Search Results for 'Journalism'

CBC saving us from mindless journalism

This letter will probably lose the attention of SunMedia columnist Jim Merriam as he "is not much for earnest conversations." To save money, Mr. Merriam suggests that the CBC needs to be chopped. He is satisfied with "the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Is this journalism?

They have clearly gone beyond journalism.” “Journalists should not be advising corporates.” “Is the job of the journalist to connect two political parties?” “Clearly went beyond the lakshman rekha of j [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Sarkozy's war on journalism

France's Nicolas Sarkozy is not known for his self-control, but calling journalists paedophiles is, arguably, a new low. The comments, reported by the magazine L'Express on Monday, were an apparent attempt at irony by the French [...]

Posted On : Nov, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

A second stint with journalism

The ruthless spate of persecution of journalists during the reign of the now democratically deposed SLPP government forced me to resolve that for the life of me, I will never engage in full blown journalism again. Most Sierra Leonea [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

The Golden Age for Australian journalism

As citizens we all have a vital stake in the future of journalism. Robust journalism, by informing choices and decisions we make, gives meaning to democratic life. It helps find a balance between institutions and individuals, holds those [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

How embedded journalism distorts our view of war

Embedded journalism may be necessary because reporters have become kidnap and murder targets, but it produces a distorted view of war, argues Patrick Cockburn in today's Independent. In his excellent piece, he points to the overlappi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Embedded journalism: A distorted view of war

Embedded journalism earned itself a bad name in Iraq and Afghanistan. The phrase came to evoke an image of the supposedly independent correspondent truckling to military mentors who spoon-feed him or her absurdly optimistic information a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Sanitation journalism award announced

The national sanitation journalism award and encouragement award-2066, instituted jointly by the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and Nepal branch of Drinking Water and Sanitation Partnership Council, has been made public. Thi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

IPI India journalism award to ‘Tehelka’

Weekly magazine ‘Tehelka’ has been awarded the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2010 for outstanding journalistic work. The Award comprises a cash prize of Rs two lakh, a trophy and a citation to the winner. The [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

WNYC Announces Grant to Step Up Local Journalism

WNYC Radio has been awarded its first major grant toward an initiative that will significantly increase the station’s award-winning local journalism efforts. The Charles H. Revson Foundation has pledged a total of $1 million in fun [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

The digital future of regional journalism

The recession has devastated US local and regional newspapers. Erica Smith, who runs the site Paper Cuts, counted 15,992 lost newspaper jobs in 2008, 14,783 in 2009 and 2,761 in 2010. So far 166 papers have closed their doors. And w [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

CU journalism dean to resign

The dean of the University of Colorado journalism school has announced he will step down and return to teaching even as school leaders are engaged in a process that could lead to dramatic changes. Paul Voakes will rejoin the teaching fac [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Ethics in Journalism, Or the Lack There Of

Former University of Tennessee and current University of Southern California head coach Lane Kiffen tells the LA Times that money was never discussed during a brief flirtation between UT and the Newton family. Various media reports [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

The problem with journalism in Russia is not censorship, tha...

Alexey Kovalev is a Russian journalist currently based in London, UK. He reports for several national news outlets, regularly contributes to the Guardian's Comment is Free and writes the Angry Russian column for The First Pint, a web [...]