News Reporting mess!!!??? or is it just me???

July 3rd, Pune, Cops raided a private party and arrested a young group of boys and girls...When I first read this Story in the Times of India website,,, I was really angry and disturbed by this Bold new step of implying  MORALE POLICING and decided to give my comments on...

BuzzGrub, Hopefully Not Journalism 2.0

Job seekers are tempting targets for many types of scam operations. There are those who will offer "jobs" cashing checks that turn out to be fake, ask people to launder stolen money or products, or ask for upfront fees in order to be considered for a position that never...

Inquirer is now party to harassment of Ang Dating Daan preacher

Negative and erroneous news were reportedly coming out the past weeks in the Philippines against a religious leader who is a staunch critic of the influential Philippine-based Iglesia ni Cristo.  Citizen...

Canadian Journalist - Maziar Bahari - Detained in Iran

Maziar Bahari, a Canadian Journalist working for Newsweek has been detained in Iran.  This is part of an extended crackdown by Iranian authorities on those protesting last week's Presidential  elections....

Newsweek Demands Release of Canadian Journalist Held in Iran

Newsweek magazine is demanding the release of a Canadian journalist held in Iran.The CBC reported that Maziar Bahari was taken by a group of men believe to be "security officials" on Sunday from the apartment he share with his mother, according to Newsweek foreign editor...

PBS documentary uses UBC students to expose US security risk

The UBC School of Journalism continues to break new ground.  Tonight PBS will air a documentary that features the work of the students.  Led by veteran newsman Peter Klein, the students unearthed shocking...

UCLan and Asian School Of Media Studies Will Promote Journalism

Asian School of Media Studies, Noida along with University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK together have decided to promote students of journalism of their schools, by signing a joint student exchange program. ”I would like to invite students from UCLAN to come and see...

The Journey to Hoy

“I was always a reporter,” Mercedes Fernandez said simply. From Lima, Peru to Chicago, Illinois, this statement rings true. A reporter for Hoy, the Chicago’s Tribune Spanish-language newspaper, Peruvian...

At Stake: The Future of Getting News to Americans

"This week, under the leadership of Sen. John Kerry, the Senate's Commerce Committee opened hearings on the future of journalism and the role of information in supporting American democracy. The hearings are...

NowPublic News Director to head CBCNews.ca

Congratulations to Rachel in her new role at the CBC.  They are in good hands now. "Former BBC News editor Rachel Nixon has been appointed director of digital media for CBC News, the CBC announced Tuesday....

Social media puts you in charge of the (r)evolution

So I've been writing mini-rants, posting snarky comments and sending pointed tweets about the new media landscape for a while, and I decided to flesh out my thoughts more cohesively. The future of information. What...

It's Repugnant When the Media Describes Torture as Merely "Harsh"

The most disgusting and omnipresent cliché in journalism right now is "harsh" as a word to describe "torture, as in "harsh interrogation" (WaPost)and"harsh methods" (NYT).Look up the phrase"harsh interrogation"and you'll find it 247,000 times at Google. Look up "harsh...

New York Times Nets Five Pulitzer Prizes

The New York Times has won five Pulitzer prizes for its journalism, the second most in the paper's history. The Florida-based St Petersburg Times also won two awards, one for the fact-checking website Politifact.com. " The Times won the prize for breaking news reporting,...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sports Reassignments Defy Logic

Note: This was originally published on Eye on Sports MediaThere was never any doubt that big changes were afoot at the Atlanta-Journal Constitution when they offered buyouts to members of the sports department. A bunch of big names at the AJC did take them, including...

Ethnic Outlets Survive In Sinking Media Market

"I heard this story on NPR’s “Morning Edition” and was fascinated to learn that ethnic media outlets are still thriving while their mainstream counterparts are quickly dying. Major newspapers like Denver’s Rocky Mountain News are being forced to shut down their print...

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