Journalism, the World and the Future
Discussion of the future of journalism from GMU
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One of the great things about the taxes we pay is that they fund a lot of research. And it is all “free” to us. (After all we did pay taxes, so is it really free?) The U.S. Census Bureau has a lot of information to add facts and figures to any story. Summer time […]
I just posted on the DC SPJ website a rather long item from the US Census Bureau with all sorts great data about mothers and Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day coming! Need some background data for a story? Did you know: The average age of a woman giving birth for the first time was 25 in […]
A recent study in Korea showed that Twitter was more than narcissistic recordings of one’s breakfast choices. It is a news service the provides timely information about global events. One of the researches, Haewoon Kwak, presented the paper at the WWW2010 conference in South Carolina last week. Joad Jackson at ITWorld reported on the paper: […]
The Gallup folks just released a survey looking at most desired country for immigration and those who immigrate. And the possibilities for stories using the Gallup numbers, some Census data and a little shoe leather are limitless. Young, Less Educated Yearn to Migrate to the U.S. Canada more attractive to older, more educated adults WASHINGTON, […]
Reporters Without Borders issued a statement over the weekend about the situation in Thailand. (Media beset by both violence and state of emergency) The statement discussed the massive censorship taking place by the government — more than 2,500 websites shut down and newspapers intimidated — and violence against journalists on both sides. (Two journalists killed […]
