my assumption is that journalism, by and large, is about telling stories. Not fictional ones, but real ones in a way to convey information that paints, at least to some extent, a picture of what really happened. When journalists talk about literature, it tends to

I’ve ranted on an on about this in the past, but over the years I’ve complained that the vast majority of bloggers are simply too unprofessional to claim themselves to be anything but the incompetent tea boy (or girl) of a press room. (There are of course, exceptions that prove the rule!) Yet, the question [...]

I’ve been reading and writing game articles for several years now and thought it was about time I published a list of my 5 favorite game related articles of all-time.  We’re currently in an era that many experts describe as “new games journalism”.  While some people think we need to stick to traditional writing rules, [...]

With the teaching for my course nearly at an end (although I've still got a 2,000 word evaluation and my 12,000 word features to write, as well as umpteen job applications...) I thought I'd give some advice to future students of postgraduate journalism courses-not just at Westminster University, but UK-wide. Good places to apply to for postgraduate journalism courses are Westminster, City, Cardiff

At A GlanceJournalism is the act of communicating information through the process of gathering, writing, editing and presenting events to create awareness amongst the public. Career OptionsJournalism is broadly divided into two categories - Print and Electronic. Journalism in the print media consists of newspapers, journals, magazines, digests and news agencies. On the other hand, journalism throu

Yesterday was the last day of our financial journalism module at Westminster University. After we had the last three group presentations, Edward then discussed management.Management is taught in universities by MBA's, (Master of Business Administration). These degrees are hugely popular. Twenty years ago around 24 universities in Britan offered MBA's. Now almost every university does.Companies wil

Yesterday was the last day of our financial journalism module at Westminster University. After we had the last three group presentations, Edward then discussed management.Management is taught in universities by MBA's, (Master of Business Administration). These degrees are hugely popular. Twenty years ago around 24 universities in Britan offered MBA's. Now almost every university does.Companies wil

My colleague Stuart James Ross has won the 2008 World Press Freedom Day Student Journalism Award with his radio documentary piece on "Is new media killing journalism?"I was one of the people interviewed for this piece, and you can hear the entry here.Stuart has also created a longer documentary on the subject as part of his course.

I never thought in a million years that I would be defending the knuckle-headed woman. However, here I am, once again, defending someone, of whom my political beliefs are a bit similar. Michelle, being a staunch Republican and Conservative, and me a former “Left of Center” type and more of a Libertarian and very much a Constitutionalist. In the interest of full disclosure, there are t

Videojournalist and Westminster University tutor David Dunkley-Gyimah recommends Birth of a station, a documentary about the start of videojournalism.It is the documentary about video journalism's entry into the UK in 1994.How thirty video journalists came together and what they made of their new skills, the training and views of Michael Rosenblum, and how a station costing 50 million UK pounds wa

Yesterday we had our third financial journalism seminar with Edward Russell-Walling.After Mark read out his article on whether the Euro will replace the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, we discussed the stock market further and started personal finance. Countries hold some of the money saved through central banks in a foreign currency to influence the domestic exchange rate. This money i

I attended a debate on the coverage of Tibet by Chinese and Western media yesterday evening at the University of Westminster's Cavendish campus.It was was introduced by Sally Feldman, Dean of the Media, Arts and Design school (which my course is part of). Sally explained the purpose of the China Media Centre, which is to research the Chinese media, increase awareness of China and to help brief th

Essa é das boas e antigas… (daria um bom episódio para o CQC - repóter inexperiente) No austero âmbito do jornalismo preguiçoso e sem critérios, que não utiliza nem a pesquisa do meio virtual para garantir as verificações das informações vigentes da pauta a cumprir, pode-se surgir questões a respeito da construção de factóides, fait divers [...]

The title of this article is Scientist: Smiling can hurt your health.You decide if the title is an accurate reflection of the content of the article or an eye grabbing headline designed to make you read the article. I offer it as nothing more than an example of discernment- something libtards simply don't have. LINK~Knight

Paul Bradshaw of the excellent Online Journalism Blog answers via video how social networking has transformed journalism.You can see more of Paul's videos about journalism at his Youtube page.I also like this post on how journalists can master microblogging platform Twitter.NB: You can follow this blog via Twitter. Just scroll down the left hand side until you reach Lijit. If I had time I would tw

Last week on our financial journalism specialism, our group discussed with Edward Russell-Walling the stories we had chosen from the Financial Times. We also had a good introduction to financial journalism, including a diagram of the money flow.This week we discussed the stories that we chose from the Economist. I chose: a story that merges politics and business: Publish and be taxed, about Italia

I am now a productive member of society … I got my first job in the medical field! I start as an anesthesia tech for Huntsville Hospital on Monday. What is an anesthesia tech? Excellent question! I was too busy trying to make a good first impression that I forgot to ask. I am sure that whatever it is I [...]

