Category: Journalism
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'Truth' vs. 'facts' from America's media
‘Truth’ vs. ‘facts’ from America’s media — latimes.com: Maybe Americans should know better. Maybe they shouldn’t fall for the latest imbecilic propaganda and scare tactics. Maybe. But a citizenry is only as well-informed as the quality of information it receives. One can’t expect Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin or the Republican Party…
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In South Korea, Freed U.S. Journalists Come Under Harsh Criticism
In South Korea, Freed U.S. Journalists Come Under Harsh Criticism – NYTimes.com: The accusations stem from a central fear repeated in newspapers and blogs here: that the notes and videotapes the journalists gathered in China before their ill-fated venture to the border fell into the hands of the authorities, potentially compromising the identities of refugees…
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Letter from Top News Outlets Protests Off-The-Record Briefings
Letter from Top News Outlets Protesting Off-The-Record Briefings Sent to 600 Press Secretaries: Added Rick Blum, coordinator of the Sunshine in Government Initiative: “In today’s age of Twitter and blogs, an ‘off-the-record’ speech will be publicized, just not by reporters. It just doesn’t make sense anymore and the practice should stop.”
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Revisiting the Death of Photojournalism, Part II: THE WIRES
Revisiting the Death of Photojournalism, Part II: THE WIRES – The Digital Journalist: The precipitous decline in budgets at magazines and newspapers is now threatening the ability of the wires to continue to service these members and clients. For photojournalists, these developments are genuinely alarming, since the wires collectively represent their biggest single employer in…
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What’s a Big City Without a Newspaper?
What’s a Big City Without a Newspaper? – NYTimes.com: A former reporter from Philadelphia returns to the place that could end up being the first without a daily.
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Murdoch vows to charge for all online content
Financial Times – Murdoch vows to charge for all online content
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Report: Two journalists imprisoned in North Korea to be released
Report: Two journalists imprisoned in North Korea to be released – Boing Boing
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PDNPulse: Is Time Magazine Even Trying Any More?
PDNPulse: Is Time Magazine Even Trying Any More?: Here’s an idea for a news magazine cover: Dress up President Obama as a doctor!
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The Public Editor – How Did This Happen?
CLICK NOTE: This piece, on the New York Times error-riddled Walter Cronkite obit, is an example of proper transparency when things go wrong in the newsroom. The Public Editor – How Did This Happen? – Op-Ed – NYTimes.com: Though the correct date of the moon landing was fresh in his mind, Manly said, he read…
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Newsweek Losing Millions, Advertising Down 40 Percent
PDNPulse: Newsweek Losing Millions, Advertising Down 40 Percent
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Associated Press claims to have discovered magic anti-news-copying beans – Boing Boing
Associated Press claims to have discovered magic anti-news-copying beans – Boing Boing: A lot of copyfighters were mystified by the Associated Press’s recent announcement (complete with a bonkers diagram straight off a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s) that they had spent millions of dollars on a DRM system for news that would limit how you could…
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Why should newspapers cover local events?
Ask Sports Shooter: ‘Why should newspapers cover local events?’: In fact, due to the advertising downturn and the Chiefs 2-14 season last year, our paper reluctantly decided to skip sending me on the road to the final two road games of the 2008 season, marking the first time in over 20 years the Star had…
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Daring Fireball: Pay Walls
Daring Fireball: Pay Walls: The fundamental problem facing the news industry is simple: As the shift from print to the web accelerates, their revenues are no longer covering the cost of their operations. It’s not that they aren’t making money online, it’s that they aren’t making enough to cover their operations.
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What worked for HBO won't work for news
What worked for HBO won’t work for news (Scripting News): David Simon wrote a remarkable piece in the Columbia Journalism Review, saying that the NY Times and Washington Post must charge for their work the way HBO charges for shows like The Wire. With all due respect, putting up a “pay wall” is exactly…
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Why Did No One Inform Us Of The Imminent Death Of The American Newspaper Industry?
Why Did No One Inform Us Of The Imminent Death Of The American Newspaper Industry? – America’s Finest News Source: Disloyal Americans! You have aided these treasonous snakes in their plot against Yu Wan Mei. First you refuse to ingest our coagulated octopus paste at a fast enough rate, and now you hold a dagger…
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Associated Press Plans Content Registry, Will Include Photos
Associated Press Plans Content Registry, Will Include Photos
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A.P. Cracks Down on Unpaid Use of Articles on Web
A.P. Cracks Down on Unpaid Use of Articles on Web – NYTimes.com
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Daring Fireball: Charging for Access to News Sites
Daring Fireball: Charging for Access to News Sites: I wish them good luck with this, and I mean that sincerely, but I believe this is a fundamentally flawed strategy. People bought (and continue to buy) real paper newspapers and magazines because it feels like you’re getting something worth the price. A real physical object.
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European Publishers Call on E.U. to Protect Copyright
European Publishers Call on E.U. to Protect Copyright – NYTimes.com: The publishers said widespread use of their work by online news aggregators and other Web sites was undermining their efforts to develop an online business models at a time when readers and advertisers are defecting from newspapers and magazines.
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Gannett to Cut Another 1,400 Newspaper Jobs
PDNPulse: Gannett to Cut Another 1,400 Newspaper Jobs: we must take these steps because the advertising environment remains challenged.