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USP investing in journalism

The University of the South Pacific (USP) takes its role as the leading journalism educator in the region seriously, and continuously invests in learning and teaching, a recent student journalism awards night heard. Outlining plans [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Wins Top Online Journalism Award

Msnbc.com was named the top large news site at the 2010 Online Journalism Awards. The site won the award for general excellence in online journalism at the 11th annual Online News Association (ONA) awards ceremony. The ONA recognizes sit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Long-Form Journalism Finds an Online Friend

Anyone who’s spent time writing for the Web knows the basic rule: Keep it short. Attention spans, we are told, are collapsing faster than pig houses on Angry Birds. At this rate, municipalities won’t just fluoridate their cit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Healing journalism, one beat at a time

It depends on which family member you're talking about. In the "beat" specialisations in journalism, there are diverse siblings like economics journalism, political journalism, sports journalism, etc. But if we're [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

James Harding: Times paywall is a revolution for its journal...

According to a release from the group, the Times and Sunday Times have more than 105,000 “paid-for customers to date”. This figures includes subscribers to the websites and to the Times’ iPad app and Kindle editions. Ar [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Palin to Politico: 'Yellow Journalism'

Top Republicans in Washington and in the national GOP establishment say the 2010 campaign highlighted an urgent task that they will begin in earnest as soon as the elections are over: Stop Sarah Palin. Interviews with advisers to th [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Journalism Scoops WikiLeaks

A funny thing happened this month when WikiLeaks released nearly 400,000 Pentagon documents about the war in Iraq. The U.S. government had dreaded the details getting out as much as Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, had anticipat [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Islamophobia vs. bad journalism (Video)

Here in the nutty, right-wing, Bible Belt state of Oklahoma, we go to the polls Tuesday to cast our ballots and, hopefully, stop the incessant radio and TV commercials from those who are sneaking in our borders and accosting our way of l [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Redundant Researcher Wins Top Journalism Award

Auckland transport researcher Dr Chris Harris has won a top award for critical journalism just days before he is made redundant by the creation of the new Auckland super-city. Dr Harris, whose job as North Shore City Council's public [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

A Remark About Muslims, a Stir About Journalism

Juan Williams, an analyst who was employed by both NPR and Fox News, is certainly entitled to his feeling that seeing people in “Muslim garb” on a plane makes him uneasy. But the problem is that he chose to verbalize it while [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

It's what we call objective journalism

It doesn't get any clearer than this. Just look at the lede stories atop today's New York Times and Wall Street Journal. The NYT print hed reads: "Large donations aid U.S. Chamber in electon drive; Democrats top targets; Gro [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Journalism award launched

The National Committee of SADC Journalism Award Thursday announced, through a press note, the release of the 2011 edition to be given in the categories of press, radio, television and photojournalism. According to the document, thos [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Awards Honor Courage in Journalism

Four courageous women were recognized for contributing to global press freedom by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) on Tuesday, October 19, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. In celebrating IWMF’s 20th anniversary [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Cronkite journalism school inks pact with NBC

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University has forged a partnership with NBC News to provide journalism students internship opportunities. Up to four students will be selected for the NBC [...]