On AlterNet: journalism
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "journalism"
Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress. February 6, 2010.
As the he antics of O'Keefe and company demonstrate, the right has failed to train many genuine journalists. So why do mainstream journalists swallow their line?
Robert Jensen, AlterNet. January 26, 2010.
We're seeing it live an upfront with Haiti: TV news routinely falls into the trap of emphasizing visually compelling and dramatic stories at the expense of crucial information.
Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. December 22, 2009.
For the media industry, it was a decade of disruption and decay, of death (newspapers) and birth (new forms of journalism.)
Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. October 28, 2009.
Fox News routinely, and blatantly, breaks the code to which ethical journalists are supposed to aspire.
Staff, Media Matters for America AlterNet: PEEK. October 18, 2009.
Whether the White House engages with Fox is a tactical political question. Whether we journalists continue to do so is an ethical one.
BarbinMD, Daily Kos AlterNet: Politics. October 12, 2009.
Quite the exposé.
Michele Filgate, The Women's Media Center. September 8, 2009.
Women will now lead two of the three network shows.
Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 21, 2009.
The greatest sorrow in marking Cronkite's death is recognizing that the media has replaced his wisdom with pontification.
Raw StoryJuly 17, 2009.
More and more mainstream media are brokering cozy relationships between politicians and lobbyists.
Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. July 14, 2009.
In the fight for media survival, none of us is immune from temptation, and few revenue sources are beyond consideration, if not actual adoption.
Jim Naureckas, FAIR. July 13, 2009.
Every alternative model for sustaining journalism has its pitfalls -- but could the state of our media be any worse?
Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 30, 2009.
Progressives must embrace emotion and passion to counter the force of corporate propaganda.
Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. June 27, 2009.
GRITtv tweets the news with John MacArthur, Deanna Zandt, and more.
Barbara Ehrenreich, AlterNet. June 4, 2009.
Drop your sense of entitlement, Ehrenreich tells a graduating class of media makers, journalists are now "part of the working class."
Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. April 21, 2009.
HBO's critically-acclaimed "The Wire" creator David Simon talks about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism.
Katia Bachko, Columbia Journalism Review. February 21, 2009.
Veteran Middle East reporter Paul McGeough shares insights about covering conflict in Gaza.
Jennifer Armstrong, Sirens Magazine. January 29, 2009.
Even when it comes to writing, women are more likely to get noticed for their sex lives than their skills.
Humberto Márquez, IPS News. January 23, 2009.
"The journalistic profession is in mourning."
Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. January 20, 2009.
The rise of Facebook and Twitter herald changes for journalism, and pose serious challenges to about journalistic credibility and trust.
Faisal Abbas, Asharq Al-Awsat. December 25, 2008.
The New Yorker's star reporter discusses Abu Ghraib, the "war on terror," and why U.S. reporters don't pay enough attention to the Arab press.
Nick Penniman, American News Project AlterNet: Media and Technology. December 18, 2008.
Pulitzer Prize Winner James Risen discusses the rise in executive power during Bush's tenure and the media's failure after 9/11.
Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig. December 18, 2008.
Newspaper management is hastening the industry's demise by chasing away talented journalists.
PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: Media and Technology. December 5, 2008.
Who needs good science coverage, after all, since nothing important happens in that area.
Sebastián Lacunza, IPS News. October 23, 2008.
Journalists in Argentina are working to eliminate gender bias in their reporting.
David Johnston, Poynter Online. September 23, 2008.
A veteran economic reporter warns, "Don't assume that Congress must act instantly."
