Citizen Journalism within the Creative Media Industry

Possibly it’s good to know more about what we are actually doing as news gathers, citizen journalist. About the platforms we publish on and the reasons for the site owners being in business. A survey report...

CNN's Sanchez Retracts Obama Death Threat Claim & ClimateGate

We have had the hysterical claims reported here. Politicians such as Janet Napolitano and Nancy Pelosi have attempted to make the case that there was more of a violent attitude toward Obama than there had been...

'The Rise of the Virtual Newsroom'

Although the American Spectator,  calling the rise of the virtual newsroom the story of 2009,  emphasizes the conservative aspect of this phenomena,  it is clear that the birth of the virtual...

Huffington takes on Mainstream News Media

HUFFINGTON'S WORDS VERY RELEVANT TO CITIZEN JOURNALISM Ariana Huffington,  owner of the hugely successful Huffington Post blog,  and frequent guest on MSNBC News,  was asked to give a speech in...

Mike Penner: A cautionary tale of 'Transgender Regret'

Los Angeles Times sportswriter, Mike Penner, who announced to the world in 2007 that he was a transsexual sportswriter, then began working under the byline "Christine Daniels, was found dead at his Los Angeles home...

Contrary to Belief, The Examiner allows the Left to post stories

Much has been made by NP writers on the intend of the Examiner after the bought NP.  Some of the stories brought out some valid points and concerns of those of us that write here.  This morning while...

Iranian-Canadian journalist, Maziar Bahari talks of prison ordeal

Maziar Bahari, a Canadian Journalist, was arrested as a result of protests last June after the rigged election in Iran.  Maziar Bahari was accredited as a journalist for Newsweek. He was released in October...

Roxana Saberi: Credibility Questioned

“That upset me,“ says Mike Williams, resident of Fargo and former supporter of Roxana Saberi. Many in Fargo and sister city of Moorhead, MN share the same reaction, littering Fargo’s newspaper, In-Forum, with...

Jenna Bush Joins "Today Show" No Mention of Her Underage Drinking

First daughter Jenna Bush made the headlines quite a bit with her notorious underage drinking episodes, which included using fake IDs, but none of that was mentioned in a glowing welcome to the "Today Show" as...

OpEd News Journalist charged with criminal conspiracy

Having published numerous articles for OpEd News,  this caught my eye:  "Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2009: Six members of various anti-war groups, including World Can't Wait and Military Families...

JUSTICE FOR SALE vs. DEEP US GOVERNMENT & TURKISH CONNECTIONS

THE STORY...   BEHIND THE STORY... I am not Journalist, I am a victim of theft. I am here by necessity, fighting forces much larger than us. Before we were aware of what Sibel Edmonds was doing... We have been...

THE LARGEST ESPIONAGE, BRIBERY & POLITICAL SCANDAL IN US HISTORY

          A long tale of  massive  corruption that has been hidden throughout the  eight years of the  Bush administration is finally surfacing.    After...