News Ottawa Citizen reporter Glen McGregor filed a steady stream of tweets from Ottawa mayor Larry O’Brien’s recent bribery trial. Kate Dubinski of the London Free Press did the same at the Bandidos biker gang murder trial. Is twitter in the courtroom a fad or a new way to cover trials? Luigi Benetton weighs the…
The folks at Project Censored, who usually decry serious issues underplayed by mainstream media, have just released a top-ten list of “junk food stories” served and served again by the press during the past two years. See how many you gobbled up … 1.Olympic Medalist Michael Phelps Hits a Bong2. Jessica Simpson Gains Weight3. First Lady Michelle Obama’s Fashion Sense4. The Brangelina Twins5. Lindsay Lohan Dating…
Former Washington Post editor Craig Stoltz provides an insightful analysis of crime coverage that worked well in print, but did not succeed online.
“Unfortunately, in a flailing journalism world, where international bureaus are far from cost effective for major news organizations and foreign correspondents are fast becoming their most dispensable employees, this breed of reporters is dwindling. The good news – if there was ever one in journalism these days – is that new media is taking up…
This is a provocative piece from a reliable commentator.
“The recent panic over the demise of newspapers has led to a predictable flurry of omigod, now-what speculation. We’re being treated to one hype-filled piece after another about this or that startup or project that has the potential to save, revolutionize or do something really, really special to move us into the future of news…
Parfois, devant les veilles funèbres sur la tombe du journalisme chaque fois qu’une publication ferme ses portes, il m’arrive de me dire qu’on s’est mépris, quelque part au cours du dernier siècle et demi. On en est venu à confondre le journalisme et le journal papier.
CommentaryAs the Supreme Court of Canada prepares for this fall’s review of the publication ban on bail hearings, Law Times columnist Alan Shanoff argues the public is entitled to more information about why offenders are released or held pending trial. The justice system, he argues in a June 8 column, has nothing to fear from…
Colette Brin, ProjetJ – 9 juin 2009 | Recycler des programmeurs et autres techno-spécialistes en profs de journalisme: c’est la dernière tendance des écoles professionnelles américaines qui, face à un métier et une industrie en pleine turbulence, cherchent par tous les moyens à assurer leur pertinence. À lire dans Time.