I have tremendous respect for TechCrunch because the tech blog is innovating and changing the business of technology news. It is fiercely competitive in reporting big news first, as well as providing meaningful analysis. I’m ok with its trafficking in rumors, because the site is dynamic and allows correction and healthy debate.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Journalism
The Golden Age Of Journalism Never Was
The Golden Age of Journalism: Going…Going…Gone? Actually, there never was a Golden Age. But it’s ok. Eric Burns, author of All the News Unfit to Print, a catalog of journalistic misdeeds dating back to the American Revolution, said in a recent interview with On The Media:
… Read the restThere never was a golden age.
The Problem With ‘Full Disclosure’ Is That It’s Not
In this age of transparency, it seems everyone with a voice in the blogosphere or mainstream media feels compelled to “fully disclose†any possible conflict of interest. Here lies the problem: The idea of full disclosure is deceivingly straightforward, yet it’s never unequivocally factual or transparent.… Read the rest
Twittering Journalist Offers Wisdom To Advertising Flacks
Following is also my latest MediaPost Spin column.Â
Twittering Journalist Offers Wisdom To Advertising Flacks
March 7th, 2008 by Max Kalehoff
If you work in the online advertising industry, you’ve probably heard of veteran journalist Brian Morrissey.… Read the rest
Absurdity: Reporters Should Be Disqualified Because They Care
Dobbs scoffs at suggestions that his advocacy tarnishes his credentials as a journalist.
Dobbs’ pre-recorded statement that prompted Stall’s declaration:
… Read the restThe idea that a reporter should be disqualified because he or she actually cares, actually isn’t neutral about the wellbeing of a country and its people…that’s absurd.