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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Can a woman express opinions on the Internet without threats of sexual violence? Laurie Penny has her doubts. Should we be frightened that Harry Potter director David Yates is working on a big screen Dr. Who reboot? Ashamed to say … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 2, Chapter 8
Tagged ethics, media bias?, movies, opinion writing, questions
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Can journalists ever safely retweet the opinions of others without appearing biased? And should that stop them from retweeting those opinions? Here’s what the AP thinks about it, and an interesting response from 10,000 Words. Will NBC still matter anymore, … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Tagged bias, legal issues, questions, social media, television
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Should ESPN have fired Hank Williams Jr. for comparing Obama to Hitler? Or comparing Boehner to to Netanyahu? Jon Stewart says no: “Have you met him?” BTW, Williams’ comparison of Obama to Hitler is a great example of Godwin’s Law. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged apple, ethics, mobile media, mobile phones, newspapers, questions
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Was this the source of a Castle plot? Who knew the pizza story from last year had a grain of truth in it? Of course, @jayrosen_nyu was talking about the NY Times stating flatly in a story that something was … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Uncategorized
Tagged Because I can, questions, Star Wars, video games
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Updated – Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
How do journalists handle telling the story when politicians and scientists conflict? There are always multiple sides when it comes to politics. But when you move into science, not all sides are equal. Finding a path to reporting on politicians … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 13, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 6, Uncategorized
Tagged apple, legal issues, questions
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
As people of color become a majority, is it time for journalists to stop using the term ‘minorities’? When I posted this link to an article from Poynter last week, I got a lot of interesting feedback. PR man @mitchellfriedmn wrote, … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 3, Chapter 6
Tagged legal issues, media business, questions, race, social media
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Questions worth asking (Maybe)
What would Steve Jobs do? Want to design an elegant, effective product? Computerworld’s Jonny Evans says, ask yourself “What would Steve Jobs do?” Worth reading even if you are not an Apple fan. What is the future of electronic textbooks? … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 7
Tagged questions
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
How did people learn about bin Laden’s death? Survey says — Television. Though many of my students said word-of-mouth from people who had been watching TV. What parent wouldn’t love a book called “Go The @$#& To Sleep”? This book … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 13, Chapter 15, Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 9
Tagged books, global media, legal issues, questions, Rush Limbaugh, television
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Questions worth asking (maybe)
Why on earth would a newspaper tell reporters not to engage with community? Are these guys nuts? This almost guarantees that people will view their media as being completely disconnected from their concerns. How should journalism schools teach mobile media? … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6, Chapter 9, Uncategorized
Tagged mobile media, newspapers, questions, television, zombies
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
How on earth did Rocky beat All the President’s Men, Network, and Taxi Driver for best pix? This was just plain wrong. “I’m mad as hell….” Is Ridley Scott’s Prometheus an Alien prequel? And if so, does it matter? Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 8
Tagged movies, Prometheus, questions
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