Poll: Should the media take Trump’s debate seriously?
With as many Republican presidential candidate debates as there have been, almost anyone has probably been invited to host one. But now we’ll get to see one moderated by none other than Donald Trump. Seriously? The Seattle Times says it’s hard to take this debate seriously. Do you agree? As always, discussion encouraged in the...
Poll: Wikileaks: Deserving of praise or scorn?
What is it about Wikileaks that gets people so riled up? Is it jealousy for being able to flood the public debate with so many rich primary documents? Is it derision for putting information out without proper vetting and context? Whatever it is, it’s clear that Wikileaks is a lot more popular in other parts...
Media consolidation: Why you should care
A great look at media consolidation and what it truly means, via FrugalDad.com. Source: Frugal dad
Poll: Has media coverage of Occupy Wall Street been fair?
A few days ago I asked my Twitter followers and Facebook friends to tell me whether media coverage surrounding the Occupy Wall Street coverage has been fair. Of course, “fair” is a subjective word, but all things being equal, most people know it when they see it. The funny thing is that as I shut...
China’s pushback on blogs
It’s no secret that China’s political leaders take swift action against people who try to speak truth to power. A new set of regulations covering journalists only reinforces that sad fact. The New York Times reports that China’s General Administration of Press and Publication released a new set of guidelines for the nation’s journalists and...
Are young Democrats fact-ignorant?
When it comes to staying current with what’s happening in the world, older, college-educated Republicans are much more informed than their younger, Democratic counterparts. That’s according to the latest Pew Research Center Poll, which attempted to gauge how much people know about recent headlines based on written and visual question: On 13 of the 19...
The lighter side of censorship
Any of the 12 people that have ever perused this website know that I like to rant about censorship in the media. It’s a serious thing, and it’s definitely worthy of discussion. Discussing media censorship isn’t always fun, so sometimes we have to step back and laugh at ourselves. The video comes via the Jimmy...
The lighter side of censorship
Any of the 12 people that have ever perused this website know that I like to rant about censorship in the media. It’s a serious thing, and it’s definitely worthy of discussion. Discussing media censorship isn’t always fun, so sometimes we have to step back and laugh at ourselves. The video comes via the Jimmy...
The media and the Occupy Wall Street protesters
Occupy Wall Street celebrated its one-month anniversary last week, and it doesn’t look like the protesters and occupiers in New York are leaving any time soon. Since the movement began, similar Occupy rallies have popped up in cities around the world. A lot of media coverage of the protesters, at least initially, seemed to focus...
A journalist’s role: Protecting the powerful or exposing them?
So there I am, taking a break from a load of work and trying to clear my mind of all things media. What better way to do that than to sit with my girlfriend and catch up on episodes of ABC’s Pan Am? After all, watching that show doesn’t take much active thought, right? Think...
Readers get a seat at the newsdesk
The Guardian, one of the world’s premier news organizations, is often at the forefront of positive media trends. They’ve taken it to a new level yet again by opening the news budgeting process to readers. They admit that they’re not the first to try it, but, in my mind, they’re the first publication of...