Most magazines you see on newsstands every day rely on freelance writers for their content. From fillers to features, most parts of a publication are fair game for writers hoping to break in. No, you don't have to have a cousin in the publishing world to see your name in print. You just have to follow the rules like every other journalist until, one day, the editors start calling you.Get ClipsMagazine editors want to see examples of your work when you approach them with a story idea, so start writing for local publications, student newspapers, or Web sites to get some experience before contacting the big names. Submit! FreelanceWriting.com: Writers' Contests Writing-World.com: Writing Contests Yahoo! Directory: Writing Contests Any time you manage to get your name in print, whether i

(Via Steve Rubel’s tweet) Reuters’ blog reports on the latest Twitter newsmob. It reminds me of the first minutes after the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, when the WELL community was ahead of the other media — at least insofar as looking after ourselves: News of a possible explosion rippled through the popular online service Twitter on Tuesday,

Tony Cleaver's "The Basics: Economics" provides a good grounding in economics and economic philosophy.I read the chapter on inflation and unemployment last night, including the Phillips Curve and Friedman's values.£10 new or cheaper online.

The World Wide Web is celebrating it's fifteenth birthday today. If it was a child, it would be kicking litter around the street and jumping on fences.One key feature of the growth of the World Wide Web is online journalism, an area of the media I am hoping to have a career in.Why is online journalism so important?1. Online journalism is global. As long as my erratic Digital Village internet connection is working, I can read blogs and journalism from anywhere in the world. I can watch the Daily Show online from America. Compare this with the restrictions on DVD's (including the PAL/NTSC clash) or the small number of shops stocking foreign newspapers (which are usually expensive).2. Online journalism offers more than one way to tell a story. You can embed audio or video or even both in a we

On Friday at 2pm I will start my six-week Specialist Journalism option with Edward Russell-Wallace.We will be looking at all aspects of business journalism including personal finance.I am also studying a course on Saturdays at City University called Introduction To The City And Financial Services.While I am confident that Edward will be an excellent tutor and that we will receive a good grounding in business journalism, I chose to take the three-week City course as it will offer a more in-depth study of one aspect of financial journalism.As the paper's motto puts it,We live in Financial Times.My first task has been to purchase a copy of today's FT and select one newsworthy story for each of these topics:1. Economics2. Financial markets3. Management4. Personal finance5. IndustryI will then

Here is another interesting video. The description of the video:Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know.

Journalism and official counterterrorism are in many ways similar. They each have important functions - journalism, to keep us informed, and counterterrorism, to keep us safe. They each have the dual goal of getting the facts right, and protecting their sources and methods. Viewed this way, you would think that there would be mutual respect between the two industries, even if they occasionally clash. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Despite the fact that journalists rely on confidential sources...(read more)

Basic Radio JournalismPaperback: 288 pagesData: August 27, 2003Format: PDFDescription: "Even if you are a complete beginner in radio, this is a guide that will give you a thorough understanding of everything from production techniques to creative skills."Writers" News"This book will ensure that no reader will feel out of place when they get that highly sought opportunity of work experience at a professional station... You"ll be well prepared if you"re left in the hot seat!"ON AIRsize :( 2 Mb )

so i've taken some interest in photo-journalism as a new style. i suppose it's just an excuse to be stalkerish than anything else, but i'm really liking how the photos turn out. ordinarily, i'd probably have deleted this shot due to it being a bit out of focus, but now, it just seems to complete the look. the whole shooting while not looking sort of reminds me of the first time i rode my bike with my arms waving in the air. there's a certain amount of exhilaration of not being able to control where you're going. and sometimes, you end up in some interesting places.

