Tag Archives: future media
Is the collapse of newspapers more powerful than a locomotive?
When the two things that have consumed my life for decades — comic books and journalism — I’m legally contracted to remark on it. So if you have issues with this entry, you can blame editorial cartoonist David Horsey for … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Journalism
‘Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism’
If you’re a journalist — or like me, a journalist on hiatus — you can’t swing a dead, overpaid, short-sighted, publicly craven corporate media executive without coming across some online piece about where the newspaper industry went wrong to wind … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, Personal, What Matters
Like women and losers, Twitter has no place in NBA locker rooms
Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles is known as — how do I put this delicately? — a hard ass. He follows the old school coaching template: When you’re on the court, you do what he says, and you focus on playing … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Weirdness
Friday* Rant: Jon Stewart shouldn’t be alone
The Jon Stewart-CNBC kerfuffle is one of those stories that news channels usually introduce with a “it’s all the talk on talk shows and blogs,” which I’ve always found to be a bit of a self-fulfilling — and self-serving — … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, Uncategorized, Weirdness, What Matters
We love it when our friends become successful
One of the best things about blogging is being able to tell other people when your friends do cool stuff. Granted, the only people who read this blog are my friends, but it’s the thought — and the links — … Continue reading
CNN’s headlines are almost as funny as The Onion’s
CNN really has to stop pretending to be The Daily Show. Not because as a journalistic institution, it’s above all that. It’s because CNN’s mission involves reporting and dissecting global events, which most of the time requires a reverent tone. … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism
What is journalism to you?
I’ve been meaning to post something about a discussion I came across on the Whitechapel message boards. The topic: How do you define journalism? If you’re a journalist, these discussion threads are pretty commonplace on industry boards and Web sites, … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism
Is the MinnPost the future of newspapers?
I’ve been keeping a curious eye on the progress of the MinnPost, wondering how viable this nonprofit news site could be in the long term. This week, the site announced additions to its staff, expanding its coverage in music, politics, … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism
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