Blogs Posts in Fields in Journalism category; 405 blog posts

Journalism and sexual harrassment

Surely if the responsible authorities do not intervene in the high numbers of sexual harassment cases which have just been reported by young female journalists aspiring to penetrate into the mainstream media industry, very few of them wil [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Citizen journalism keeps Syria uprising alive

Defying a state-imposed media blackout, Syria’s citizen journalists are keeping protest coverage alive, in a country that until only a few months ago barred access to social media networks. “With the efficiency of the networks [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Glasgow University launches student newspaper archive

Former Labour leader John Smith and novelist William Boyd are some of the well-known names to have contributed to the Glasgow University Guardian. High resolution scans from the student newspaper can now be viewed online. The Glasgow [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Why Journalism Isn't A Poor Man's Career Anymore

They say that good writers are born. The talented ones have what it takes in their genes and their burning passion for writing is a form of art. One reason why only a handful of writers thrive is because only a few get to have rewarding c [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism

As a reporter for the highly acclaimed Ames High WEB, I have taken it upon myself to write an article on the most debatable topic: the idea of writing good journalism. Many people think that journalists are the scumbags of the world, but, [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Lady Gaga saves journalism, becomes guest editor-in-chief of...

By all accounts, human society is slowly but surely evolving towards the cultural moment when “News Media” will just be the coastal elitist term for the Twitter feed that will stream infinite happenstance straight into your fr [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Chit Estella: Journalism with Integrity

Through the years, I’ve watched with awe from abroad as friends blazed the trail in Philippine journalism. One of them was Chit Estella. She represented the best. And her death was a major blow to the profession, to reporters, edito [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

On the Media: The price of 'free' journalism

It's been more than a quarter-century since futurist Stewart Brand said, "Information wants to be free." In about half that time, the founders of Google have accumulated fabulous riches by putting free information a mouse cl [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

‘New gilded age’ in journalism

I’m a high school journalism teacher in Hershey, Pa., and a former news reporter. I’m writing because I stumbled across Star Publisher H. Brandt Ayers’ column about the importance of community news, and I was deeply stru [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

From journalism to politics: A journey of vision

Veteran politician M S Gurupadaswamy who died in Bangalore on Tuesday had the distinction of being closely associated with most prime ministers right from Jawaharalal Nehru to Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Born in an agricultural family in T N [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

T&T staff brings home journalism awards

Saturday night was golden for the Times & Transcript as the newspaper took home three top-place awards at the 30th annual Atlantic Journalism Awards - more than any other newspaper in Atlantic Canada - at an awards gala, held at the Harbo [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Hurricane coverage dominates prizes at Atlantic Journalism A...

A hurricane, a hostage taking, a seal cull and a political expense scandal all led to gold for several news organizations on Saturday at the Atlantic Canadian Journalism Awards. Newsrooms in Newfoundland and Labrador scooped up the bulk o [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

African journalism at heart of decolonisation?

A close look at politics in Africa shows that they are closely linked to the press through political party newspapers, magazines and newsletters and even radio stations. This is despite the latest standoff between the various stakeholders [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Columbia journalism award for Al Jazeera English

The English channel of Al Jazeera, which has been the subject of praise and criticism from US officials, was named Wednesday as the winner of a prestigious journalism award from Columbia University. Columbia University's Graduate S [...]