Amy Gahran is a content specialist who I've been reading off and on for years. I starred a post of hers asking the question:Is journalism a smart career path in 2008?Short answer from her is yes, but not how you'd think.Betting that you’ll spend your career working for mainstream news orgs is a losing proposition in most cases. Given this reality, it "bugs" her that most journalism schools aren't preparing their students for the future of journalism.Schools are not teaching the sorts of skills which they'll need to compete. These includecontent management systems (including blogging tools)mobile tools and mobile media strategiessocial mediabusiness skillsmanagement skillseconomics and business modelsmarketingSEOcommunity management,She explains more about just how they could be taught th

Perugia journalism international festival JOURNALISM'S INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL edition 2008 starts by Eugenio Scalfari, the Indipendent journalist foundator of "Repubblica" the April 9 and will end April, 13 in PERUGIA. Why in Perugia? Perugia has one of most important Tv-Journalists' School in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I saw this post from Scoopt founder and Frontline Club member Kyle McRae linked to by Martin Stabe."10 things we can say about citizen journalism".McRae uses CNN's iReport as a case study.His blog is also worth a look.

Independent Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, who chronicles the woes of life in communist-run Cuba, has been awarded one of Spain's top journalism awards, the Ortega and Gasset prize for digital journalism.Her Generacion Y blog is the most popular blog posted from Cuba. It received 1.2 million hits in February for its Web page on a server in

John Illman gave the second lecture today, on health journalism.A former editor of GP magazine, he spoke on famous medical journalists such as Doctor Thomas Stuttaford, and discussed his career.He used the MMR controversy as an example of the pitfalls of health journalists and gave possible reasons why it occured:1. Children as a focus2. Well-known people such as Tony Blair were involved.3. Anti-Vaccine lobby powerful.4. Political tool5. A departure from recieved wisdom.

My first choice of specialist journalism seminar is Business.Today we had a lecture on this topic from the seminar tutor, Edward Russel-Walling.He told us that "Business is big news" and that money is a neutral thing, as it can be used to good or bad effect.Some companies are more powerful than countries, and the biggest is ExxonMobil, an oil and gas company, with its HQ in Irving, Texas.Options available for journalists include being a personal finance reporter or a trade reporter.Russel-Walling also quoted Henry R. Luce"There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write.”Business journalism looks extremly worthwide.

Fabion Dawson, a Malaysian-born journalist who now resides in Canada, has been named as one of the 100 South Asians who are making a difference in British Columbia (BC), one of the Canadian provinces. Full list in Canada.com website here. Dawson worked with New Straits Time (NST), The Malay Mail and the Malaysian Business magazine in [...]

Now, if you'd like to know some good news from the UK, there's a new independant non-profit outfit called Just Journalism (via Melanie Phillips), whose job it is to monitor distortions and bias by the British media's middle east coverage; the first such organization in the UK to work on a forensic and objective approach. I'm glad they're here.

This afternoon, we had a talk in the Low End at 2pm with Dan Synge.Dan spoke about his work at Esquire, Orbit and Source. Orbit is the magazine of Voluntary Service Overseas, and Source is the trade magazine of John Lewis.He discussed pitching as well.

This afternoon Grant Clelland, the Deputy Editor of Financial News, gave a talk to some of us on his paper and financial journalism in general.Financial News is mostly distributed inside banks, although there are a handful of newsstands around Canary Wharf.It has a staff of around 130, 40 of whom are journalists.Their website was founded in 1998.Logins are sold to those in the industry as well.Unlike some publications, Financial News is highly profitable.Got a free copy of the paper and as I am specialising in financial journalism I will have a read after 5pm.First glance: well-designed.

I'm spending the long bank holiday weekend up in Derby.Yesterday evening, while waiting in the pub for someone, I flicked through a copy of local student magazine Dusted. It wasn't the most exciting read, but then I'm not studying at the University of Derby.However I was amused by an interview with the band Enter Shikari - albeit for the wrong reasons. I especially liked this bit:Making it into one of the backstage rooms [in Rock City, Nottingham] I'm greeted with a warm welcome by all of Enter Shikari, who easily look like they could fit into the backdrop of a normal night in [Derby club] Bluenote. I sit down ready to do the interview but just before I'm about to start, Rory (Clewlow, guitar and backing vocals) offers me a beer. A little shocked, I take one and thank him.Right... so you'r

I don't remember how, but earlier today, I stumbled across this Salon article about celebrity gossip. It actually made reference to the Atlantic Monthly article about being a papparazzo on the trail of Britney that I read yesterday. Which was totally the point of last night's South Park. But I digress. I started reading the article at my desk while eating my lunch and I laughed out loud enough times that I decided that, in order to prevent choking, it would be best to put down my fork until I got to the end. Here are the most ridiculous morsels, with commentary:". . . all I could do was stare at my candy-colored cover choices, recognize in some dazed way that I didn't know what a Heidi or a Spencer was. . . ." Man, I miss that feeling. I kept hearing those names, along with L.C. and B

