Journalists know real excitement: of being first to cover a news story; of offering the critical insight that unlocks events and brings down corrupt elites. Competition between journalists and media companies has […]
Outsourcing Journalism
By Martin Bosworth The L.A. Times had an interesting article today about the creators of online newsmagazine Pasadena Now, and their move to outsource city council coverage to reporters based in Bangalore, […]
The future of newspapers, journalistic integrity and the battle for Google’s soul
In 2005 a major media company with an international presence handed information on the activities of its journalists to an autocratic police state. A few of these journalists were subsequently arrested, tortured, […]
Ka-Ka-Ka-Katie-astrophe…
The CBS Evening News hit a 20 year ratings low last week, giving perky – upbeat anchorperson Katie Couric the dubious honor of having surpassed one of Dan Rather’s less admirable achievements. […]
A shield law covering bloggers? Consider the trade-off first
Do you want the Supreme Court of the United States telling us, at least in this country, who is or is not a journalist? And do you want SCOTUS telling us what […]
The Ministry of Disinformation
In my last post I noted that Mitt Romney is on the stump simply making things up. And in another post from April 26 I took a stick to Secretary of State […]
Footloose (with the Facts), starring Mitt Romney!
Mitt Romney said a couple curious things Saturday. Fortunately for him, he did so at Regent “University,” which isn’t a place you’re likely to encounter a lot of critical thinking. The most […]
The Qube boob tube, or remaking reality the Republican way
By Martin Bosworth So apparently some conservatives, unsatisfied with the “well-known liberal bias” of YouTube, have created their own conservative alternative (“conservalternative”?) called QubeTV. Now, if YouTube has a bias towards anything, […]
Save Internet Radio!
By Martin Bosworth Following on Sam’s post from earlier in the week, the Copyright Royalty Board has agreed to extend the deadline of the new fees from May 15 to July 15. […]
A Tale Of Two Web Media Wars
By Martin Bosworth There were two interesting stories today that involve the confluence between media, people, technology, and the ability of these three to influence each other.
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