Copy Of This http://CopyOfThis.com Journalism History, Types, Ethics, Literary, Tips, Photos, Definitions and lots more news updates en-us Copyright 2007, Copy Of This team. 240 What are the new roles for journalism -- and journalists? http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=54363 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 06:20 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=54363 Journalism's very survival -- at least its values and purpose -- depends on the ability of news organizations -- and citizens -- to adapt to a dramatically evolving landscape. Who -- what -- will emerge as the journalism leaders of the future if the legacy organizations fail to cross the chasm to the new news ecology?]]> SAE International's Aerospace Magazine to Go All Digital http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=54255 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:24 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=54255 Timely. Relevant. Convenient. Three words that often describe how busy professionals like to get their information. In response to these needs, SAE International will begin publishing its Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing (AEM) magazine in an all-digital, every-other-week format.

The new electronic-only delivery system and schedule -- slated to begin Aug. 5 -- will allow for more articles that better reflect the current-day issues and topics facing the aerospace engineering industry. The in-depth, technical articles that readers have come to expect from AEM will remain and new features will be added. Additional features include:

]]> America to Iran: Bear with us while we work out our issues. http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=54147 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:11 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=54147 One week ago today, the world was moved to tears of helpless rage as a young woman suddenly crumbled on a Tehran street, choking on blood that, while obviously similar to yours and mine in appearance, seemed somehow to be a more disturbingly brilliant hue of red.  Neda Agha-Soltan’s name would soon sweep the globe as a unifying, Twitter-borne j’accuse! of the Iranian regime for its reprisals against its own people -- reprisals which bore more resemblance to a pack of jackals let loose on corralled sheep than any respectable effort at mob suppression.  Within 24 hours, this young, beautiful, music-loving university student would become the first martyr in Iran’s popular revolt against the diabolical spiritual leaders of their nation and the puppet government they have set up as a democratic veneer in the interest of self-perpetuation.

]]> Journalism Rules Are Bent in News Coverage From Iran http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=54071 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:51 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=54071 “Check the source” may be the first rule of journalism. But in the coverage of the protests in Iran this month, some news organizations have adopted a different stance: publish first, ask questions later. If you still don’t know the answer, ask your readers.CNN showed scores of videos submitted by Iranians, most of them presumably from protesters who took to the streets to oppose Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election on June 12. The Web sites of The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Guardian newspaper in London and others published minute-by-minute blogs with a mix of unverified videos, anonymous Twitter messages and traditional accounts from Tehran.

]]> Journalism education revisited http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53950 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:38 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53950 DESPITE the threat from Typhoon Feria, journalism educators from eight ASEAN countries including other regions in the country, came to Manila to participate in the regional workshop on the UNESCO Model Journalism Curricula. The purpose was to examine the new model and how it can be adapted to suit the cultural peculiarities of each country. Too, there is recognition that country priorities are changing because of dynamic changes- within each country, the ASEAN as a regional entity, and the global community. First, there is the perception that journalism should be elevated to the category of the more established disciplines like medicine, the natural and social sciences. Another concern is that traditional newspapers, at least in the West, are phasing out in favor of online journalism. But the most important concern from the view of the organizers is that, in our knowledge economy, information is the most important resource.

Universal consensus on policies that would ensure survival of democracy, peace, social justice, and human rights, as well as the preservation of our planet would require an informed leadership and citizenry. Such responsibility would fall on those who manage information. The Journalism Curriculum although specifically designed for formal education, can be adapted for the training of information personnel, both in formal and nonformal learning settings. It recognizes that the environment is fast changing and that there is need for new knowledge, a new set of attitudes and new skills in the sourcing, processing and delivery of information.

]]> Reports of Journalism's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53847 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:13 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53847 Spare a thought for journalists these days, the folk feeling particularly unappreciated as they face a barrage of public scorn on the one hand and panic-stricken managements pushing for cuts in salaries, rises in productivity, and even retrenchments, on the other.

They don't want your pity. They're seeking your respect -- and your helpful answers to some of their questions about the future.

JOURNALISTS UNDER SIEGE
For sure, professional reporters are not saints deserving of hero-worship. But they don't deserve to be dubbed a closed priesthood interested only in preaching to the masses and keeping lay-people out of the profession. That's an unfair and highly caricatured criticism.

]]> Rethinking rights, accreditation, and journalism itself in the age of Twitter http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53760 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:39 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53760 On May 29th, James Coleman of Bristol smacked his skull on a tree branch while filing updates to the Twitter service (or tweeting) from his Blackberry during a run. His accident spawned a new word: a “Twinjury”.Just think about it: Jogging, Blackberrying, tweeting simultaneously – what more 21st century manifestation of the spirit of amateur sportsmanship could there be?

That same day, St. Petersburg Times sports journalist Rick Stroud tweeted on his Twitter page about US Football developments: “Hearing reports that Bucs might be interested in Marvin Harrison,” he wrote to anyone following his feed.His reader/followers read it and believed what he wrote.Turned out, though, Stroud had different standards for his Twitter account than for his newspaper.“People, if I tweet something…it’s … speculation,” he said. “If there’s news, I’ll post it on Tampabay.com.”What better manifestation of the fact that in the 21st century the concept of “gatekeeping” is history?

]]> ANALYSIS - Iran's Neda shows citizen journalism unleashed http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53703 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:19 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53703 Youtube frames of 'Neda', a young Iranian woman whose face is engulfed in blood, are a horrific image of what some are calling the Tehran spring. They also show the genie unleashed by citizen journalists.

Identified on the photo-sharing Web site flickr as Neda Agha Soltan, the young woman shown on cameraphone footage falling, apparently shot, on the edges of a protest at Iran's disputed elections has drawn a passionate response worldwide.

Dubbed a "murdered angel" on the popular Sina.com Chinese website, her name in Persian yields 15,300 results on Persian language sites according to Google.

]]> Howard Kurtz Critiques the Press and Analyzes the Media http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53545 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:42 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53545 Washington Post staff writer and columnist Howard Kurtz was online Monday, June 22 at 2 p.m. ET to take your questions and comments about the press and media coverage of the news.

Tuskegee, Ala.: CNN and Fox News covered the Iran protests mostly wall-to-wall, while MSNBC put out the "Be Back Monday" sign after Noon Eastern on both Saturday and Sunday, showing its usual crime documentaries, instead...Besides it's obvious left-wing tilt, how can MSNBC justify its part-time schedule?

Howard Kurtz: MSNBC's business model is that it does news Monday through Friday. I'm not defending that -- news happens on the weekends too -- but of course NBC News serves up some morning and evening news on Saturday and Sunday. There are other five-day-a-week news organizations, such as USA Today, and six-day outlets, such as the Wall Street Journal. Still, you'd think when a story the magnitude of Iran is breaking, MS would want to throw out the playbook, haul people in and get on the air -- particularly since it is backed by the resources of NBC News.

]]> Dave Newhouse: A half-century in journalism. Whoosh! http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53481 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:09 GMT http://CopyOfThis.com/article.asp?articleid=53481 The letter arrived this month. An American flag was on the envelope, a Veterans of Foreign Wars sticker was just below, and the return address was that of a stranger. I was sure I knew what was inside.
I give when I can, but telemarketers have become predators, even during a recession, flooding our telephones and mailboxes with donation requests. I mostly avoid the phone calls and throw away countless letters without opening them.
For some reason, I opened this one and was stunned. It was an invitation to a reunion of my Air Force base in France next June in Rancho Cordova, near Sacramento. Forty-six former base members have been found in California, and 24 reside in the Sacramento area.

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