The unprecedented apologies in the Daily Express and the Daily Star over their treatment of the McCanns highlights that responsible journalism is still key even in an age of multiple news providers.Growth of unregulated user generated content has led to fears that anyone with access to the internet can write what they like without reprisal.This may be to some extent true but the majority of bloggers and vloggers out their will not command anywhere near the same number of subscribers as traditional news outlets.If professional journalists are to maintain their overall ‘superior’ status to online amateurs it is important that they continue to adhere to the codes of conduct that govern their trade.In any form of journalism trusting what has been said is vital.Article taken from www.stuart

Today David Matthews gave a lecture on sports journalism, which is the option he will teach in May.He discussed his books Looking For A Fight (about boxing) and Man Buys Dog (about greyhound racing) , and discussed the content of the seminars.This content includes going live, commentating, the Press Pack, writing copy before the game finishes, the science behind sport, and writing for sport.David also reminded people that sport isn't just about football and cricket.Sports journalism is worth understanding, but I won't be choosing it as my specialism. I don't have enough interest in sport to justify a career in it, though I try to improve my knowledge. A fair number of our class will be picking sport as their option.

Internet has opened freedom space for people to send information to the public. At the same time, citizen journalism actually was begun.One day, in a supplied manner one laptop and the modem, Mark Drudge told the scandal of United States President' Bill Clinton with the artist Hollywood Monica Lewinsky.Only in minutes or even in seconds, the sex scandal of the former number one person in America spread worldwide through the net.In Indonesia, the public figure's scandal have happened for several times. After or before YZ and ME Video, many official of the public until celebs that precisely was known to be well-mannered was made embarrassed because of their sex scandal.Admitted or not, the internet gave space freedom for anyone to deliver and distribute information without the censor. Throug

Yesterday afternoon we had a lecture on travel journalism from Andrew Grant-Adamson.It was a good lecture with some nice jokes, and I'd like to write travel journalism in the future.Andrew mentioned AA Gill's desire "to interview a place as if it were a person." and he made clear that travel journalism doesn't have to be far-flung or in a beautiful place.Not sure if I'll choose if as my module, as I'd like to specialise in financial news.

Though I have yet to see the newly-opened Whitney Biennial, I enjoy my biennial hobby of reading all the reviews before I go. I'm always looking to test my thesis that something I call "pack arts criticism" is at work. I'll explain. "Pack journalism" is a term often used to characterize the tendency of political journalists to cover a story with a single mindset, and I think arts journalism works the same way. Within days of the opening of any Biennial, I start to see a consensus building among the critics, often lead by critics at the major news outlets. The critical reception of the 2008 Whitney Biennial, which opened yesterday, is shaping up in a similar way.Holland Cotter, in today's review of the Whitney Biennial for The New York Times connects the exhibition with an economy in recess

"There's never been a better time to become a journalist," declared Dianne Lynch, dean of the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, in her talk at a two-day MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowships symposium last week on the future of science journalism. Some people might have thought otherwise, given the spate of reports recently about the falling circulation and revenues of

Name: dianaMessage: i am in 1st year eng(hon),DU and i am interested in journalism. iam wondering if a pg programme is better than a diploma, will a diplomaland me up wit a good job? wat if i miss the big names like IIMC where else can i pursue my diploma from delhi? can u suggest some ways for me tostart writing from now onwards just to give me the experience or better,toearn by writing from now onwards. is it possible?

Today I join a nice discussion about "The Future Citizen Journalism in Indonesia". Some people says that news which is reported by "common" citizen (then call as citizen journalism) will harm the power of mainstream media. This is because citizen journalism offer a personal report, detail, or even locality news. People used to be disgust reading a mainstream media' news which is practically have been influenced by some interest outside the journalism ethic. Mainstream journalists do not have a freedom to report a news against their media business. In case, their policy will give priority to their advertiser, or anyone who took control their major capital, than to report what people want. Bill Kovach and Tom Rossentiel in their book "The Elements of Journalism" noted that journalist shoul

Serbian demonstration against Kosovo independence, Vienna, Heldenplatz, 24.02.08, 13.00 As I have no more reliable source of information about Vienna events than FM-4 and Internet sites, I arrived at place more than two hours earlier equipped with three lenses which I eventually didn’t use When demo started, it was fun to shoot people together with other 4-5 male photographers But [...]

