Journalism, the World and the Future
Discussion of the future of journalism from GMU
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dkubiske
Freelance journalist currently living in Brazil. Taught journalism at Mason 2006-2008. And am still interested in helping new journalists understand the importance of looking at how global and local events are linked.
Homepage: http://worldjournalism.wordpress.com
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World. Just catching up on some stuff. One of my favorite annual surveys is the Economists’ Big Mac Index. (My other favorite is the Durex Global Sex Survey, although they are a couple of years late in doing their latest one.) The Big Mac Index looks at whether […]
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and The World Interesting look by Pew at the digital divide between U.S.-born Latinos and their foreign-born counterparts. Seems the U.S. born are more likely to have regular Internet access. The Latino Digital Divide: The Native Born Versus The Foreign Born What does this mean? Think about it. Access to […]
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World. NPR had a fun piece today about how the United States is now a spicier nation. U.S. Is A Spicier Nation (Literally) Since 1970s I am glad to see that seasoning other than salt is making its way into the US kitchen. (Much healthier.) And I am […]
There has been a lot of coverage in the Caribbean about the arrest of alleged drug lord José Figueroa Agosto in Puerto Rico and his girlfriend Sobeida Felix Morel. Figuero is wanted on more money laundering, drug and murder charges than can be enumerated here. (Suffice it to say his operations are said to have […]
Nice piece in the Washington Post by Amy Gardner about entering the world of multimedia journalism. (My baptism into the brave new world of modern journalism) She learned what broadcasters have known all along: You don’t have to film/tape everything. Or if you try, make sure you have either extra batteries or the ability to […]
