Friday, January 27, 2012
Access to Newsmaker Sources
Can the need for access to newsmaker sources undermine unfettered journalism? Yes, says indy TV host Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, one of the most successful web-based TV shows.
Top CNN Executive Admits...
...to giving the Pentagon an advisory role on who its on-air experts would be during the controversial Iraq war.
Bold, indy blogger launches major controversy
Former IC journalism student Chris Lisee reports on the impact a single off-key journalist can have.
Too close to official sources?
At 2007 Radio-Television Correspondents Association Dinner, top journalists literally dance with a top source. These are social/charitable events where journalists and newsmakers are expected to have some fun, but is it symbolic of too much coziness?
A You Tube video . . .
...ends the political career of a powerful Republican senator, who had White House aspirations.
"Independent Media in a Time of War"
Video made by indy media collective based on an Amy Goodman speech from April 2003, when many in mainstream media were cheering what they saw as a quick, successful Iraq invasion.
"Stickin' It To The Man"
In the movie "School of Rock," a substitute teacher (played by Jack Black) explains the purpose of rock 'n' roll to his 5th grade students. Do rock & roll and independent media share a purpose?
Thursday, January 26, 2012
"Daily Show" on End of NY Times?
The Daily Show's cruel 2009 look at the struggles of the New York Times and its "aged news." It made me unusually sympathetic to the Times.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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