People around the world who turn themselves into bloggers are increasing rapidly. However, the sad part is that blogging is not being regulated the same way newspapers and magazines are. Although there are a lot of blogging experts who are sincere in assisting the new ones, very seldom that we heard of someone teaching how to blog the humane way. Most of us are here focus on how to earn money more than doing it the right way. With this, I would like to share some of my ideas on how to convert simple blogging into a more responsible form of journalism:1.0 Write quality articles only. Although there are common topics being discussed by bloggers,it is how it is being presented that makes it high quality article. Choosing the proper words and format is totally different from just merely creati

Dear reader,It happens that I read similar articles sometimes. It happens in any field - when you do your research, you encounter similar materials, and similar information. But, at least in my own experience, almost all of sources I find are genuinely original, with each and one of then trying to get to its own point.But not today I guess, not always. Random reading got me to these 2 articles: A free guide to Free Software supporters and Are you a Slasher, Basher, Butcher or Pusher? These are 2 great examples of seemingly respectful sites that in a very insulting way try to explain who are the people behind open source projects. And that's an addition to a fact that both of them seem to be posted by the same author but in different versions - one for a nicely talking business people and t

Today I am typing up a list of journalists killed in 2007.The list will go in the next issue of the Journalist, sent out to all National Union of Journalists members.I am working from a report compiled by the International Federation of Journalists, released last Friday.Writing it up is a sobering task. 172 people died last year doing the career I have chosen .Even single spaced separated by semi-colons (house style for the list) an entire side of A4 is filled.Iraq was the most deadly country to work in, with 65 deaths occurring there.It is shocking to scroll down an entire page of the IFJ list listing journalists killed in Iraq.It's a testament to the courage of some journalists that they are prepared to report from danger zones around the world.As Alan Johnston mentioned at Saturday's Ca

Surely, blogging cannot equate journalism with unsubstantiated rumor, prejudice and gossip masquerading as informed opinion and add to that most bloggers are not accountable for what they say and worse - they prefer hiding in anonymity!! Without editors to correct syntax, clean the story structure or check facts, it is generally impossible to rely on [...]

Citizen Journalism is still a relatively new medium, with a few key players dominating the playing field. Sites like DigitalJournal.com, NowPublic, OhMyNews and Newsvine are carving a niche in the world of citizen-powered news media.

read this:: somoy 6th may 2007]if u want to know weather most of the BD medias are really biased or not then u have to spend some time u have to read these things::1. old issues of jaijaidin[press notes cloumn of Tuesday magazine.U can read it from jaijaidin website. read only TUESday issues]2."diner por din "column by Shafik rehman.3.u have to read at least 3 to4 newspapers regularly for 4/5 days....4. amader somoy+prothom alo+jugantor+naya diganta+janakantha will be a great combination if u want to find it.......5.u have to read the column of FARHAD MAZHAR.He writes in prothom alo,amar desh,shamokal,jugantor,naya diganta...etc....6. & U HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT DEEPLY..............Filed Under : Media, Bangladesh, Prothom Alo, DailyStar, Jaijaidin, Amader Shomoy, Naya diganta, Amar Desh

Apparently a blog by Will Sullivan about how high-tech freelancers are being hired to fill in gaps in media content creation and publishing in the newspaper industry has been causing quite a bit of debate.Sullivan argues that a lack of available talent and a mandate for newspaper publishers and others in the publishing industry to continually pump out new media content has created a need that outsourcing to freelancers fills beautifully. He lists several specific duties a high-tech freelancer can easily and inexpensively fill (ie. flash development, design, and data projects, as well as the many online loci where companies and workers alike can find one another.Whether it's journalism you're in or any other field, the arguments on both sides are compelling and well worth reviewing. Just look at the response generated on one site: The Journalism IconoclastOutsourcing any tasks successfully requires a full understanding not only of the benefits of doing so but the drawbacks and dangers

Thanks to Progression of Faith for a link to this documentary about Fox News. It is something important to see for your Friday night movie. Here is the trailer. Scroll down and click 'watch film now'.It is no surprise that Fox is a propaganda tool for the Republican party. What I found disturbing is that other news sources will copy Fox on occasion (such as the irresponsible announcement that GW Bush won the 2000 election when it was clearly too close to call).The documentary features interviews with former Fox employees who were told what to report and how to report it. It is an eye-opener.The problem is not that Fox News has opinions. The problem is that it is all opinion, there is no line between news and commentary. Its genius is that it calls itself "Fair and Balanced."At the end of the film is a call for Americans, regardless of political affiliation, to get involved and speak out against irresponsible journalistic practices. My bank, First Tennessee, the tall bu

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Rules for journalism as written by fantasticsatireblogger Jon Swift. 11. Journalists should not give money to any political campaigns, participate in any political activities or even vote. Former ABC political director Mark Halperin and Washington Post editor Len Downie don’t vote, which is why they are so trustworthy and so respected by other journalists. Just [...]

