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Journalism Next | Palmetto High SchoolMiss Manatee about mor...

When one thinks of a beauty pageant, the first things that usually come to mind are gowns, crowns, pretty girls, and a ton of makeup and hair spray. Some people are under the impression that beauty pageants are for girls who are vain, and [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Journalism via jokes

Wednesday, I redeemed the greatest Christmas present from my son, Jake: tickets to see The Daily Show taping with him. It was fun and funny. But even better, it inspired me as a journalist. I left the studio determined to teach a cours [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Journalism at the Crossroads

Journalism is the first draft of history. On the printed page, on radio and TV airwaves are seized then frozen in time, indelible images of the human drama. Delivered “as is,” facts discourage revisionists from tampering with [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Stroudsburg High newspaper earns journalism Silver Award

The Pennsylvania School Press Association has awarded the 2010-11 Mountaineer, Stroudsburg High School's newspaper, a Silver Award for the overall quality of the paper. PSPA applauded the Mountaineer on its innovative feature storie [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism and sensationalism

But this should lead to the question as to why journalism in Pakistan is sensationalist. I believe that’s because people are more receptive to sensational news than facts-based reporting. Just go to the website of this newspaper and [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Adventures in journalism

Back in 1982, Steven Spielberg tapped into the mindset of childhood so perfectly with his film “E.T. the Extraterrestrial,” that the film became what was then the biggest box-office success of all time. And through the rest of [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Occupy Journalism: The cultural shift in citizen broadcastin...

Could Generation Y end up trusting citizen journalism more than official press releases as its popularity increases? Tim Pool, a 25-year-old protester turned independent broadcaster, has been using his Samsung Galaxy S II to stream the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism began 2011 with a lopsided set of ethics

It may have made it to Wembley Arena, but this was the year in which The X Factor became an ordinary television show. A year ago, after an improbable run of increasing ratings, the progress of Simon Cowell Industries was studied by seriou [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism policy called 'misguided'

The Society for Professional Journalists has termed “misguided” the Board of Education’s intention to use the society’s code of ethics as a basis for shunning some reporters and asked the panel to reconsider the pr [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism lecturer Bethany Usher faces no charges over phon...

Ms Usher, 31, denied wrongdoing after she was questioned last week in Northumberland over her time working for the now-axed tabloid. A Scotland Yard spokesman said her bail date of March next year was cancelled as she was informed there w [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

The Journalism Foundation launches

The Journalism Foundation, a non-for-profit organisation that promotes, develops and sustains free and fair journalism across the world, launched in London today. Its founding Chief Executive, Simon Kelner, former editor-in-chief of Th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Sun’s website wins international journalism awards

The websites of the Las Vegas Sun and its sister publications at Greenspun Media Group received four major awards today in a competition against some of the largest media companies in the world. The 16th annual EPpy awards from Editor [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

WikiLeaks honoured at Aussie Journalism Awards

The whistle-blowing website, WikiLeaks, has been honoured at Australia's premier journalism awards for releasing of "an avalanche of inconvenient truths in a global publishing coup" which has had "an undeniable impact&q [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Tablet journalism is the future - but what are we doing abou...

Here are some words of wisdom from John Meehan, former editor of the Hull Daily Mail, in an InPublishing article, Sustaining community journalism in the regions. "The industry cannot be focused predominantly on print. The platform is [...]