While Matt Drudge didn’t link news on the much reach Drudge Report about Art Bell’s return to radio–he did in 2013 with the Sirius deal–a look at headlines being posted on the site makes one wonder if he’s been listening.. Just today.. Asteroids…blue moon…aliens and the Vatcian.. Cancer from cell phones… Exorcisms airing on … Read moreLooks like Drudge is listening to Art Bell again
FUSION REPORTS: A teenager tricked the NY Times into reporting a Dylann Roof “My Little Pony” hoax Another example of journalism in our modern times…
REAL MOMENTS IN JOURNALISM.. Photos have been leaked and broadcast–through GAWKER–to the world.. New York TIMES journalists in the late 90s and June 2001 mocking mass killings. One was the Heaven’s Gate suicides.. the other, the top photo, is a spoof of the murders committed by the Crown Prince Dipendra, who took the lives of … Read more
PR038: Podcasting and the Law: A good article for anyone who is thinking about adding your voice to the messy mixture of podcasts from the world at large.
Secret Aerial FBI Program Uncovered By 23-Year-Old Journalist The story was first reported by Sam Richards who put out information under the twitter handle @MinneapoliSam. The 23-year-old independent journalist first published the story of the FBI surveillance program on the website Medium on May 26. And this showcases the new media and how it will … Read moreSecret Aerial FBI Program Uncovered By 23-Year-Old Journalist
The Queen is not dead. Long live the Queen. Although the BBC, practicing for her death, accidentally tweeted that she was gone.. It was all a rehearsal.. The NBC report says this: The initial report was picked up by media outlets including CNN Newsource and German newspaper Bild. However, when NBC News alerted Buckingham Palace … Read moreThe Queen is not dead. Long live the Queen. Although the BBC, practicing for her death, accidentally tweeted that she was gone..
We now spend more than eight hours a day consuming media MORE.. On average, people spend more than 490 minutes of their day with some sort of media, according to a new report by ZenithOptimedia. Television remains dominant, accounting for three hours of daily consumption—an hour more than the internet, in second place. But do … Read moreWe now spend more than eight hours a day consuming media
Newspapers struggle to find path in digital age It’s a changing time. The fishwrapper is dead.
Did news just die today? Brian Williams was suspended after a number of days of intrigue.. He lied about a helicopter in Iraq years ago. He also is being doubted over his tales of Katrina of watching bodies float through the street … And now, six months from now when Americans will undoubtedly be baking … Read moreBrian Williams suspended; Jon Stewart stepping down: Which one is the bigger item?
TIME made its call.. the yearly ritual of waiting to see who a nearly irreverent magazine will decide was the most important person of the year is here again. This one was out of left field for me.. I did not expect them to choose a series of people, ‘the Ebola fighters,’ as the person … Read moreTHE TIME PICK: EBOLA FIGHTERS