N.B. - We will be very happy to publish your research on journalism, subject to the refereeing process. Our friends in the academe who need a refereed publication for promotion or tenure may also be interested in this. Please help disseminate this call for papers. Thank you very much. PHILIPPINE JOURNALISM REVIEW The CMFR Refereed Journal CALL FOR PAPERS This is a call for papers, as well as commentary and book, video, online and film reviews for publication in the June 2008 issue of The Philippine Journalism Review. The Philippine Journalism Review is the refereed journal of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR). It is the only refereed journal in Southeast Asia devoted to journalism concerns and issues, and is at this time published annually. The Review is not affiliated with any academic institution but includes in its Board of Advisers members of the faculties of journalism of the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, the University of Santo

Journalism is something I enjoy all the time. Somehow I couldn’t pursue journalism as a career. As I shared my teenage investment experiences in an earlier post here, sharing some teenage journalism experiences in this post. Member of advisory board, Silicon Times.During engineering days I was writing technical articles for a Bangalore based IT magazine called Silicon Times. Now this magazine has died as the owner and Editor Mr Harsha has abandoned the magazine and has taken up a job with a MNC, most probably because returns from the print magazine were not decent enough. I was also member of advisory board for this magazine for few years and had to stop writing after my job training started. Few articles I wrote for Silicon Times are available here, though not in the precise format as it was published: Cyber Begging | Snooping | Unified Messaging Hannover Messe press conferenceI also did some freelancing for a person called Prasad who was running a not so popular Kannada fortnightl

Courtesy www.gettyimages.com In what should be viewed with interest, as well as delight, by bloggers and main stream media corporations, Rupert Murdoch has announced plans to drop subscription fees for the Wall Street Journal online service according to www.nytimes.com. According to Associated Press sources Murdoch is simply “. . . trading subscription fees for anticipated ad revenue.” Congratulations are in order as another very large media entity is transitioning from traditional channels to the new and growing online delivery system. 1. Do you get what is happening in the American media landscape Mr. & Mrs. Realtor? 2. Do you understand that print media giants like Murdoch understand the breathe and reach of their online businesses? 3. Do you see that citizen journalists aka bloggers just like yourself can and will provide the inertia driving marketing and media to online channels and away from traditional formats in the near future? 4. Do you understand the effe

The evidence emerging from the ongoing Al Dura trial in France indicates that Western journalists are fully aware that some of the footage they use in their reports on the Mideast conflict is staged.In the summer of 2006, Reuters News Agency, humiliated when bloggers caught them duped by obvious photographic manipulation, fired both the photographer and the chief of their photographic bureau. They then removed all the photographer’s photos from their news archive. In so doing, they acted decisively in punishing two of the cardinal sins of modern journalism: “creating evidence” and getting duped by created evidence.These principles – i.e., the ethics of a free press – go so deep, that Westerners apparently have difficulty imagining that others might not share our commitments. Thus few people believe claims that footage of Muhammad al Dura, the twelve year old boy allegedly gunned down by Israelis at Netzarim Junction on September 30, 2000, was staged. Charles Enderlin, the cor

As Doha is home to Al Jazeera, it is perhaps not surprising that they have head hunted a top American journalism school to join other foreign universities in their state of the art Education City.North Western’s Medill School of Journalism, which is based in Illinois, is likely to start taking students next Autumn. It is likely, if they follow the example of other universities here, that entrance requirements will be high.What is particularly surprising, at least according to this article in the Sun Times, is that North Western believes it may even attract students from Israel.While Qatar does maintain low key relations with Israel, it is likely that many residents and citizens, as well as neighbours such as Saudi Arabia (which does not even allow people who have visited Israel to enter their country) will be outraged.Whether there is controversy or not – and Qatar is used to controversy with Al Jazeera, which has generally managed to annoy just about everyone except the hand that