Journalism, the World and the Future
Discussion of the future of journalism from GMU
Archive for March, 2010
Anatomy of a Rumor: The Story Behind Chief Justice John Roberts’s ‘Retirement’ Clearly a student sent out an immediate tweet on what the law prof said. I would feel even worse if this happened in a journalism class but this is a good teaching experience for journalists. This episode shows the down side of tweets […]
Revisiting an old chestnut. The Demographics of American Newspapers: The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country. The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country. The New York Times is read by people who think they should run the country and who are very good […]
Headline from a Xinhua feed today: Hillary Clinton’s trip to Brazil to pay way for Obama’s visit English.news.cn 2010-03-02 10:18:15 How much is she paying? And to whom?
Face it, it’s a rough market for journalists. Reporters and editors are getting laid off all over the place. So what is a student journalist to do? I have argued to my students that they need to do something to set them apart from all the other qualified writers, editors or producers. One way is […]
