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Journalism is the fact-based reporting of events in the public media. Whether through newspapers, radio, television, film, or the blogosphere, journalists craft the news and provide the masses with information and fodder for opinion.

Historically, investigative and political journalism have been crucial and sometimes dangerous occupations. Journalists have been censored, threatened, jailed and assassinated for their reporting. Yet, intrepid individuals such as Seymour Hersh, Robert Fisk, Amira Hass, Dele Olojede and many others continue to put themselves in risky or uncomfortable situations to make sure that important events are made public.

With the advent of the online age came an increase in both citizen and independent journalism: the ease and effectiveness of publishing online meant that more voices were able to make themselves heard. However, this also led to a decrease in journalistic ethics and standards: reporting became highly opinionated, and punditry came to be considered the norm.

Nonetheless, there are countless brave, dedicated, and ethical journalists currently publishing online, and many websites devoted to independent, international and forthright journalism. Readers of online news are now presented with thousands of information sources, giving them the opportunity to do their own research and find the truth—or any permutation thereof—of their own volition.

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  • There Are Lots Of Ways To Fund Journalism


    Innovation Toronto — Authority Authority: 437
    Image via Wikipedia As various folks in the news business (and outside of it) continue to fret about how it could be possible to ever fund the production of news, some are taking more positive looks at the space. Jay Rosen has listed out 18 different sources of subsidies for funding journalism (or ...
    3 hours ago

  • The AP, describing a case the Supreme Court recently turned down, writes: "the school valedictorian strayed from an approved text to provide a graphic account of Jesus crucifixion..."


    Althouse — Authority Authority: 756
    That piqued my curiosity, and not just because I teach "Religion and the Constitution" and want to know about the cases in the area. I wanted to know just how graphically a high school girl would describe the crucifixion in front of the assembled graduating class. During McCombs speech at the Foothill High School ...
    3 hours ago

  • PHOTOGRAPHY: A photographers Perspective Justyna Mielnikiewicz (cnewa.us)


    GEORGIA & SOUTH CAUCASUS — Authority Authority: 140
    Photojournalist Justyna Mielnikiewicz speaks with ONE about her ongoing project documenting the Caucasus region.Photos & voice by Justyna Mielnikiewicz Produced by Erin Edwardsslideshow & voice (2:53) here >>>Where Europe Meets Asiaby Justyna Mielnikiewicz with text by Annie GrunowThe Caucasus is a ...
    4 hours ago

  • Quote: Kelly Hammond on Pepsi for China


    CNReviews — Authority Authority: 454
    “What does all this mean for scholars who work so hard to deflate this false conflation of westernization and modernization?” Kelly Hammond, Ph.D. candidate in Chinese History at Georgetown University, wonders how a fizzy drink like Pepsi became the object that Chinese people rally around, whereas the other ...
    4 hours ago

  • Thanks for Paying Attention Big Journalism


    Big Government — Authority Authority: 815
    In response to the Columbia Journalism Review’s accusing me of “blackmailing” the Attorney General of the United States , I must take notice that the mainstream media as a journalistic establishment IS paying attention to the ongoing ACORN scandal.  Good.  I thought so. What the Columbia Journalism Review ...
    5 hours ago

  • On Vanishing


    ForkBombr — Authority Authority: 141
    Wired’s Evan Ratliff : It’s one thing to report on the phenomenon of people disappearing. But to really understand it, I figured that I had to try it myself. So I decided to vanish. I would leave behind my loved ones, my home, and my name. I wasn’t going off the grid, dropping out to live in a cabin. Rather, I ...
    5 hours ago

  • YouTube Comes out with a Journalism Channel


    The Network Vendor — Authority Authority: 130
    YouTube has just rolled out the YouTube Direct, a channel dedicated to citizen journalism. The said channel is designed to more efficiently connect news organizations with user-generated video content.The channel has been used by a number of media companies such as the Washington Post and The Huffington Post since it ...
    5 hours ago

  • "New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Worthy Step."


