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Tag Archives: Journalism
Who do you trust?
Leave a commentWhen Steve Jobs died, I knew about it a few minutes afterward because I saw a tweet from Chris Brogan asking if it were true. But I didn’t immediately retweet or reply; I went to nytimes.com. And cnn.com. And msnbc.com. … Continue reading
The definitive difference between a real journalist and your sorry blogger butt
8 CommentsMaybe I’ve read one too many rants from know-it-all bloggers about how nobody really needs journalists and how journalism is a dead dying industry, but it really hit home today about the real difference between journalists and blogger know-it-alls. Above … Continue reading
She’s back! Karina Stenquist
Leave a commentKarina is one of the reasons why I think the future of journalism is in pretty good hands. Short story long, I became a fan of Karina’s when she was hosting an Internet vlog called MobuzzTV. She had that combination … Continue reading
You are bringing a soccer ball to a football game. Why blogs don’t matter.
8 CommentsAre blogs as important as bloggers think they are? The question itself is a bit of a stretch, but I think the shortest answer to it is one of the most American of all answers — the sports metaphor. “Old … Continue reading
Shifting words to maintain the “incumbent” narrative
3 CommentsDid you notice it last night as the primary election results were coming in? The media narrative of “anti-incumbent” is not meshing with the reality, so the use of “incumbent” is being quietly shoved under the rug for words like … Continue reading
Why celebrities on Twitter need journalists and PR folks
5 CommentsI’m pretty sure I was not the only puppy watching Kutcher’s video where he broke 1 million followers on Twitter, scratching my head at the $100,000 check he was holding up as a donation to the Malaria No More organization. … Continue reading