How reporters are biased “In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever.” –Oscar Wilde Social psychologists have confirmed that cognition is an important ingredient in how information is perceived. They have found that perceptions can be swayed relatively easily by racial stereotypes, body language, facial expressions, previous bias (1), and self [...]
November 27, 2009
How the news media manipulate news as a normal part of business “It’s a bizarre world where flacks are more vigilant than reporters when it comes to trying not to mislead readers.” – JOHN COOK, Gawker “The Spitzer Files: How the New York Times and the Press Serviced Client No. 9” The American Left’s favorite punching bag – Sarah Palin [...]
June 25, 2009
This has been a long time coming. Although people have had in their pockets the means to transmit breaking news for at least a decade, increased social networking – particularly Twitter, Facebook and Youtube—has finally garnered enough traction to spread information to the masses. Three events just this year have set the stage [...]
June 8, 2009
As the New York Times navigates rough terrain with its employees – which include reporters for both the Times and the Boston Globe – a nice nugget appeared today on NPR’s Marketplace. Reporters, it seems, have become the story as they vote on negotiated pay cuts. The story itself is worth a listen. The reporter, Tess Vigeland, [...]
March 26, 2009
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that in the past month I have been pitched to no less than three times (two directly, one indirectly) to purchase print advertisements. One I deliberately ignored twice (sorry, New York Times), the other was a fruitless hour and half leaving me with an empty heart; not because the ROI on [...]
December 11, 2009
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