July 2012
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WatchTED Talks: Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life
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'He said, she said' journalism: A definition →
Jay Rosen:
Quick definition: “He said, she said” journalism means…
* There’s a public dispute. * The dispute makes news. * No real attempt is made to assess clashing truth claims in the story, even though they are in some sense the reason for the story. (Under the “conflict makes news” test.) * The means for assessment do exist, so it’s possible to...
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“When NPR forbids its “news analysts” from expressing a view on matters they are...”
– Jay Rosen, The View from Nowhere: Questions and Answers
When a source wants a correction on something that...
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“They only know how to turn on the tap of positive propaganda, not realizing that...”
– Guess which country.
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“Walang bad feelings, walang pikunan. Mayroon talagang pagkakataong hindi...”
– ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs head Ging Reyes
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This is for everyone #london2012 #oneweb #openingceremony @webfoundation @w3c
— Tim Berners-Lee (@timberners_lee) July 27, 2012
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“We will always make mistakes. The process of gathering, packaging, editing and...”
– Craig Silverman, How journalists can do a better job of correcting errors on social media
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So, who really did invent the Internet? →
Michael Hiltzik writes in reply to the Wall Street Journal’s Gordon Crovitz claiming Xerox PARC invented the Interwebz:
Crovitz then points out that TCP/IP, the fundamental communications protocol of the Internet, was invented by Vinton Cerf (though he fails to mention Cerf’s partner, Robert Kahn). He points out that Tim Berners-Lee “gets credit for hyperlinks.”
Lots of...
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“Some companies only care about journalism and as a result the people focusing on...”
– BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti, in an email to employees and investors summarizing the company’s strategy and progress [via Chris Dixon]
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Trolling Al Qaeda →
futurejournalismproject:
The United States appears to have a new counterterrorism strategy built especially for the online age: troll extremist sites and forums.
Via Wired:
The program, called Viral Peace, seeks to occupy the virtual space that extremists fill, one thread or Twitter exchange at a time. Shahed Amanullah, a senior technology adviser to the State Department and Viral Peace’s...
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“I knew that bloggers would print anything, so I thought, what if, as an...”
– Ryan Holiday, director of marketing for American Apparel and self-ascribed “media manipulator,” on how he discovered an opportunity to exploit some of the excesses of the modern blogosphere and online journalism. He reveals his tactics to break down the system in his book, “Trust Me, I’m Lying:...
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Pack journalism
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“Of course, since the beginning of the Internet, comments sections—which combine...”
– JournoGeekery: Most Comments Are Horrible—Sites Look For Ways To Make Them Better - The Daily Beast
“Reporter about a political story: “It’s like 2500 words.” Copy Editor: “Nobody’s...”
– Overheard in the Newsroom: #9578
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“– What makes America the greatest country in the world?
It’s not the greatest...”
– Will McAvoy, The Newsroom. (via sandandglass)
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“News events are inherently more ephemeral than other kinds of information, but...”
– Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, A New Kind of Visual News
The Copy Editor: Hard news videos outpacing entertainment with regard to page views? Can I haz your data?
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yes there are. they are called copy editors. RT @OHnewsroom Managing editor: “There are no lifeguards in journalism.”
— Robin J Phillips (@RobinJP) July 16, 2012
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“Lineup producer, one hour before the supper hour newscast: ‘We’ve got dead...”
– Overheard in the Newsroom: #9557
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All your islands are belong to us. →
View Half Moon Shoal in a larger map
View Half Moon Shoal in a larger map
China says it owns that small atoll just 60 miles from Philippine land where one of its missile ships got stuck last week. Actually, China claims to own everything in the area because it says so.
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“You can use the intelligence funds for anything. That’s why it’s...”
– Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board director Manoling Morato in an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel on Monday night.
Morato, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and several other former government officials are facing plunder charges before the Sandiganbayan for misuse of...
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A trip to MILF Island. →
mrenzulli:
Fascinating read from a few months back. Not what you think.
The Copy Editor: I love MILFs.
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Watchfuturejournalismproject:
So you want to be a journalist?
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FJP: Happy Sunday, and good luck with your journalistic aspirations.
The Copy Editor: This is an old clip, but I’m reblogging it for its value. Also, true story.
