I vividly remember my journalism professor tell us undergrads in the early ‘90s that news reporting was the business of alcoholics. Meaning: The profession tends to have a disproportionate number of those who imbibe adult beverages far too often. What reminded me of this was reading the local weekly (online) yesterday. The editor wrote a [...]
February 4, 2009
Embedded video from CNN Video This is an excellent example not only of owning an issue but continuing a new level of transparency of thought and procedure by President Barack Obama. Video from CNN.
October 14, 2008
After reading my local paper’s articles online, I often skim down to the comments below the article. It is here where I begin to feel so very unclean. With the advent of attempts at creating more transparent journalism, many news media outlets allow ordinary folks to comment on their news stories online. I’m not sure [...]
October 2, 2009