    Althouse — Authority Authority: 756
    How do economists reach consensus? Do they confer and corroborate like climate scientists ? Or is the consensus achieved through a newspaper editorial process of strategically collecting quotes and designating the speakers as "dispassionate"? Or is it more a matter of slapping a headline on an article that doesnt ...
    5 hours ago

  • Pausing Briefly to Catch My Breath


    Epic Adventures Are Often Uncomfortable — Authority Authority: 527
    We are back down to two working thumb drives again. Both of the purple ones have wandered off, and the black-and-yellow one and the blue one have stopped working. I might be able to reformat the blue one, but I think I tried that & still had problems... its early. I cant remember ;pAnyway, before I go and drop a ...
    7 hours ago

  • Atif Aslam wins Best Supporting Singer award for complementing chorus


    Faking News — Authority Authority: 428
    Mumbai. Leading singer Atif Aslam has been awarded the “Best Supporting Singer” award by Indian Music Academy (IMA) for beautifully complementing the chorus singers in the song “ Tu Jaane Na ” of the Bollywood movie “ Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani ”. This is the first major Indian award for the Pakistani ...
    7 hours ago

  • Journalism or activism? Breitbart threatens Democrats with more video


    The American Culture — Authority Authority: 495
    Andrew Breitbart is a brilliant tactician with information. His latest pronouncement, however, is what one would expect from a political activist rather than an honest journalist seeking to inform the public, notes Daniel Crandall. When mainstream journalists time story releases during an election year order ...
    8 hours ago

  • Journalism and Maths-oil and water?


    Thoughts of Nigel — Authority Authority: 441
    Should journalists be good at Maths? Well certainly according to Scott Maier, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, (via CJR ) which reports that every year he asks his students to raise their hands if they went into journalism because they love writing. Unsurprisingly, most of them put ...
    9 hours ago

  • Google Latitude’s Location History provides more opportunities for mobile journalism


    Online Journalism Blog — Authority Authority: 638
    This was originally published in Poynter’s E-Media Tidbits last week Google Latitude – a service that allows people to see where you are – has launched 2 new services – Location History and Location Alerts - that provide some interesting potential for mobile journalism. Location History (shown ...
    11 hours ago

  • The S.F. Chronicle flips over creation


    Halfway There — Authority Authority: 112
    The San Francisco Chronicle ran an Associated Press story on Thursday, November 19, 2009, about a new book that discusses Michelangelos approach to creating the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. What would a story about famous artwork be without an appropriate illustration? The Chronicle ran an image provided by ...
    14 hours ago

  • You Wanna Get High Man?


    The Vigilant Lens — Authority Authority: 129
    Does Howdy Doody got wooden balls man?Thanks to Homeland Security, almost 316,000 bongs made in China of all places, will never see the light of a lighter.  I say almost 316,000, because you know some of the Customs humans took a few home.  GL-5 pay leaves very little room for bong purchases.American bong makers ...
    14 hours ago

  • The Sports Putz Vs. WEEI : Simmons Suspended….


    Can't Stop The Bleeding — Authority Authority: 144
    …from using Twitter? What’s next, no text messaging or posting on message boards for the only thing standing between Sarah Palin and a no.1 best-seller?  “Bill’s communication regarding WEEI fell short of those standards. So we’ve taken appropriate measures,” writes ESPN.com’s Rob King , essentially ...
    15 hours ago

  • Some Rather Unfortunate Remarks, Wouldnt You Say?


    An American Lion — Authority Authority: 532
    This is what got a couple of announcers suspended from calling NBA games for the Los Angeles Clippers: Smith: “Look who’s in.” Lawler: “Hamed Haddadi. Where’s he from?” Smith: “He’s the first Iranian to play in the NBA.” (Smith pronounced Iranian as “Eye-ranian,” a pronunciation that ...
    15 hours ago

  • Sex and the married man


    My Digital Life Feed — Authority Authority: 161
    Normally this would be 5:30 and I am rising with the sun, today it is 4:00. I lie next to...
    15 hours ago

  • Sarah Palin on the Dennis Miller Show


    The IUSB Vision Weblog — Authority Authority: 472
    This is a good interview. Palin goes more into her record and policy in this interview as opposed to the conflict stuff that the elite media always wants to talk about.Palin also explains in part her decision to leave the governor’s chair early. MY problem with Palin is that previously she is only told two [...]
    16 hours ago

  • Video: Gina Trapani makes sense of Google Wave


    Reportr.net — Authority Authority: 484
    I have a Google Wave account though I haven’t had the time to investigate its potential. At first glance, Google Wave can be bewildering, but it does seem to offer a strong platform for collaboration and could be a valuable tool for journalism. Gina Trapani wrote the Complete Guide to Google Wave and sums it ...
    16 hours ago

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